Twitter

Twitter is a social networking service built around short public posts, replies, and reposts. It was renamed X in 2023 after Elon Musk acquired it in 2022.

Tweet: A short post published on Twitter, now called X. Tweets are the service’s basic publishing unit.
Jack Dorsey: An American technology entrepreneur who co-founded Twitter and served as its chief executive. Dorsey proposed the status-update service that became Twitter.
Arab Spring: A wave of protests and uprisings across the Arab world beginning in 2010. Activists and observers used Twitter to circulate updates during protests.
Donald Trump and Twitter: The relationship between Donald Trump’s political communication and his use of Twitter. Trump’s account made the platform a prominent venue for presidential communication and controversy.
Facebook: A social networking service centered on profiles, friend connections, groups, and shared content. Facebook traditionally emphasized personal networks more than Twitter’s public stream.
Retweet: A feature for sharing another account’s post with followers. Retweets let a post travel beyond its author’s followers.
Odeo: A podcasting company whose employees developed Twitter as an internal project. Twitter originated during a period when Odeo was seeking a new direction.
Citizen journalism: News reporting by members of the public, often outside professional news organizations. Twitter lets eyewitnesses publish reports directly to broad audiences.
Twitter suspensions of Donald Trump: Twitter’s restrictions on Donald Trump’s account, culminating in a permanent suspension in January 2021. The suspension crystallized disputes about moderation, political speech, and platform power.
Threads: A text-focused social networking service launched by Meta in 2023. Threads emerged as a direct alternative for users seeking Twitter-like conversations.

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