Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

Twitter says world leaders like Trump have special status

Twitter Inc on Friday reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the social media network, pushing back against users who have called on the company to banish U.S. President Donald Trump. "Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate," Twitter said in a post on a corporate blog. Twitter had already said in September that "newsworthiness" and whether a tweet is "of public interest" are among the factors it considers before removing an account or a tweet.


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Mercedes-Benz stole BMW's crown in US luxury-car sales for a second year in a row — but BMW is already planning a comeback

Mercedes-Benz outsold BMW in the US luxury-car market for a second consecutive year in 2017. The company's success is due in part to its robust lineup of SUVs, which American buyers have been snapping up en masse in recent years. The automaker recaptured the No. 2 spot among the best-selling luxury brands in the US, pushing Lexus to third place.


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Twitter says world leaders like Trump have special status

Twitter Inc on Friday reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the social media network, pushing back against users who have called on the company to banish U.S. President Donald Trump. "Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate," Twitter said in a post on a corporate blog. Twitter had already said in September that "newsworthiness" and whether a tweet is "of public interest" are among the factors it considers before removing an account or a tweet.


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