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Islamists Call for Execution
of Young Tweeter

Feb 9, 2012 3:20 AM CST

Islamists Call for Execution of Young Tweeter

Hamza Kashgari, 23, tweeted that he wants to talk to Mohammed as a 'friend'

(Newser) - Islamists are calling for the execution of a young Saudi Arabian who tweeted last week about the Prophet Mohammed. "I have loved the rebel in you, you’ve always been a source of inspiration to me," Hamza Kashgari, 23, wrote in a tweet addressed to Mohammed. But "...

Here's the 'Most Annoying Tweet Imaginable'

Feb 1, 2012 2:08 PM CST

Here's the 'Most Annoying Tweet Imaginable'

It involves whining about a sandwich

(Newser) - How to be an ace tweeter? Megan Garber at the Atlantic pores over a new study and starts her lesson with what not to do. This would be "The Most Annoying Tweet Imaginable":

"BREAKING: Last week I had a #sandwich that was SO HORRIBLE, it made me want

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Twitter Caves to Nations to Restrict Content

Twitter Caves, Will Restrict Tweets in Certain Countries

Jan 27, 2012 7:44 AM CST

Twitter Caves, Will Restrict Tweets in Certain Countries

Move represents major policy switch

(Newser) - Twitter has apparently decided corporate relations are more important than content. Company officials have announced that they will voluntarily restrict Twitter content in specific countries to comply with government limits on what citizens are allowed to read. "As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have...

Did Rihanna, Chris Brown 'Secretly' Tweet Each Other?

Did Rihanna, Chris
Secretly Tweet
Each Other?

Dec 30, 2011 10:27 AM CST

Did Rihanna, Chris Secretly Tweet Each Other?

Messages of love on Twitter can't be a coincidence: E!

(Newser) - Rihanna and Chris Brown appear to have sent each other "secret love tweets"—and by "secret," we mean completely public messages posted on a social networking site. The "secret" part? Neither Rihanna nor Brown mentioned the other by name. Brown tweeted yesterday, "Love U...

NASCAR Driver Tweets Disgust Over Nursing Mom

Dec 29, 2011 12:03 AM CST

NASCAR Driver Tweets Disgust Over Nursing Mom

'Nasty!' grumbles Kasey Kahne when he spots breastfeeding at store

(Newser) - NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne was so disgusted when he spotted a mom nursing her baby at a local grocery store that he immediately tweeted his utter revulsion. “One boob put away, one boob hanging!!! Nasty,” tweeted the overwhelmed car jockey. "I don't feel like shopping anymore...

Bill Maher in Hot Water After 'Vile' Tim Tebow Tweet

Bill Maher in
Hot Water
After 'Vile'
Tebow Tweet

Dec 28, 2011 9:09 AM CST

Bill Maher in Hot Water After 'Vile' Tebow Tweet

Some calling for HBO boycott

(Newser) - Staunch atheist Bill Maher is apparently not a huge fan of staunch Christian Tim Tebow, so when Tebow’s Broncos lost to the Buffalo Bills 40-14 on Saturday, Maher wasted no time getting on Twitter. “Wow, Jesus just f---ed #TimTebow bad! And on Xmas Eve! Somewhere in hell Satan...

Demi Lovato Furious Over Disney Channel Anorexia Joke

Demi Lovato Furious Over
Disney Anorexia Joke

Dec 26, 2011 12:01 AM CST

Demi Lovato Furious Over Disney Anorexia Joke

Disney yanks episodes in response to anorexia-battling star

(Newser) - After battling anorexia, singer/actress Demi Lovato is furious her former boss, the Disney Channel, joked about the eating disorder on a TV show. A character on the program Shake It Up said recently: “I could just eat you up. Well, if I ate.” Lovato responded in an incensed,...

2nd UT Student in Hot Water Over Tasteless Tweet

Dec 21, 2011 2:43 AM CST

2nd UT Student in Hot Water Over Tasteless Tweet

'My president's black, he snorts a lot of crack": Cassandra Wright

(Newser) - Another student GOP leader is in big trouble for being tasteless in Texas. "My president's black, he snorts a lot of crack," tweeted Cassandra Wright, president of the University of Texas College Republicans. Wright's predecessor, Lauren Pierce, just stepped down last month after she tweeted that...

Congressman
Sacks Staffers
Over Insulting
Tweets

Dec 9, 2011 10:15 AM CST

Congressman Sacks Staffers Over Insulting Tweets

Trio discussed drinking on the job and their 'idiot boss'

(Newser) - A word of advice to today's youth: It's not a good idea to tweet about your "idiot boss" and boozing at work. Even if you're doing so on a personal account. And especially if he's a public figure. Washington state Rep. Rick Larsen fired three...

