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US SEC questions Elon Musk over late disclosure about his stake in Twitter
The SEC said that Musk "likely used the wrong form when he eventually disclosed his stake", reports The Verge.
Twitter to enhance censorship over Ukraine
Posts about Ukraine conflict will be labeled or removed if “experts” designate them as “misinformation”
Delhi HC asks Twitter to remove 5 more tweets against Savarkar biographer Vikram Sampath
In the plea, Sampath sought Rs 2 crore in damages from the three historians who have accused him of plagiarism.
Elon Musk clarifies free speech stance
The new Twitter owner reassures governments he will obey speech-squelching laws
Twitter soars after commentariat scents imminent Musk takeover
The company's board met on Sunday to discuss Musk's financing plan for his proposed bid, a source told CNBC.
Elon Musk spars with major Saudi investor over Twitter takeover offer
Alwaleed, who runs the Kingdom Holding Company and is a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Salman, said he was one of the oldest and largest shareholders in Twitter, reports Middle East Eye.
World’s richest man, Elon Musk sued over Twitter
A Twitter investor claims Elon Musk has gained millions of dollars by ‘deflating’ share prices through delayed disclosure
Elon Musk tells US regulator he reserves right to whack Twitter bird anytime
New York, April 13 : Though denying himself a board seat at Twitter, Elon Musk, the worlds richest…
Elon Musk joins Twitter’s board of directors, promises significant improvements
According to a fresh filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Musk will serve as a class II director until 2024.
Indian govt asked Twitter for data on 2.2K accounts in 1st half of 2021
In these six months, Twitter permanently suspended 453,754 unique accounts for violations of its child sexual exploitation (CSE) policy.
Official Twitter handle of Rajasthan Govt’s DIPR hacked
Jaipur, Oct 18 : The official Twitter handle of the Directorate of Information Public Relations (DIPR), which is…
IPL: Twitter salutes CSK’s du Plessis for fielding despite a bleeding knee
"Got injured came back after a short break and took this extraordinary catch, now that's called Dedication," noted another person.
‘Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account should be locked again over false claims’
In a recent incident a nine-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped, murdered and then cremated by her attackers in South West Delhi earlier this month,.
Twitter India MD moves to US in new role amid political storm
"A company is making its business to define our politics. And as a politician I don't like that. This is an attack on the democratic structure of the country. This is not an attack on Rahul Gandhi."
BJP government in cahoots with Twitter: Priyanka Gandhi
"While the BJP government in cahoots with Twitter lock down the voices that cry for justice, let's not forget the real issue.
Suspended over 22,500 accounts: Twitter in 1st compliance report
The micro-blogging site had informed the Delhi High Court last week that it will take eight weeks to appoint a resident grievance officer in compliance with the new IT rules.
Media Capture Under Cover of COVID
While media capture occurs in the best of times, a crisis creates opportunities to act even more brazenly to assert control over the information to which people are exposed. During the coronavirus pandemic, both repressive governments and Big Tech behemoths have seized these opportunities.
Big Tech vs India: A bumpy road ahead for us
New Delhi, July 6 : When Big Tech denounced former US President Donald Trump from various platforms and…
Twitter losing immunity due to non-compliance of IT Rules: Centre to Delhi HC
On May 31, a Delhi High Court bench of Justice Rekha Palli had issued a notice to the microblogging platform, giving it three weeks' time to file its reply. The matter was posted for further hearing on July 6.
In final stages of appointing resident grievance officer, Twitter tells Delhi HC
On May 31, a bench of Justice Rekha Palli had issued a notice to the microblogging platform, giving it three weeks' time to file its reply. The matter was posted for further hearing on July 6.
Remove all ‘pornographic, obscene’ content in 1 week: NCW to Twitter
"The Commission is disturbed with the fact that despite knowing of the availability of such banned content which not only violates Indian laws but also Twitter's own policy, no action has been taken till date towards removing it," said the statement.
We have a Proactive Approach in Combating Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Twitter
New Delhi : Twitter said on Tuesday that it has zero tolerance policy towards child sexual exploitation. The…
Twitter’s interim grievance officer for India quits
On the website, the grievance officer contact information for users in India is listed as Jeremy Kessel, who is based out of San Francisco, US.
Karnataka HC grants interim relief to Twitter MD in UP case
Maheshwari had filed a writ petition before the Karnataka High Court against the notice issued by UP Police in relation to this FIR, under Section 41A CrPC.
India says new IT Rules framed after consultations
New Delhi, June 20 : In a rejoinder to the UN Special Rapporteurs who had commented that India’s…
New Indian IT Rules do not conform with international norms: UN Special Rapporteurs
"We would like to recall that restrictions to freedom of expression must never be invoked as a justification for the muzzling of any advocacy of multiparty democracy, democratic tenets and human rights," the report said.
