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The bizarre beef between Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose and Steven Mnuchin hit a crescendo early Thursday when the washed-up rocker returned for an encore to take another swipe at the treasury secretary. Rose got more attention than he’s had in ages when the Twittersphere went wild after the treasury secretary slapped back at …

Twitter wants you to think twice before sending that profanity-laced tweet. The social network this week began testing a feature that prompts users who have written a tweet using “offensive or hurtful language” to reconsider before hitting the ‘send’ button. The experimental feature informs users who try to send a potentially vulgar tweet that their …

Aaron Carter was hit with a lawsuit Tuesday for allegedly ripping off a painting to promote his clothing line — then launching a Twitter attack against the artist. Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter‘s baby brother allegedly ran an image of the painting “Cosmic Lion” on his now-defunct Love Collection website, which sells apparel and jewelry, …

Dear Twitterverse: Tara Reid wants everyone to stop confusing her with Tara Reade. Ever since Reade, a former staffer to Joe Biden, publicly accused the presidential candidate of sexual assault, Reid — as in the “Sharknado” and “American Pie” star — has seen her Twitter timeline inundated with threats, nastiness and snarky comments from people …

Tesla shares took a dive after Elon Musk unleashed a bizarre Twitter rant on Friday morning, saying that the electric-car company’s “stock price is too high.” “Tesla stock price is too high imo,” Tesla’s billionaire boss tweeted at 11:11 a.m. ET, sending shares in the Silicon Valley-based company, which were hovering slightly ahead of their …

Twitter beat Wall Street’s expectations in its Thursday earnings report, but shares dipped in early morning trading after the company warned of slowing ad sales due to the coronavirus. The social network’s stock had climbed as much as 11 percent in pre-market trading after it reported a smaller than expected loss amid higher revenue and …

May this failure be with you. Disney faced ruthless backlash on Twitter this week as it hyped up the popular annual “Star Wars” hashtag “#MayThe4th” — while also appearing to claim the right to use any tweets using the tag — a riff on the line “May the Force be with you.” “Celebrate the Saga! …

Mike Francesa folded, but the man behind the popular Twitter handle that for years posted video clips of Francesa still says: No tweets for you. After Francesa said he and WFAN’s parent company, Entercom, would not allow clips of his show to be posted without their consent, Francesa reversed course in a tweet Thursday saying …

Joe Keery said he was “deeply” upset after hateful messages were sent out on his hacked Twitter account over the weekend. The “Stranger Things” star took to Twitter on Monday night to confirm he was the victim of a cyber attack, writing, “Hey everyone, I was hacked as I’m sure everyone knows. What a bummer …

“Stranger Things” star Joe Keery’s Twitter account was hacked, Page Six has confirmed, and then filled with racist and inflammatory comments. On Sunday, fans of the 27-year-old became concerned when the N-word and claims he was “molested” on his Netflix show were posted to Keery’s account. The actor’s Twitter was deactivated soon after Page Six …