Rick Fox has claimed his friend Kanye West has been given a ban from Twitter.

Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Beirut for his second visit since the massive blast there one month ago. Meanwhile, Lebanese Twitter users are not convinced by the new prime minister, saying the change is purely superficial. Elsewhere, the far-right French magazine Valeurs Actuelles is under fire for depicting a left-wing MP of African heritage as a slave with chains around her neck. Finally, British singer Adele is criticised for dressing up as a Jamaican for London's Notting Hill Carnival, but many online are defending her.

Twitter has launched a new feature, which lets users control who can reply to their tweets.

Twitter is reportedly in talks with TikTok to potentially buy their US operations after President Donald Trump threatened to ban the app.

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The FBI has launched in investigation after hackers hijacked a number of Twitter accounts in an apparent Bitcoin scam.

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The Twitter accounts of high profile figures including former president Barack Obama, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and billionaire Bill gates all appeared to be hacked with the solicitation of Bitcoin donations.

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The company behind brands such as Ben and Jerry's, Dove and Marmite said it would halt US advertising on the social media platforms. Ad boycotts have led Facebook to institute a ban on hateful conduct and false claims.

Twitter has announced a new audio feature that will allow users to record their messages and tweet for others to listen to. The new feature has got users of the social media platform excited but there are concerns over how Twitter will monitor and check harassment, abuse, and misinformation on the new audio feature.⁣⁣

Twitter said the accounts were part of a network used to push propaganda, attack critics of the government and spread misinformation. A majority of the accounts were linked to China.