Twitter has launched an ad campaign to highlight the social network 's dominant position as the place to connect with breaking news and in - the - moment discussion . The ads feature sports highlights , political events and pop - culture references including Black Lives Matter . One ad features Twitter Obama and includes the phrase " # vote " . Although popular with live events , Twitter has lost ground to the other giant Twitter companies , prompting speculation that it might be bought by one of them . Twitter 's stock is currently well below its IPO price .
Twitter has launched an ad campaign to emphasises the social network's dominant position as the place to connect with breaking news and in-the-moment discussion. The ads feature sports highlights, political events and pop-culture references including Black Lives Matter. One ad features President Obama and includes the hashtag "#vote". Although popular with live events, Twitter has lost ground to the other giant tech companies, prompting speculation that it may be bought by one of them. Twitter's stock is currently well below its IPO price.