Death Row Inmate Gets
New Trial Because of Twitter

Dec 9, 2011 9:14 AM CST

Death Row Inmate Gets New Trial Because of Twitter

Juror tweeted throughout trial, raising risk of prejudice: Arkansas Supreme Court

(Newser) - A mere 140 characters has led to quite the mess in Arkansas. The state's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a 26-year-old death row inmate receive a new trial because a juror tweeted throughout his first one. Though a lower court found Erickson Dimas-Martinez "suffered no prejudice," an...

Theaters Add Tweeting Sections

Dec 3, 2011 9:41 AM CST

Theaters Add Tweeting Sections

Increasingly, patrons want to provide live updates

(Newser) - The bad news is, apparently some of us absolutely cannot sit through a play or opera or ballet performance without tweeting. The good news is, in some theaters, those tweeters will have their own section. As more theatergoers live-tweet performances, so-called "tweet seats" are becoming "a national trend,...

Teen Tweeter Is No Hero

Ruth Marcus

Nov 30, 2011 11:19 AM CST

Teen Tweeter Is No Hero

It's up to parents to insist on civil disagreement: Ruth Marcus

(Newser) - There's something wrong with a world in which Emma Sullivan , the 18-year-old high school student who refused to apologize to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback after tweeting that he "sucked," is turned into a "heroine of the liberal blogosphere," writes Ruth Marcus in the Washington Post...

Kansas Governor
Apologizes to
Teen Tweeter

Nov 29, 2011 2:00 AM CST

Kansas Governor Apologizes to Teen Tweeter

Not good enough, says Emma Sullivan

(Newser) - The mighty Kansas tweeter teen has turned the tables on a miffed governor, who is now apologizing to her. Self-described liberal Emma Sullivan, 18, tweeted a diss against Governor Sam Brownback while he was giving a speech at a Kansas youth event last week. His aides, who monitor the Twitterverse,...

Teen Tweeter
Won't Apologize
to Dissed Kan.
Governor

Nov 28, 2011 1:36 AM CST

Teen Tweeter Won't Apologize to Dissed Kan. Governor

'I raised my kids to be free thinkers,' says mom of Emma Sullivan

(Newser) - A Kansas teen who blasted her conservative governor in a tweet is refusing to apologize—even though she has been ordered to do so by her school. "Just made mean comments at Gov. Brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot," Emma Sullivan, 18, tweeted to pals...

Teen Tweets of
Abuse 144 Times,
Kills Herself

Nov 11, 2011 4:27 AM CST

Teen Tweets of Abuse 144 Times, Kills Herself

Ashley Billasano was distressed she couldn't get justice

(Newser) - A Texas teen tweeted 144 times in six hours about being molested by a family member and being forced into prostitution. Then 18-year-old Ashley Billasano killed herself—after announcing to some 500 Twitter followers she was going to do just that, reports the Houston Chronicle . No one sought help for...

Twitter Ordered to Spill on Tweeters Tied to WikiLeaks

Nov 11, 2011 2:25 AM CST

Twitter Ordered to Spill on Tweeters Tied to WikiLeaks

Court says tweeters can have no expectation of privacy

(Newser) - In a key case concerning online privacy rights, a federal court has ordered Twitter to turn over information on three tweeters believed linked to WikiLeaks documents. The Justice Department had sought information on the trio, including IP addresses, which could be used to track down their computers without a warrant....

Burger King Marriage Spat
a Twitter Blockbuster

Nov 10, 2011 2:20 AM CST

Burger King Marriage Spat a Twitter Blockbuster

'The Restaurant of Broken Dreams' in 140-word blurbs

(Newser) - A cup of Coke, a pile of fries ... and thou. It could have been a tender romantic interlude between a young married couple spotted at a Boston Burger King. Instead, it turned out to be a painful bitch-fest as husband and wife battled mighty ugly in front of a stunned...

First Lady Sends First Tweet

Oct 21, 2011 4:36 PM CDT

First Lady Sends First Tweet

Michelle Obama promotes project to help military families

(Newser) - First lady Michelle Obama sent out her first tweet ever this week while attending the World Series in St. Louis, reports USA Today . "Military families serve our nation too," it reads. "Let's all show our appreciation by #JoiningForces with them. Get involved: JoiningForces.gov ." The...

Twitter Fights
for 'Tweet'
Trademark

Sep 24, 2011 12:55 PM CDT

Twitter Fights for 'Tweet' Trademark

But at least two startups were quicker on the draw

(Newser) - The word "tweet" may be firmly established in the lexicon, but that doesn't mean Twitter owns the rights. In fact, the company has struck out twice trying to trademark the word because other web startups got there first, explains the Wall Street Journal . One, for example, is Twittad,...

Sinead O'Connor Tweets About Suicide, Cops Arrive

Sep 19, 2011 2:23 AM CDT

Sinead O'Connor Tweets About Suicide, Cops Arrive

But she reassures fans in blog not to worry

(Newser) - Police turned up at Sinead O'Connor's door to check on her after the irreverent Irish singer tweeted a succession of disturbing thoughts about suicide. "I'm so tired. 24 years of being treated like a crazy person. I want to go to heaven SO bad. Have...