Policy Violations

UberTwitter, Twidroyd Banned for Policy Violations

Twitter announced Friday that it has suspended popular third-party Twitter clients UberTwitter and Twidroyd for policy violations. Both applicat… (News Source: Mashable - 19:45:33)

Twitter suspends UberTwitter, UberCurrent and twidroyd apps

The popular social networking website Twitter on Friday said it suspended three popular applications due to policy violations. Twitter said in a statement released by its Support department that UberTwitter, twidroyd and UberCurrent had been suspended. “We ask applications that work with Twitter to abide by a simple set of rules that we believe are in the interests of our users, and the health … (News Source: Europe Online Magazine - 20:00:01)

WAR? Twitter Just Blocked Bill Gross’s UberMedia

Twitter just shut down UberTwitter, twidroyd, and UberCurrent, saying the apps “have been suspended due to policy violations.” Earlier this week, UberMedia raised $17.5 million from Facebook investors Accel Partners. (News Source: Business Insider - 19:08:20)

Twitter blocks products from app-maker UberMedia

Claiming violations involving privacy invasions and trademark infringement, Twitter has suspended the products from the company that owns applications like UberTwitter, Echofon, and Twidroyd. (News Source: CNET - 20:08:40)

Google Adsense Warns On Comment Spam

I was surprised this week to receive a notification from Google Adsense, claiming my account was in policy violation. There was no personalised address, just “Hello,” which made me immediately think it was spam. However, it was sent to an email address I only use for managing Adsense, and the email specifically referenced the URL of one of my websites (which uses a completely different email … (News Source: WebProNews - 18:39:34)

Palestinian officials: Obama policy on settlements ‘biased’

As the United Nations prepares Friday to debate a resolution branding Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank as illegal, Palestinian officials are calling Obama administration efforts to head off the vote as evidence that American policy is “biased” and “seriously wrong.” (News Source: CNN - 12:54:06)

Swim team censured for misconduct

On Feb. 3, the College began investigations into an incident involving both the men’s and women’s swim teams on Feb. 2. Dean of the College and Chief Diversity Officer Shirley Collado released a statement saying that “violations of the college’s hazing policy by the men’s and women’s swim teams,” were investigated, and it was “determined that violations did occur.” In addition to the team-wide … (News Source: The Middlebury Campus - 05:15:16)

Harassment policy may be expanded, UGA chief says

Administrators may tweak the University of Georgia’s sexual harassment policy to cover more ground, President Michael Adams said Thursday. (News Source: Athens Banner-Herald - 05:51:08)

Students with conduct violations could retain class withdrawals

Students suspended for code of conduct violations may soon withdraw from classes without using their limited number of four withdrawals. The Educational Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to approve a policy that would allow a professor to assign a WP or a WF to students who have violated the student code of conduct. “The code of conduct is […] (News Source: The Red and Black - 04:59:19)

Twitter Suspends UberTwitter, Twidroyd Over Trademark & Privacy Violations

Twitter has just announced in its user help center that it has “suspended UberTwitter and twidroyd for violating our policies.” Twitter acknowledged that it normally suspends “hundreds of applications” that violate policies, but this time around it is sharing this information “because today’s suspension may affect a larger number of users.” We spoke with Twitter communications director Carolyn … (News Source: ReadWriteWeb - 19:27:29)

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