Vine's six seconds of fame are over.

Social network Twitter has announced it is to close its video sharing service Vine.

Some of the world's biggest websites including Twitter, SoundCloud, Spotify and Shopify are experiencing technical problems due to a reported DDOS attack.

Much of the takeover enthusiasm that pushed the shares up has evaporated.

In the last five years, shares of Twitter are down 57% -- and there still hasn't been a turnaround.

TWITTER has long been criticised for its lack of action against online abuse, but this week the social media company announced it is now in the process of rolling out a new feature that will allow users to filter unwanted tweets or content.

That brings the total to 360,000 suspensions since the middle of 2015, with daily suspensions up 80 percent since last year, Twitter said, thanks in part to propriety "spam-fighting" tools.

There's finally some good news for Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey.

Twitter has now introduced 'Stickers' that users can add to their pictures to make them more fun, engaging.

Fans of YouTube vlogger Marina Joyce have taken to Twitter to express fear for her safety after they believed they found a plea for help hidden in her latest video.

Twitter has reported its slowest quarterly sales growth in three years, as the firm fends off competition from a growing number of social media sites

Twitter said in a statement Tuesday that it had seen an "uptick" in the number of accounts violating its abuse and harassment policies over the past 48 hours, noting it had enforced its policies either by issuing warnings or permanently suspending users.

WhatsApp was temporarily suspended in Brazil after a judge said the company had failed to hand over information requested in a criminal investigation.

Service offered since 2009 will now be open for application by anyone

In light of the Dallas police shootings, Facebook has clarified its guidelines on live-video, but these won't be enough.

Taylor, who is founder and CEO of business software start-up Quip, joins the board immediately, Twitter said.

The NFL's Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday, and whoever did it had social media gasping for a moment.

MOVE over Twitter — Snapchat now rules.

KATY Perry’s Twitter account was hacked, with a number of offensive tweets and a leaked song being shared with her 89 million followers.

Twitter is making some big changes, at least in the context of 140 c-haracters or less.