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After gaining national attention for launching a Twitter bot that tracks the movements of Elon Musk's private jet, University of Central Florida student Jack Sweeney is at it again – this time going after Russian oligarchs.  ELON MUSK SAYS STARLINK IS ACTIVE IN UKRAINE AMID INTERNET DISRUPTIONSSweeney, 19, uses legal websites that track aircraft transponders and his own IT and coding skills to make the bots. Sweeney launched a new account, @RUOligarchJets, on Saturday, which is currently tracking over a dozen jets, including those owned by Russia's wealthiest person, Vladimir Potanin, Chelsea soccer team owner Roman Abramovich and Alexander Abramov, the head of the country's largest steel producer.  In addition, Sweeney launched a separate account called @PutinJet. However, he warned that it may not be accurate, noting "there are a dozen VIP Russian planes, and ADS-B coverage isn't great in Russia." The @RUOligarchJets account has about 154,000 followers and the @PutinJet account has over 29,000 followers as of the time of publication. The accounts do not reveal who actually may be on the flights or other critical information that would be needed by intelligence agencies. "I launched because people had asked me to track them as they knew I had…

ASSOCIATED PRESS Then-U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., left, spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington in March 2014. Senate candidate Vicky Hartzler’s campaign says she has no plans to delete a tweet in which she wrote, “Women’s sports are for women, not men pretending to be women,” even after Twitter said she won’t be able to tweet, retweet, follow or like posts until she does. ST. LOUIS >> A U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet that violated Twitter’s rules against hateful conduct, even after the social media platform said she won’t be able to tweet, retweet, follow or like posts until she does. Twitter suspended Vicky Hartzler‘s personal account on Monday. Hartzler’s tweet, posted in mid-February, said: “Women’s sports are for women, not men pretending to be women,” and included her TV ad targeting transgender people in sports and particularly University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas. A statement from Hartzler’s campaign called the suspension “shameful, utterly ridiculous, and a horrible abuse of censorship by big tech giants to stifle free speech.” The campaign said Hartzler will not delete the tweet. Hartzler is a congresswoman representing Missouri’s 4th District. She is…

New York Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson just stoked the fire of his alleged discontent with the current role he has been given on his team. The 7-foot center decided to jump in on a random Twitter exchange between Knicks fans about his own future with the franchise and apparently, Robinson had a few things to say. The argument started with a Twitter fan page called KnicksNation claiming that the Knicks should consider trading Robinson if they are unable to secure him to a new deal. According to the tweet, Robinson’s supposed beef with head coach Tom Thibodeau all stems from his desire to get a bigger contract. The 23-year-old big man just couldn’t help but react to the rather unsavory allegations: Everyone knows when everybody gets involved and the ball moving and everyone touching the ball the energy and effort goes to another level let me as you this and be 100% with your answer how would you feel just running up and down the court for 48 or even for 20 minutes? — Mitchell Robinson (@23savage____) March 1, 2022 Based on his statement above, Robinson clearly has an issue with his role for the Knicks. He seems to…

Rohit Sharma is yet to make a statement about the tweets. March 01, 2022 / 05:37 PM IST Rohit Sharma has been facing flak after he managed only five runs off nine balls in the third T20I game of the series against Sri Lanka. "I love coin tosses…especially when they end up in my belly." This tweet went out from skipper Rohit Sharma account at 11 am on Tuesday. While it struck several of his fans as odd, a few other tweets in quick succession made it clear that the Twitter account of the captain of the Indian cricket team was possibly hacked.I love coin tosses…especially when they end up in my belly!— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) March 1, 2022Bzz….! Did you know? Buzzing beehives make for great boxing bags!— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) March 1, 2022Cricket balls are edible…right?— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) March 1, 2022While Rohit Sharma -- who is in Mohali, Punjab, for India's first Test of the two-match series with Sri Lanka -- is yet to make a statement, Twitter users had a field day with a meme fest.Here are a few memes:https://t.co/zCTSLbe0XO— AniL (@Ani45L) March 1, 2022Today...,Everyone to rohit sharma... pic.twitter.com/2xjHPfZfyz— Sajal Singhal (@sajal593) March 1, 2022BTS Rohit…

Dennis Scheidt went from a Hawkeye fan to an official photographer with Hawkeye Report for six years, after his Twitter account gained traction.Jerod RingwaldDennis Scheidt, a freelance photographer for Hawkeye Report, takes photos during a men’s basketball game between Iowa and Michigan State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. The Hawkeyes defeated the Spartans, 86-60. Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter February 27, 2022 @webcentrick, a Twitter account with over 13,000 followers, began when an Iowa Athletics fan posted photos he had taken of the game from where he sat in the crowd. “I’ve always been a season ticket holder,” said Dennis Scheidt, creator and publisher of the account. “My seats were down fairly low to the field, so I had kind of the same viewpoint as an on-field photographer.” Scheidt said he began taking photos at Hawkeye sporting events in 2013. He originally bought quality camera gear to photograph his daughter’s show choir competitions. Scheidt used a photo editing app called Snapseed, and said that’s when his Twitter started to gain traction. “I started doing some edits of shots that I have taken, and I post those and people will be like ‘Wow, that’s really cool,'” he said. “I…