Has Twitter actually lost its ‘legal shield’ in India?
New Delhi, June 16 : With IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad slamming Twitter once again, ironically in a…
Twitter India seeks rockstar ‘designer’ amid silence on compliance officer
The India-focus staff designer is expected to use "deep understanding" of the "unique" ways people use Twitter in India to highlight "gaps" in Twitter's product strategy.
Govt’s Final Notice to Twitter, warns of penal over non-compliance of the new IT rules
It said that the refusal to comply demonstrates Twitter's lack of commitment and efforts towards providing a safe experience for the people of India on its platform.
Rahul Gandhi unfollows 50 people, including aides, on Twitter
He also unfollowed some party leaders who had passed away recently like Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi.
Twitter reiterates it will comply with new IT rules after High Court notice
While Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, Telegram, LinkedIn etc have either fully or partially complied with the new IT rules, Twitter is yet to follow suit.
Twitter pauses Blue Badge Verification, ‘rolling’ in Applications
New Delhi, May 29 : Inundated with applications, Twitter on Saturday paused its blue badge verification programme within…
Twitter asks IT Ministry for 3-month extension on new rules
Twitter said that it has not taken any action on verified accounts that consist of news media entities, journalists, activists and politicians.
Twitter restarts blue badge verification with 6 categories
Twitter on Thursday announced to relaunch its new verification application process, beginning with six categories, and review public applications globally to help users earn the blue badge on the micro-blogging platform.
Twitter rolls out state-specific COVID-19 updates in India
New Delhi: Twitter on Wednesday said it has launched new state-specific COVID-19 pages in India that surface the…
Trump launches new platform ‘from the desk of Donald J. Trump’
Facebook's Oversight Board is expected to announce Wednesday morning whether Trump will be permanently banned from Facebook and Instagram.
UP Man Booked For ‘Spreading Rumours’ After Seeking Oxygen For Grandfather On Twitter
A 26-year-old man was booked by the Amethi Police in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday on charges of “spreading…
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey auctions first ever Tweet!
Twitter’s top boss Jack Dorsey recently listed the first-ever Tweet on the platform for sale. The Tweet, posted…
New Twitter tool to let users block, mute abusive accounts
"Automatically block accounts that appear to break the Twitter Rules, and mute accounts that might be using insults, name-calling, strong language, or hateful remarks," the description read.
Russia joins India to seek alternative to Twitter
There are several potential threats and problems in connection with Russia’s suggested step away from the global network, which could disrupt the stability of the Internet.
Hours After Removing Haryana Minister Anil Vij’s Tweet on Disha Ravi, Twitter Restores It
The minister later shared a screenshot of another notification sent to him Twitter which stated that the content of his tweet was investigated and "it is not subject to removal under Twitter Rules".
Twitter Blocks Rajya Sabha MP Chaudhary Sukhram Singh Yadav’s Account: Report in India
Yadav’s account is able to send tweets, but tweets remain invisible in India, even to his team controlling the account, they said.
Twitter deletes Kangana’s tweet calling Rohit Sharma and other cricketers ‘Dhobi ka Kutta’
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut’s tweets have been found violating Twitter’s rules and thus are facing deleting since morning…
Twitter acts on inactive accounts, new verification soon
Micro-blogging platform Twitter has started removing blue verification badges from inactive and incomplete accounts and will begin the…
Twitter locks account of Chinese Embassy in US over Uyghur tweet
Twitter has locked the official account of China’s Embassy in the US over a controversial post that referred…
Sidharth Malhotra begins shoot for ‘Thank God’
Sidharth took to Twitter to share the announcement. "Excited for this new journey. #ThankGod for it. Shoot begins today," he wrote along with photos of the team, including director Indra Kumar.
Parliamentary panel summons Facebook, Twitter officials on Jan 21
Earlier, the committee had summoned Facebook’s India head Ajit Mohan over the issue of political bias on the social media platform.
Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump’s account
Company says Trump continues to foment violence, dispute election results a day after his account reactived.
Twitter Suspends Trump’s Account for 12 Hours, Threatens Permanent Ban
Twitter said on Wednesday that future violations of the social media platform’s rules, including its “Civic Integrity” or…
Gay nurse arrested for having sex in hospital toilet with covid-19 patient
A male Indonesian nurse has been arrested by the police after being caught having sex with a male covid-19 patient in a hospital toilet.
