Twitter filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, asking the court to prevent the department from taking steps to unmask the user behind an account critical of the Trump administration. The tech company said that allowing ...

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Sometimes a tweet is just a tweet in the online world, and other times it can amount to an assault in the “real” world. At least, that’s the difficult lesson learned by John Rayne Rivello, a Maryland man who was ...

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These days, nearly everyone is on social media. But what about judges? Do the ethical obligations unique to their role prevent them from participating on social media sites like Twitter? It’s an interesting question, and a number of jurisdictions have ...

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In June, a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a horrific spate of violence at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Now, the families of some of the victims are suing Google, Twitter and Facebook over their role ...

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WASHINGTON — After dipping his toe in the online world of Twitter years ago, President Barack Obama is now jumping in head-first, popping off tweets at all hours of the day about pop culture, sports and even Supreme Court rulings. ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the New York Police Department admits he was caught off guard by the harsh response to a harmless attempt at community outreach on Twitter. But Commissioner William Bratton says he has no plans ...

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NEW YORK — If Twitter’s bankers and executives were hoping for a surge on the day of the stock’s public debut, they got it. The stock opened at $45.10 a share on its first day of trading, 73 percent above ...

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NEW YORK — It can help overthrow dictators. But can it make money? Protesters famously used Twitter to organize during the Arab Spring three years ago. President Barack Obama announced his 2012 re-election victory using the short messaging service. Lady ...

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NEW YORK — The New York Stock Exchange is edging out its tech-heavy rival for the biggest stock debut of the year. Twitter says it will list its shares on the NYSE. The micro-blogging service does not say in its ...

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ALBANY — A New York state senator is advocating torture to extract information from terror suspects including the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. Republican Sen. Greg Ball of the Hudson Valley had taken heat for his Twitter posting Friday. ...

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In the recent comedy “Parental Advisory,” Billy Crystal’s baseball announcer character is fired because he’s inept to social media compared to his contemporaries. “I’ll tweet!” he replies as he tries to save his career. “I’ll make whatever noise you want!” ...

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The New York State Police are making the leap into social media, offering New Yorkers a chance to “like” the state police on Facebook and “follow” NYSP on Twitter. “We are moving the state police into the 21st century,” Superintendent ...

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