The three charges were filed against Sheppard in the Northern District of California, where Twitter is located.

British teenager among trio charged in US over Twitter hack

Donald Trump Jr has been banned from using Twitter for posting "misleading and potentially harmful information" about coronavirus.

Trump Jr banned from Twitter for posting 'misleading' information on coronavirus

The suspensions will hit around 150,000 accounts globally. 

Twitter cracks down on Trump-backing conspiracy theory QAnon

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Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Joe Biden are among some the high-profile celebrities whose social media accounts who have been seemingly been hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam.

Kanye West and Elon Musk among Twitter accounts 'hacked' in Bitcoin scam

ITV News Presenter Charlene White has been speaking to some of those who have lit up the internet with laughter. 

Have you heard the one about comedians in lockdown?

Donald Trump has been criticised for sharing the video clip.

US President retweets video containing 'white power' chant

The former Apprentice star’s account has been shut down for breaking rules on hateful content, Twitter said.

Katie Hopkins permanently suspended from Twitter

Only one in 10 reports of coronavirus misinformation to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are being dealt with, according to a new study.

Social media companies ‘failing to act on 90% of Covid-19 misinformation’

Trump tweeted "when the looting starts, the shooting starts”, following riots in Minneapolis sparked by the death of George Floyd.

Twitter adds warning to Trump's Minneapolis tweet for 'glorifying violence'

The site has included a link to fact checks about the claims.

Twitter adds fact-check warnings to Donald Trump tweets

The company said it was among the first to introduce home working.

Twitter to allow employees to work from home ‘forever’

Some of the most common triggers for trolling – like anger and boredom – are set to be more and more exacerbated as the lockdown continues.

What makes trolls so abusive on social media?

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is setting aside $1bn in stock to establish a philanthropic venture aimed initially at fighting coronavirus.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey commits $1 billion to fight coronavirus pandemic

Chief executive Jack Dorsey said the decision had been taken out of an "abundance of caution and care".

Twitter encouraging all staff to work from home to prevent spread of coronavirus

The social network has started warning users who have been inactive on its platform for more than six months that their account risks being 