#SherSidharthShukla trends on Twitter
A new video of actor Sidharth Shukla engaged in an argument with a group of around 13 people…
Twitter calls for BoycottJio, floods the microblogging site with hilarious memes
Twitter today is dominated by tweets under the hashtag ‘#BoycottJio”.
Google, Facebook and Twitter threaten to leave Pakistan over new rules
The coalition said it was “alarmed by the scope of Pakistan’s new law targeting internet companies, as well as the government’s opaque process by which these rules were developed.”
Parliamentary panel questions Twitter over tweets by comedian Kunal Kamra
Twitter India representatives deposed before the Joint Committee of Parliament on Data Protection Bill on Thursday.
Twitter removes Home Minister Amit Shah’s DP, reinstates
The Twitteratti reacted on the action that who can claim on the picture of the Home Minister?
‘Who the hell are you?’, US lawmakers scold Twitter, Facebook, Google CEOs
In opening statements, Dorsey, Zuckerberg and Pichai spoke to the proposals for changes to Section 230. Zuckerberg said Congress "should update the law to make sure it's working as intended."
Twitter launches dedicated search prompt for Bihar elections
The micro-blogging site Twitter on Friday announced a partnership with the Election Commission of India and launched a…
Trump slams Facebook, Twitter for restricting Joe Biden article
US President Donald Trump has slammed Facebook and Twitter for restricting the distribution of a New York Post article criticizing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
Trump’s Covid-19 post deleted by Facebook, hidden by Twitter
Social networking site Facebook has deleted a post in which US President Donald Trump had claimed Covid-19 was less lethal than the flu.
‘Promotion of Khalistan’: HC junks PIL for action against Twitter
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL that sought…
‘Twitter could face action for no response on minor’s harassment’
New Delhi, Aug 30 : The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has expressed displeasure over…
Twitter to now label state-controlled media accounts
Twitter has announced it would not amplify tweets by state-controlled media outlets and label the accounts of government-linked…
Twitter says phone spear phishing attack led to massive hack
As a result, some features -- namely, accessing the Your Twitter Data download feature -- and processes have been impacted.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube remove viral fake Covid video
"This virus has a cure, it's called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax. You don't need masks, there is a cure," claimed the video.
Twitter purges 7,000 accounts linked to pro-Trump group QAnon
Twitter will no longer serve content and accounts associated with QAnon in trends and recommendations or highlight their activity in search and conversations and block associated URLs.
Twitter hack: 367 users lost over Rs 90 lakh in just 2 hours
Arjun Vijay, Co-Founder and COO of Giottus Cryptocurrency Exchange, said such scams have happened in the past but never at this scale.
Rohit Shetty trends after netizens learn Vikas Dubey’s car overturned
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has been trending on Twitter since Friday morning but for all…
PIL against Twitter in Bombay HC for promoting pro-Khalistan tweets
The petitioner also demanded for the regulation of social media platforms to tackle various anti-national and unethical activities on Twitter.
Twitter deletes image tweeted by Trump for violating its policy
Twitter has taken action against US President Donald Trump, this time removing an image he tweeted, saying the image violated the companys privacy policy
18% GST ruling on ”Parotas” cooks up storm on social media
The Karnataka bench''s order comes after a Bengaluru-based ready-to-cook food maker sought the authority for more clarification on GST rates for variants of parotas.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg faces public outrage over inaction against Trump’s controversial post
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing rare public outrage from his employees as they rebuked him on a…
Twitter targets Republicans, allows China to spread lies: Trump
"Twitter is doing nothing about all of the lies & propaganda being put out by China or the Radical Left Democrat Party," Trump said.
NCW writes to Maharashtra DGP, seeks arrest of Faisal Siddiqui for encouraging acid attacks on women
New Delhi, May 18: Taking cognisance of the controversial video after BJP MLA Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga flagged…
Twitter appoints AI guru and ex-Google executive to its Board
Twitter has appointed former Google executive Dr Fei-Fei Li, known for her pioneering research work in computer vision…
Schedule your tweets for release at specific date and time soon
Twitter users have been demanding an Edit button so that they can improve tweets that have been posted.
Ajay Devgn mourns demise of football legend Chuni Goswami
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Ajay Devgn has taken to Twitter to mourn the demise of legendary former Indian…
Twitter logs 166 milllion monetizable daily active users in Q1
San Francisco, April 30 (IANS) Twitter on Thursday reported a 24 per cent growth in its average monetizable…
SC declines PIL seeking restrain on inflammatory hashtags on Twitter
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a petition seeking direction to…
Twitter testing feature to let users see all quoted tweets
San Francisco, April 23 (IANS) Twitter is testing a new option that will show its users posts has…
Vicky Kaushal snubs news that he was caught breaking lockdown rules
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal took to Twitter on Thursday to clarify that rumours doing…
Social media a tool for young leaders amid lockdown
The BJP leaders are also posting videos of their hidden talent. Shahnawaz Hussain posted a video of his singing on bollywood numbers, While Kailash Vijayvargiya cooked at home.
