Twitter News and Stories

For anyone asking, "What is Twitter?", the microblogging social media network is known for letting its users communicate in 140-character long messages or "tweets". While a tweet might seem like a weird communication method, many major media outlets, corporations, organizations, celebrities, activists and people of all sorts use the Twitter website and Twitter app to share important information about breaking and world events. In fact, tweets helped Arab Spring activists overthrow their governments and Twitter as an organization values privacy, even going so far as to refuse giving user information to investigators. But despite its fun and usefulness, Twitter isn't always a safe or welcoming place. Its developers have long pledged to fight hate speech on Twitter, but online harassment remains a big problem on the site as does "outrage culture", with large groups shaming and even threatening violence against individual targets. Naturally, we have a Twitter account — it's @unicornbooty— feel free to tweet or direct message us anytime!
Culture
Read This Twitter Thread About the ‘80s HIV Epidemic That Left Us in Tears

American journalist Tucker Shaw wrote a heartbreaking HIV Twitter thread after hearing a young person say that the epidemic was good ‘in the long run’

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Celebrities
Is There Anything Funnier Than Straight Male Celebrities Discovering What ‘Bussy’ Means?

There’s quite literally nothing better than straight male celebrities learning what a “bussy” is while reading thirst tweets on camera.

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Celebrities
These Celebrity Clapbacks Against Homophobia Made Us Proud

There’s nothing like witnessing a good celebrity clapback against homophobia in the middle of your daily Twitter doomscrolling. Truthfully, the Internet can be a cesspool of disappointment and crushed dreams. Celebrities you previously had zero information about, whose work you enjoyed in peace, or whose existence you were generally okay[…]

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Editors' Picks
Defining the Gay Experience One Tweet at a Time

The gay experience: vibrant, often hilarious, and wholly undefinable. These tweets delve into some of the things we’ve claimed for the culture.

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