Breaching Twitter's new rules, a number of accounts were suspended over the weekend for stealing tweets and spamming in a bid to go viral. FULL STORY >

The microblogging platform is a little less micro, doubling the character limit for tweets to 280 characters. FULL STORY >

The feature remains hidden for now, but could be headed for public testing soon. FULL STORY >

A few eagle eyed fans have spotted several encoded Netflix tweets that could detail the episode titles for the upcoming Punisher series. FULL STORY >

Cyber intelligence and analytics specialist, Snode, recently used its tools to analyse the #FeesMustFall protest and delve deeper within Twitter, offering enriched insight beyond 140 characters. FULL STORY >

Hinging heavily on public APIs, Twitter is making a concerted effort to keep its users’ data safe from developers creating surveillance tools. FULL STORY >

After recently releasing its transparency report for Jan to June 2016, there's been a slight increase in the number of account info and removal requests on the platform. FULL STORY >

Announced in May this year, Twitter could finally make its character limit change on 19 September. FULL STORY >

Tripling the current GIF file size allowed on its platform, Twitter now allows users to upload up to 15 MB GIFs when using a web browser. Still limited to 5 MB when on mobile. FULL STORY >

n an effort to increase user satisfaction on its social media platform, Twitter will no longer count usernames and images as part of its 140 character limit. FULL STORY >

Ever been foiled by Twitter's 14 character limit because of a link or photo? Well, the company could soon stop counting them as part of the character limit for Tweets. FULL STORY >

After making the change from Favourites to Likes for tweets, Twitter says it is already 6% more more popular according to their calculations. FULL STORY >

In a bid to entice more users to use its service, Twitter has begun rolling out a new homepage that showcases specifically curated content and tweets. FULL STORY >

In an effort to address user concerns on its social media platform, Twitter has begun denying access to Tweeted jokes that are reported as infringing on copyright. FULL STORY >

It appears that style is just as important as substance when Tweeting and gaining popularity on Twitter. With that in mind, the social media site highlights four elements to consider. FULL STORY >