How Twitter Evolved From Startup To President Trump’s Megaphone

Twitter was born in 2006 out of the remnants of a failed San Francisco Internet radio startup. Since then, it’s become a megaphone for the president, a tool for social change and a running log for recording our global history.

Twitter has removed an image tweeted by President Donald Trump for violating the company’s copyright policy.

Trump’s tweet showed a picture taken by Damon Winter for the New York Times in 2015. But the president had turned it into a meme with the words: “In reality they’re not after me they’re after you.”

It ends off with: “I’m just in the way” at the bottom.

The tweet now just shows a “media not displayed” notice after Twitter removed the picture.

“Per our copyright policy, we respond to valid copyright complaints sent to us by a copyright owner or their authorized representatives,” a Twitter spokesperson told CNBC.

“Twitter responds to copyright complaints submitted under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”),” the company’s copyright policy says.

The New York Times filed the takedown notice, a company’s spokesperson said.

Twitter has been cracking down on Trump’s tweets that violates its policies.

Last month, the president posted a viral doctored video of two kids. Twitter slapped it with a “manipulated media” tag and the video was eventually removed after a copyright claim from one of the child’s parents.

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How Twitter Evolved From Startup To President Trump’s Megaphone

[highandmightyqueen]

I dont live twitter because its such a negative place to be in.

[ytubelord]

Noah Glass the real inventor of Twitter wasn't even mentioned Once. Is this how CNBC does reporting?

[daviddavies]

Never twitted don't think I'm missing much.

[abdulsoleh]

I love Twitter when everyone sharing something interesting or funny, but now everyone seem to pushed their political views. I just hate it now.

[noverdinho]

A story started from betrayal of a friend, wonder whether it'll end with betrayal as well 🤔🤔🤔

[asheru]

Everyone should watch a recent video from cold fusion how Jack Dorsey scammed his friend and took over his idea of twitter and threw him off the company.

[navneetmaheshwari]

Social Media is very important. We cannot go back to an era when there was no Social media.

But yes too much of social Media is also bad, just like everything.

[joeykeenan]

Twitter is one of the most negative places on the internet. All anyone does on that site is complain.

[Charlie-zjhw]

Social media is the problem ..Twitter and fb are the sewer of the internet

[topcomment]

*Answer:* It made every millennial think they can make a difference in this world by getting made about something insignificant.

[qlwsuzd]

I don't use Twitter regularly but it's a pretty good way to get the hot topic news and see what the public opinion is.

[innocentgilbert]

You guys are lying it wasn’t jack dosey’s idea he stole his friends idea and kicked him out of the company

[unknownuser]

Hahaha, no tool has got more people in quicker trouble in history

[theplutoniumcore]

Twitter without Trump is like Three's Company without Jack Tripper.
Remove the star of the show and it's no longer a hit.
Bye bye, Twitter.

[theplutoniumcore]

After being on Twitter for almost 10 years, I finally disabled and deleted my account today.
Thanks Trump. You raised the bar so high that when they removed the star of the show, the
show could no longer survive on it's own and immediately crashed to the ground.

Kudos for the instant power move.

[stephen_lee]

Technology was always going to be a huge part of mankind's future. Engrained in our society and making new jobs, new economies, new discoveries and the positives outweigh the negatives.

[clarkewi]

If Twitter editorializes content in any way, they should be deemed a publisher. And as a publisher, subject to lawsuits.

[Noname-hclw]

If you rate by the amount of hate content/cyber bullying twitter sits at the top.

[MubashirullahD]

I don't know Twitter just doesn't make sense for everyone

[theharshtruth]

6 months ago : "How Twitter changed our world"
1 week ago : "How Trump changed twitter's world"

#TheEndOfTwitter