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Amid some scattered reports of service difficulty in Russia, Twitter (TWTR -1.2%) says it''s looking into the issue

Russia’s efforts to sway the opinions of people across the world about the righteousness of its invasion of Ukraine appears to be mirroring the effort of some of its forces on the ground – despite bringing lots of firepower, the Kremlin’s influence operations seem to be stalling, unable to penetrate key audiences. Much of Moscow’s influence operation has been carried out in plain sight, with Russian-backed media outlets like RT, Sputnik, Ria Novosti, Izvestia and others pumping out stories and social media posts in Russian, English, Spanish, Turkish and Arabic. But research by Omelas, a Washington-based firm that tracks influence operations in the digital environment, finds that as Russian forces started moving into Ukraine, these media operations began to lose traction with their target audiences. "Up until February 24, Russian media outlets were dominating the narrative around Ukraine in all languages and a lot of the content was getting a lot of engagements, as well," Omelas Chief Executive Officer Evanna Hu told VOA.

Twitter’s service continues to be partially accessible in Russia, although the social networking platform confirmed today that it is aware of reports of users in the country having “increasing difficulty” accessing its service, adding that it is investigating and working to restore full access. “We’re aware of reports that people are increasingly having difficulty accessing […]

Twitter’s service continues to be partially accessible in Russia, although the social networking platform confirmed today that it is aware of reports of users in the country having “increasing difficulty” accessing its service, adding that it is investigating and working to restore full access. “We’re aware of reports that people are increasingly having difficulty accessing […]

Twitter unveiled its third annual Twitter Trends report Monday, presenting an analysis of billions of tweets from 2019 through 2021 and uncovering the three biggest movements in conversation on its platform: The Great Restoration, Fan-Built Worlds and Finance Goes Social. The social network said in the introduction to the 2022 Twitter Trends Report, "There are…

Months after Rahul Gandhi alleged that his Twitter followers were being restricted, Congress said subsequent gains in followers prove that earlier freeze in count "was guided by an external influence"

Tech giants like Meta, Twitter have decried Australia''s proposed social media anti-trolling bill, stressing that it would put an unprecedented level of defamation risk on social media platforms

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians attempting to flee to safety were forced to shelter from Russian shelling that pummeled cities in Ukraine’s center, north and south, leaving corpses in the streets. As Ukraine officials described a “catastrophic” situation during failed evacuation efforts in Kyiv’s suburbs, officials from both sides planned a third round of talks Monday. On the outskirts of the capital Kyiv, a roller suitcase sat upright next to dead bodies. A Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, left a car collapsed, a pile of rubble and another man dead. Ukrainian officials said the shelling only worsened as darkness fell Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to fight on, urging his people in a weekend television address to take to the streets to “drive this evil out of our cities, from our land.” “Instead of humanitarian corridors, they can only make bloody ones,” Zelenskyy later said Sunday, referring to an attempt to evacuate civilians that fell apart because of Russian bombing. “Today a family was killed in Irpin.

WASHINGTON: SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Saturday the company’s Starlink satellite broadband service will not block Russian media outlets “unless at gunpoint.” “Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint,” the tech titan tweeted. “Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.” Russian-controlled media outlets have come under fire as the West and its allies seek to crack down on misinformation about Moscow’s onslaught on Ukraine. This week the European Union banned Russian state-funded RT and Sputnik from the 27-nation bloc, while US-based social media giants including Twitter and Facebook parent Meta have taken steps to block the spread of Russian state-linked news media. Starlink was activated in Ukraine last week after Kyiv digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov urged Musk to provide the embattled country with stations days after it was invaded by neighboring Russia. The service operates a constellation of more than 2,000 satellites that aim to provide internet access across the planet.

Chesnot/Getty Images Twitter removed more than 100 accounts using the hashtag IStandWithPutin, NBC reported. The accounts were flagged for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" in…

Some of the tweets mysteriously went viral despite coming from accounts with few followers and stock imagery for profile pictures.

Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Last week''s bullish calls included a top e-commerce platform and a software company behind a popular video teleconferencing app. A leading pharmaceutical company along with a microblogging/social networking service company were among the bearish calls seen. Strong jobs numbers and an unemployment rate of 3.8% reported on Friday were not enough to push major indexes higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended its fourth week of losses and bond yields recorded their biggest one-week fall since March 2020 as the Russian military invasion of Ukraine intensified. The Dow finished the week down 1.3%, the S&P 500 also fell by 1.3% while the Nasdaq dropped by 2.8% for the week. The price of front-month futures for Brent Crude Oil rose 25% this week to $118.11, closing at its highest level since 2013. Goldman Sachs analysts said Thursday that higher oil prices and the resulting spike in gas prices are the “key inflation risk for the United States.” Benzinga continues to examine the prospects for many of the stocks most popular with investors.

KYIV: A strategic Ukrainian city put off a planned evacuation of residents yesterday blaming Russian forces for breaking their temporary ceasefire as the Russian leader warned the West of a wider war if a no-fly zone is set up. “Any movement in this direction will be considered by us as participation in an armed conflict by that country,” President Vladimir Putin said. With his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky criticizing NATO for ruling out a no-fly zone for fear of sparking nuclear conflict, Putin spoke of “colossal and catastrophic consequences not only for Europe but also the whole world”, if such a zone was set up. For Zelensky, on day 10 of the invasion, under an escalating bombardment that has flattened more and more infrastructure and sent nearly 1.4 million civilians fleeing for their lives, the Western military alliance’s “no” to a no-fly zone had essentially given “the green light for further bombing of Ukrainian cities and villages”. Under siege Mariupol proudly resisted Moscow-backed rebels during a 2014 conflict, but the Azoz sea port has for days been without electricity, food and water in the dead of winter and people began gathering for the evacuation.

Russia’s communications regulator says it blocked Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook in response to what it said were restrictions of access to Russian media on its platform, more than a week after Moscow invaded its neighbour Ukraine. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said on Friday, March 4, 2022, there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020, with access restricted to state-backed channels like RT and the RIA news agency. The company this week said it had restricted access to RT and Sputnik across the European Union and was globally demoting content from Russian state-controlled outlets’ Facebook pages and Instagram accounts, as well as posts containing links to those outlets on Facebook. Last week, Moscow said it was partially limiting access to Facebook, a move the company said came after it refused a government request to stop the independent fact-checking of several Russian state media outlets. Meanwhile, Tass news agency reported on Friday that Russia had restricted access to Twitter.