Friday, December 23, 2016 | By Susan Neth (@soozinbird), Senior Software Engineer [01:59 UTC] What difference does an hour make? It opens up a whole new world of possibilities to an elementary school kid. Twitter employees went to the Tenderloin Community School in San Francisco to participate in Hour of Code 2016. Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Over two days, every child from kindergarten to 5th grade got to experience Hour of Code with adult helpers from Twitter. Read more... |
Thursday, December 22, 2016 | By Spandana Singh (@spandi_s), Public Policy Fellow [17:16 UTC] Bi-annually, Twitter employees come together to volunteer and give back to their communities. This year #FridayForGood was rebranded to be called #TwitterForGood Day, in the spirit of recognizing that service should be a continuous practice, and offices around the world could therefore celebrate giving back on different #TwitterForGood Days. Read some of the highlights from offices across the world. Read more... |
Thursday, December 22, 2016 | By Annie Tahtinen (@BAVC), Senior Manager of Workforce Development, Bay Area Video Coalition [01:09 UTC] Learn about the mock interviews that Twitter for Good hosted in collaboration with Bay Area Video Coalition’s TechSF Program. Read more... |
Thursday, December 15, 2016 | By Ronan Costello (@Ronan_Costello), Public Policy [14:53 UTC] Twitter Dublin has long supported @CoderDojo, a global network of free coding clubs for children. Since founding in 2011, CoderDojo has grown from its roots in Cork, with over 1,100 Dojos established in 63 countries. Last Saturday, another Dojo was added to that tally. A group of volunteer employees and some developers welcomed 35 students to the first class of CoderDojo at Twitter Dublin. Read more... |
Thursday, December 8, 2016 | By Audrey Herblin-Stoop (@AHerblin), Head of Public Policy, Twitter Russia & France [11:07 UTC] Twitter partnered with the Women’s Forum for their Global Meeting in Deauville. The Forum is the world’s leading global platform for women to elevate their voices on issues of major social, political, environmental and economic concern. As part of our participation in the three-day event, we hosted our first #PositionOfStrength event in France. #PositionOfStrength is Twitter’s safety and women’s empowerment initiative. Read more... |
Monday, December 5, 2016 | By Twitter (@policy) [23:00 UTC] We’re partnering with industry peers to help curb the spread of terrorist content online. Read more... |
Friday, December 2, 2016 | By Emily Fredrickson (@emily_fred), Twitter NeighborNest Coordinator [18:51 UTC] Learn what the Twitter NeighborNest has meant to our employees and community members. Read more... |
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 | By Kira O'Connor & Nick Pickles (@policy) [11:53 UTC] We recently participated and hosted Anti-Bullying Week events across the UK. Read more... |
Friday, November 25, 2016 | By Ronan Costello (Public Policy) & Kira O'Connor (Trust & Safety Outreach, EMEA) (@policy) [14:57 UTC] We recently hosted Italian NGOs in the city of Rome to discuss alternative narratives and elevating positive content online. Read more... |
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 | By Mahima Kaul (@misskaul), Head of Public Policy, Twitter India [09:45 UTC] This International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, we want women to have a voice and build influential personal brands Read more... |