Twitter suspends multiple 'tweetdecking' accounts for stealing tweets and spamming content into forced virality

In the latest attempts to clean up its platform, Twitter has suspended a number of accounts for trying to game the system. A number of well-known accounts were hit for stealing tweets without giving credit, and mass retweeting each other's content to force virality -- a practice sometimes known as tweetdecking. As it customary, Twitter is not willing to comment on individual cases, but it is thought that the company was unhappy with repeated violations of its policies against spam. See also: Judge: Trump should mute rather than block critics on Twitter Want to get verified on Twitter? Jack Dorsey… [Continue Reading]