The Golden State Warriors blew a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter to lose to the Dallas Mavericks 107-101.The Golden State Warriors blew a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter to lose to the Dallas Mavericks 107-101.The Golden State Warriors collapsed against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night as they blew a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter, and lost by a final score of 107-101. The loss dropped the Warriors to 43-18 in the 61 games that they have played, but they are still one of the best teams in the NBA and the second seed in the Western Conference.   At one point, the Mavs went on a 26-3 run in the final period, and overall the loss was an epic failure to close the game by the Warriors.  As of late, they have cooled off in a big way, and are just 5-5 in their last ten games overall.   Luka Doncic and Spencer Dinwiddie combined to score 58 points, while Steph Curry led the Warriors with 27.  Some of what people on Twitter are saying about the game can be seen in the tweets embedded below. Related stories on NBA basketballDEROZAN PASSES JORDAN ON A LIST FOR THE BULLS: DeMar…

NEW DELHI: BJP national president JP Nadda's official Twitter account was on Sunday hacked for a brief period. Several tweets were posted from the hacked account on the ongoing Ukraine crisis while seeking cryptocurrency donations for the war-torn nation. "Stand with the people of Ukraine. Now accepting cryptocurrency donations. Bitcoin and Ethereum," read a tweet. Another tweet from Nadda's account solicited donations to help Russia. Nadda's account was restored shortly after. "It is now under control. We are speaking with Twitter to ascertain the exact reason," a party leader said.

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: February 27, 2022 10:48:01 am BJP President JP Nadda (File) BJP president JP Nadda’s Twitter account was hacked Sunday morning. A tweet asking for cryptocurrency donations for Ukraine was posted from Nadda’s Twitter account, according to a screenshot shared by news agency ANI. “Stand with the people of Ukraine. Now accepting cryptocurrency donations. Bitcoin and Ethereum,” one of the tweets read. The tweet was deleted a few minutes later and his access was restored. BJP national president JP Nadda’s Twitter account hacked. pic.twitter.com/AdZ3fh7pd3 — ANI (@ANI) February 27, 2022 Several politcal leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal handle were targeted by hackers in the past. In December last year, the Centre’s cyber security win CERT-In ordered a high-level inquiry after hackers posted a tweet from PM Modi’s handle claiming that India has “officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender”. 📣 The Indian Express is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines For all the latest India News, download Indian Express App.

This Week in Twitter is a look at some of the week's best and most entertaining tweets from Buckeyeland and beyond. Several Ohio State defensive linemen weighed in on where root beer ranks in the hierarchy of soda. You can not name a better flavor of soda than Root beer, name something better? — Javontae Jean-Baptiste (@Javontae_JB) February 19, 2022 It Do be bussin — Jerron Cage (@CageJerron) February 19, 2022 Root beers not even top 5 bro Wyo https://t.co/YeHKUWfr9o — Zachary Harrison (@zacharrison_) February 19, 2022 Darron Lee argued his case for being the best linebacker in Ohio State history. I respect all my OGs before me in our LB room. But I'd bet every penny I've ever earned, that when it comes to being the best out of that room? I should be in the conversation. Sue me — Darron Lee (@DLeeMG8) February 19, 2022 If I'm going by our culture of that room? Numero Uno. https://t.co/GiMVvYNis1 — Darron Lee (@DLeeMG8) February 20, 2022 Javontae Jean-Baptiste continued to be Ohio State’s version of the Riddler, getting the Buckeyes’ new coaches involved in one of his latest videos. Everyone runs when I have my phone out pic.twitter.com/Kg6FXqROtW — Javontae…

© Associated Press/Richard Drew Twitter announced Saturday that Russia appeared to be restricting access to its platform amid ongoing conflict between the Russian military and Ukrainian forces. Twitter Support tweeted Saturday: “We’re aware that Twitter is being restricted for some people in Russia and are working to keep our service safe and accessible.”Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Ukrainian government officials have used the platform to rebut false claims from Russia and update the international community about the war in his country. Following the Russian invasion Thursday morning, video surfaced on Twitter of demonstrators in major Russian cities taking to the streets to speak out against war with the former Soviet state. In addition, western nations including the U.S., Canada and members of the EU have posted updates on military assistance they are sending to Ukraine. The news from Twitter follows an announcement Friday from Russian-owned media that it is partially restricting Facebook.State-owned news outlet RIA Novosti claimed that Facebook is censoring its content, and subsequently accused Facebook of being “involved in the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms.”Facebook created a new feature in Ukraine allowing Ukrainian users to lock their profiles for security reasons amid the invasion.Facebook also said Thursday that it is…