Twitter says can’t act on every harmful tweet on COVID-19
San Francisco, March 24 Twitter on Tuesday admitted that it will not be able to remove every Tweet…
How people react to fake news on Twitter, Facebook
Seattle, March 19 (IANS) When it comes to fake news on social media platforms, some users outright ignore…
Twitter makes work from home mandatory
San Francisco, March 12 (IANS) Amid rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, Twitter is making it mandatory for…
Tech giants shut offices as COVID-19 hits employees
San Francisco/London: Panic gripped big tech firms like Facebook and Twitter which decided to close their offices from…
Focus on coronavirus, not social media: Rahul to Modi
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi continued his Twitter attack on Prime Minister Narendra…
Twitter blocks K’taka BJP account
Bengaluru, Social media giant Twitter has blocked the Karnataka BJP’s account for tweeting on people with “liberal views”,…
Twitterati abuzz over Rajinikanth’s tryst with Bear Grylls
New Delhi: With superstar Rajinikanth set to feature in an episode of ‘Man vs Wild’ alongside Bear Grylls,…
Twitter-like method developed to study how cells interact
London, Jan 12 Do you know how cells interact with one another? The way you do on Twitter.…
Twitterati war of words over Jan 8 Bharat bandh
New Delhi: A day before the nationwide strike called by the central trade unions to protest against the…
Key investor exits Twitter for 1st time since IPO
San Francisco, Jan 1 : A top Twitter investor Josh Brown with nearly 1.1 million followers had sold…
Police trying to identify CAA troublemakers on social media
New Delhi: Delhi Police will reach out to Twitter and Google to curb and identify troublemakers using social…
Twitter launches Retweets account to highlight best tweets
San Francisco, Dec 6 : Twitter’s new account named @TwitterRetweets has been launched with an aim to highlight…
Twitter won’t remove inactive accounts after user backlash
After a backlash from its users, Twitter has decided not to remove inactive accounts until it finds a…
Twitter CEO to shift to Africa for 6 months next year
San Francisco: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is in love with Africa and will move to the continent for…
Twitter trolls US Prof for calling Indian food ‘terrible’
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Twitter users trolled a US Professor, Tom Nichols, after he tweeted that Indian food…
Twitter abuzz over Maharashtra developments
Even as the Supreme Court is seized of the matter of fast-paced political developments in Maharashtra, Twitter users…
Twitter warns UK’s Conservative Party for renaming a/c
London: Micro-blogging platform Twitter has warned Britain’s Conservative Party that it will take “decisive corrective action” against it if…
GST portal stops working, returnees gripe on Twitter
New Delhi, Nov 19 : With only a day left for the deadline to file the monthly GST…
Twitter officially bans all political ads on its platform
San Francisco: Putting pressure on Facebook to follow suit, Twitter has officially banned all kinds of political ads…
Twitter posts can reveal how lonely you are: Study
New York: Researchers have found that users who tweet on loneliness are much more likely to write about mental…
Merkel to sit through national anthem; netizens unhappy
"Why India Tweaked Protocol to Allow German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Sit Through National Anthem? is it new India," noted another.
Twitter bans political ads, caving in to ‘election meddling’ fearmongers
Dorsey said the company would share more details about the policy on November 15th and would stop accepting political ads on November 22nd.
US adults who strongly disapprove of Trump shine on Twitter
San Francisco: Only 22 per cent Americans actually use Twitter, but among them those who disapprove of US President…
333 Pakistan Twitter accounts suspended over Kashmir content
Islamabad, Sep 5 Pakistan has admitted that 333 Twitter accounts have been suspended for writing on Kashmir after…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account hacked
San Francisco, Aug 31 Hackers on Saturday broke into Twitter Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jack Dorsey’s account and…
Pakistan Army slams Shah Rukh for Netflix spy thriller
Islamabad, Aug 24 Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan came under sharp criticism from the Pakistan Army after he…
Linking Aadhaar with social media: SC issues notice to Centre, others on Facebook plea
New Delhi, Aug 20 The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre and others on…
US protests: Far-right rally, counterprotests face-off in Portland;6 injured, 13 arrested
Washington, Aug 18 At least six people were injured and 13 others arrested during far-right and counter protests…
Twitter to soon let users follow topics
San Francisco, Aug 14: Not just people, Twitter is now testing a way to let users follow topics including…
Twitter suspends fake accounts for spreading rumours about Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 13 : Amid a complete communication blockade in Jammu and Kashmir, Twitter has suspended four…
Kartik Aaryan to come up with his own YouTube channel
Mumbai:Actor Kartik Aaryan, who enjoys a huge fan following on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram, is…
PM Modi On Discovery in “Man Vs Wild” episode on August 12
New Delhi, July 31 The news of Prime Minister Narendra Modi making an appearance on popular Discovery Channel’s…
Twitter to soon explain why certain tweets are unavailable
San Francisco: You will soon be able to know why certain tweets go unavailable in your conversation thread on…
Apple iPhone 6 catches fire in California: Report
San Francisco, July 14 An Apple iPhone 6 owned by an 11-year-old girl from California caught fire and…
Vaughan urges Manjrekar to unblock him on Twitter
Indian commentator blocked the Englishman on Twitter following which Vaughan used a different social media platform -- Instagram -- to convey his message.
Trump’s social media party to ditch Facebook, Twitter: Report
Washington, July 8 (IANS) The White House has reportedly ditched Facebook and Twitter for its Social Media Summit…
Wikipedia co-founder slams Facebook, Twitter
San Francisco: Joining the chorus against social media giants and their growing power, Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has slammed…
‘Missing’ Tejashwi says he was undergoing treatment
Patna, June 29 RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday took to Twitter to put an end to speculation…
Tej Pratap Yadav launches online platform ‘Tej Sena’ for ‘change makers’
June 27 : Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav, who has been…
Pakistan PM’s aide confuses Imran Khan, Tendulkar
New Delhi, June 23 One of the aides to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has left Twitter in…
On Trump’s birthday, #JohnMcCainDay is celebrated on Twitter
Washington, June 15: Taking a jibe at US President Donald Trump on his 73rd birthday, thousands of Twitter…
Trump Calls for Banned Conservatives to Be Reinstated by Twitter
New York, June 10 : The president took to Twitter Sunday morning to yell at the New York…
Jaishankar follows Sushma’s footsteps;helps Indians facing trouble
New Delhi, June 2 : Following the footsteps of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, S Jaishankar began…
Jack Dorsey’s mobile payment firm ‘Square’ starts hiring for crypto project
San Francisco, May 23: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s mobile payment company – Square – is inch closer to…
Twitter records 5.6 lakh tweets on exit polls in 24 hours
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) As majority of exit polls predicted victory for the BJP-led NDA at the…
NCW issues notice to Vivek Oberoi over objectionable tweet
Mumbai, May 20: National Commission for Women issues notice on Monday issued a notice to bollywood actor Vivek…
Twitter bug disclosed some iOS users’ location data
San Francisco, May 14: Twitter has disclosed a bug that shared some iOS users’ data with an unnamed…
Twitter now allows you to re-tweet with images, videos
San Francisco, May 7: Micro-blogging site Twitter has come up with a new feature that allows its users…
PIL seeks to link Aadhaar with social media accounts
New Delhi, April 28 : A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking…
Dorsey admits Twitter makes it easy to abuse others
San Francisco, April 20 : Admitting that Twitter makes it “super easy to harass and abuse others”, CEO…
Twitter suspends Chinese religious group accounts
San Francisco, April 8 (IANS) Ahead of Israel’s upcoming national elections, micro-blogging site Twitter has suspended nearly 600…
Twitter expands dark mode options on iOS
San Francisco, March 29: To facilitate an even darker theme for the app, micro-blogging site Twitter has added…
Political campaign spends on social media a mystery
New Delhi, March 20 : Despite all the efforts put in place by social media companies to show…
Priyanka Gandhi’s jeans DP sparks Twitter scrutiny
New Delhi, March 14: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s change of display picture on Twitter — from…
Twitter rolling out redesigned camera on its app
San Francisco, March 14 : Microblogging site Twitter is rolling out the redesign of its camera feature that…
Twitter shows billing details for political ads in India
New Delhi, March 12: With social media turning out to be a major battleground for political parties in…
‘Social media should be restricted before voting in India’
New Delhi, March 11 There are over 30 crore monthly active users on Facebook and more than 20…
Parliamentary panel gives Twitter 10 days to reply unanswered questions
New Delhi, Feb 25: Micro-blogging site Twitter has been given 10 days to reply in writing to questions…
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams steps down from board
San Francisco, Feb 23: Twitter co-founder Evan Williams on Friday announced that he is stepping down from the…
Parliamentary panel to summon Facebook, WhatsApp besides Twitter
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Besides Twitter, the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology (IT) will also summon Facebook,…
Average Twitter users more active during disasters: Study
New York, Feb 14 (IANS) Despite the importance placed on celebrity social media influencers with millions of followers,…
Blogger sues Twitter over ban on tweets about transgender people
San Francisco, Feb 13 (IANS) A Canadian gender-politics blogger has filed a lawsuit against Twitter after the microblogging…
Twitter endeavours to protect users from mental, physical threats: Dorsey
San Francisco, Feb 13: Micro-blogging site Twitter is considering ways to restrict mental and physical threats to its…
Working ‘hard’ to expand team to fight misinformation: Twitter India
New Delhi, Feb 12: With Twitter finding itself in the midst of a controversy for not sending its…
Twitter CEO, top officials refuse to appear before Indian Parliamentary Panel
New Delhi, Feb 9: Top Twitter officials, including its CEO have refused to appear before a Parliamentary Committee that had…
Ahead of Parliamentary hearing, Twitter says fighting political bias in India
New Delhi, Feb 8: Geared up to face a 31-member Parliamentary panel hearing on February 11, Twitter on…
Twitter says will stop reporting monthly active users
The monthly active users, however, fell to 321 million in the fourth quarter from 326 million in the third quarter.
Discussion on with government on ‘bias’ allegations: Twitter India
New Delhi, Feb 6: After a parliamentary panel summoned Twitter for alleged bias against “right-wing” accounts as general…
BSP Chief Mayawati gets active on Twitter
Lucknow, Feb 6: In a sign that she is ready to embrace changing times and politics, Bahujan Samaj…
Rahul’s tweet most re-tweeted during Interim Budget
"Five years of your incompetence and arrogance has destroyed the lives of our farmers. Giving them Rs 17 a day is an insult to everything they stand and work for,"
Pro-Khalistani group demonstrated in US, Twitter suspends account of SFJ
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 27 : The demonstration by pro-Khalistan Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) outside the Indian Embassy in…
Facebook, Twitter face action over legal violations in Russia
Moscow, Jan 22: Accusing Facebook and Twitter of defying the law of the land, the Russian government has…
Twitter accounts still vulnerable, say experts
Insinia recommended that users should remove their phone number from the Twitter account untill the bug is fixed.
Twitter warns ‘unusual activity’ from hackers in China, Saudi Arabia
San Francisco, Dec 18: Twitter has warned of “unusual activity” from state-sponsored actors based in China and Saudi Arabia…
Account removal, information requests up from India: Twitter
New Delhi, Dec 14 : The Indian government made information requests for 355 Twitter accounts in the January-June…
MeToo topped Instagram’s advocacy hashtags with 1.5 mn usage in 2018
The game Fortnite also saw explosive growth with #fortnite being the fastest growing hashtag globally.
Twitter to live stream Everest Premier League playoffs
New Delhi, Dec 7 : The 2018 edition of the Everest Premier League will feature talent from around…
Twitter bans far-right activist for violating rules
San Francisco, Nov 23: Twitter has permanently banned far-right activist Laura Loomer for her tweet criticising Ilhan Omar,…
US tech giants promise tougher action to fight fake news in India
Ahead of the 2019 general elections in India, Facebook was teaming up with global news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) to do fact checking, Khanduri said.
Twitter records 1.2 mn tweets related to Assembly elections
New Delhi, Nov 10: As the nation gears up for the Assembly polls in Chattisgarh, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan…
Twitter considers removing ‘Like’ button but not so soon
San Francisco, Oct 30: Twitter has confirmed it was considering removing the heart-shaped ‘Like’ button after its CEO…
Tweet against ex-Navy Chief over misuse of jawans :Defence Ministry spokesperson sent on leave
New Delhi, Oct 26 Defence Ministry spokesperson Swarnashree Rao Rajashekar was on Friday sent on leave after she…
Biased Twitter has removed people from my account, says Trump
Oct 26 : President Donald Trump on Friday accused Twitter of deleting large swaths of his followers from…
Twitter lost 9 mn users in Q3: Report
San Francisco, Oct 26: Twitter has lost nine million users during the third quarter of the current fiscal, its…
Sonam Kapoor goes off Twitter, says it’s too negative
Mumbai, Oct 6: Bollywood’s fashionista Sonam Kapoor Ahuja has taken a break from the micro-blogging site Twitter as…
Twitter steps up fight against fake accounts
San Francisco, Oct 2: To further protect the integrity of elections, Twitter on Tuesday said it will now…
Swara Bhasker slams Vivek Agnihotri for abusive tweet
Mumbai, Sep 11: Actress Swara Bhasker has slammed filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri for his “hateful and insensitive” tweet targeting…
Zuckerberg ‘Twitter account’ pledges $5 million for Pakistan dam
Islamabad, Sep 10 : An imposter, claiming to be Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, has pledged, on microbloging site…
Twitter India partners White Swan Foundation, unveils special emoji
New Delhi, Sep 10: In a bid to raise awareness on suicide prevention in India, Twitter India on Monday…
TWITTER NOW ALLOWS AUDIO-ONLY BROADCASTS on IOS
Twitter has launched an audio-only broadcasting feature so your followers can hear, but not see you. The new…
Shahid Kapoor’s Twitter, Instagram accounts hacked
Mumbai, Sep 6: A day after Shahid Kapoor became a father for the second time, the actor’s Twitter…
Foreign interference in US Polls : Facebook, Twitter face questions from the Justice Dept
Washington, Sep 6 : Facebook and Twitter will now face questions from the Justice Department (DOJ) over allegations…
Twitter India head resigns , Balaji Krish new interim chief
New Delhi, Sep 5: Taranjeet Singh, who was elevated as Twitter’s Country Director for India in May 2017, has…
MP Congress asks candidates to have 15,000 likes on their Facebook page
Bhopal, Sep 3: Ahead of Assembly Elections, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee wrote a letter to ticket aspirants asking…
Twitter announces new policy, certification process for advertisements in US
San Francisco, Aug 31: In a bid to tackle political interference on its platform, Twitter rolled out a…
Fake News Row: Donal Trump warns Google, Facebook and Twitter
San Francisco, Aug 29: US President Donald Trump warned to Google and social media giants Facebook and Twitter over…
Twitter removes key features in third-party apps
San Francisco, Aug 17: Aiming to deliver better experiences for its users, Mirco blogging platform Twitter has removed support…
Twitter threatened with shutdown in Pakistan
Islamabad, Aug 16: Micro-blogging platform Twitter has been asked by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to comply with…
Akshay Kumar’s ‘Gold’ gets a Twitter emoji
Mumbai, Aug 10: Twitter on Friday launched a special emoji for Akshay Kumar’s forthcoming film “Gold.” Twitter came out…
Twitteraties unable to automatically post tweets to Facebook
San Francisco, Aug 3: With Facebook cutting off access to its API platform for hundreds of thousands of apps,…
Twitter kills 143,000 apps, charts new rules for developers
San Francisco, July 25 : Twitter removed more than 143,000 apps between April and June which violated its policies,…
Why Twitter won’t ban Trump even after threatening Iran
San Francisco, July 24 : US President Donald Trump is unlikely to get the boot from Twitter even…
Twitter bans Russia-linked accounts following US indictments
San Francisco, July 15 :In response to the US’ indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officers for hacking…
Big B loses over 4 lakh followers on Twitter, SRK, Salman over 3 lakh
Mumbai, July 14: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s extended family on Twitter dropped by over 424,000, while Shah Rukh Khan’s…
PM Narendra Modi loses nearly 3 lakh followers on Twitter
New Delhi, July 13: As Twitter began removing inactive and locked accounts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lost…
You will lose some of your Twitter followers
New Delhi, July 12: Twitter has announced it will remove locked accounts — which are disabled owing to suspicious…
John Cena shares SRK’s quote, King Khan thanks him for ‘spreading the goodness’
New Delhi, July 10: Hollywood actor and WWE star John Cena is known for sharing inspiring quotes on…
Twitter suspends around 70 million spam accounts in two months
California, July 7: In a bid to curb the flow of misinformation on the platform, Twitter has suspended…
Twitter goes after spams and trolls, some users to lose followers
San Francisco, June 27: To address the problem of increasing spam accounts and trolls on its platform, Twitter has…
‘Twitter Media’, a new home for publishers, is here
San Francisco, June 20: In an apparent attempt to get close to publishers, Twitter has launched “Twitter Media” —…
Anti-Islam Tweet: JW Marriott sacks Chef Atul Kochhar
New Delhi, June 13: Dubai’s JW Marriott Marquis Hotel on Wednesday sacked Chef Atul Kochhar over his controversial Anti-Islam Tweet. The…
Twitter to revive accounts suspended by age restriction
San Francisco, June 13: Twitter has announced to reinstate those accounts that were locked down owing to age restriction…
After being trolled, Raveena Tandon defends farmers’ protest remark
New Delhi, June 5: Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon on Tuesday justified her stance on farmers’ protests and said…
Congress accuses Modi government of trying to snoop on citizens
New Delhi, June 2: Congress has accused the Modi government of trying to invade the privacy of people…
Twitter users who joined before age 13 facing ban, Claims Report
San Francisco, May 31: After the European Union’s new data privacy regulations came into effect on May 25, Twitter…
Twitter introduces new guidelines for political ads
San Francisco, May 25: Twitter has announced new guidelines for political advertisements on its platform, asking advertisers who…
Happiness, peace to all: B-town celebs wishes fans on Ramadan
Mumbai, May 17: Celebrities in the Hindi film industry have wished all their fans lots of happiness and peace…
Twitter saw over 30 lakh tweets related to Karnataka polls
PM Narendra Modi emerged as the most mentioned personality on Twitter, while former CM Siddaramaiah was the most mentioned candidate on Twitter.
J&K Police book one more for hate tweets
Srinagar, May 14: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday booked another person for posting abusive comments on the microblogging…
Rape, death threats cannot be allowed on Twitter: Farhan Akhtar
Mumbai, May 11: Filmmaker-actor Farhan Akhtar has taken a jibe at the management at Twitter and said rape and…
Bug found, Twitter asks all users to change password
San Francisco/New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Twitter has urged its 336 million users to change their passwords after…
Bug found, Twitter asks 336mn users to change password
San Francisco/New Delhi, May 4: It is time to change your Twitter password now as the micro-blogging platform has…
Amitabh Bachchan questions Twitter over ‘constant’ followers
Mumbai, May 3: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, one of the most widely followed Indian celebrities on Twitter, has questioned the…
Twitter also sold data to Cambridge Analytica researcher
London, April 30: After the Facebook data scandal, it has now come to notice that Twitter had also sold…
We don’t discriminate: Ola to VHP man who cancelled cab as driver was Muslim
New Delhi, April 23: Taxi aggregator Ola Cabs on Sunday gave a thoughtful reply to a man, claiming…
Twitter suffers another worldwide outage
San Francisco, April 21: For the second time this week, Twitter users around world faced difficulties in sharing their…
Kapil Sharma’s language sad reflection of his mind: Hansal Mehta
Mumbai, April 7: National Award winning director Hansal Mehta says the “offensive and abusive” language used by comedian-actor Kapil…
Kapil Sharma confesses writing abusive tweets
Mumbai, April 7: Actor-comedian Kapil Sharma has agreed that he wrote offensive and abusive posts on his Twitter page.…
Account was hacked, says Kapil Sharma on offensive tweets
Mumbai, April 6: After a slew of offensive and abusive posts from his Twitter page left fans surprised on…
Account removal requests jump from India: Twitter
New Delhi, April 6: Between July and December 2017, the Indian government made 315 Twitter account information requests, up…
Hardik Pandya denies disrespecting Ambedkar
New Delhi, March 23: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Thursday denied that he had posted derogatory comments against legendary…
Twitter’s chief information security officer quits
San Francisco, March 22: As tech companies reel under mounting pressure to prevent their platforms from data breach…
Twitter likely to ban cryptocurrency ads, claims Report
"Twitter may also ban all ads for cryptocurrency exchanges, with some limited exceptions, when the policy is launched," the report claimed.
Rahul Gandhi’s twitter handle changes
New Delhi, March 17: The official Twitter handle of Congress Party president Rahul Gandhi has been changed. As…
Air India’s Twitter hacked, restored ; probe underway
New Delhi, March 15: The official Twitter handle of National carrier Air India has been restored after it was…
Reports claiming top Indian leaders have fake followers deeply flawed: Twitter
A recent "Twitter Audit" report claimed that Modi, Gandhi, BJP President Amit Shah and others lead the list of leaders with fake followers globally.
Kandy riots: Sri Lanka government blocks social media
Colombo, March 7: The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday blocked social media networks, such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Viber…
Amitabh Bachchan starts following Congress leaders on Twitter, fuels speculation
New Delhi, Feb 22: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has started following some senior Congress leaders on Twitter of late,…
Amitabh Bachchan meets Twitter officials
Mumbai, Feb 19: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who threatened to quit Twitter after losing followers earlier this month, met some…
Watch: SRK goes underwater to thank 33 million fans
Mumbai, Feb 12: When the Baadshah of Bollywood has something to say to his fans, he does it with…
Renuka Chowdhury moves privilege notice in RS against Rijiju for objectionable post
New Delhi, Feb 9: Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury on Friday filed a privilege motion in the Rajya Sabha…
Anupam Kher, Ram Madhav’s Twitter accounts temporarily shut down
New Delhi, Feb 6: Twitter has temporarily shut down the accounts of veteran actor Anupam Kher, RSS leader and…
Amitabh Bachchan decides to leave Twitter as SRK scores 32.9 Mn followers
New Delhi, Feb 1: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has decided to quit Twitter after his fan following from 33…
From emoji to livestreams, