Twitter Blocks Fader Magazine (But Leaves Neo-Nazis Alone)

What happens when The Fader magazine posts a tracklist on Twitter?  They get suspended.  What happens when neonazis post offensive hate content on the same platform?  Absolutely nothing at all. Yesterday morning, Twitter suspended a handful of popular music and culture accounts, including The Fader magazine.  Users rallied behind the site with the hashtag #FREEFADER. […]

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With Revenue Slowing, Twitter Teams With Live Nation to Stream Concerts

Along with 13 other media partners, Twitter has teamed up with Live Nation to stream concerts live. However, has the social network stretched itself too thin? Are Twitter’s plans too ambitious? Twitter surprised investors at last week’s earnings call. The social network posted better-than-expected earnings following several quarters of less-than-exciting results. The company also reported […]

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Tyler the Creator Just Deleted His Twitter Account (and Instagram’s Next)

Is social media burning artists out?  Just weeks after Selena Gomez admitted she was terrified of Instagram, Tyler the Creator has deleted his Twitter account.  And threatened to nuke his Instagram account as well. An icon of the rap world has now nuked his Twitter account.  And he’s probably happier because of it.  The deactivation […]

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