High-profile users boycott Twitter over grime star's antisemitic rant

Ted Johnson A 17-year-old was arrested on Friday for being the “mastermind” behind the July 15 hack of the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and other high-profile figures.Graham Ivan Clark, of Tampa, was arrested early in the day on allegations that he orchestrated a scheme to “steal the identities of prominent people,” then posted messages in their names directing people to send Bitcoin to accounts associated with him, according to Andrew Warren, state attorney

TikTok's troubles now include a patent infringement claim from Ryan Kavanaugh-backed startup Triller. The LA-based social video app is suing TikTok and parent Bytedance for allegedly copying it

Wiley has apologised for "generalising" during his tirade of antisemitic tweets and insisted he is not racist. The musician, whose real name is Richard Cowie, was widely condemned for the anti-Jewish posts on Twitter starting on Friday, and was initially given a temporary ban from the social media site, with the majority of his tweets remaining visible.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterOutrage over a perceived lack of fast action from Twitter to combat anti-Semitism has resulted in numerous high-profile figures opting to boycott the platform for 48 hours.The row was sparked by UK grime artist and rapper Wiley, who posted a series of tweets on Friday, as well as posts on other social media sites, that were widely decried as offensive.

Johnny Depp's libel case over an article that claimed he beat his ex-wife Amber Heard.Mr Depp is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN), publisher of The Sun, and its executive editor Dan Wootton over an April 27 2018 article with the headline: “Gone Potty: How can JK Rowling be ‘genuinely happy’ casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film?”NGN relies on 14 allegations of domestic violence made by Ms Heard.

Twitter posted a second-quarter loss on Thursday, but the social media giant's stock rose on higher user growth amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company's stock rose by $2.06, or 6 percent, to $39.24 before the market open as investors reacted to the user gains.

Johnny Depp was subjected to a “recurring cycle” of verbal and physical abuse by Amber Heard, the actor's bodyguard has told the High Court.

Twitter temporarily suspended verified accounts from posting on the platform following a cryptocurrency scam that targeted several high-profile users, including Elon Musk and Bill Gates as well as Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kanye West and several company accounts, including Apple and Square's Cash App, among others."We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter. We are investigating and taking steps to fix it.

Ted Johnson The Twitter accounts of prominent figures including Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama, Kanye West and Bill Gates were among those targeted in an apparent bitcoin scam on Wednesday, as messages were posted asking users to send them money.Corporate accounts also were hacked, including those belonging to Uber and Apple.

Chrissy Teigen has said she has blocked more than one million people on Twitter over trolling.

"Marriage ain’t for the weak of heart," Will Smith had recently quipped in an extremely intense conversation with his wife of 23 years, Jada Pinkett Smith, on the latter's talk show, Red Table Talk. The impending chat between the couple took place publically in order to address Jada's "different type of entanglement" with singer August Alsina, which turned out to be an actual relationship around the same time as when she and Will had briefly separated.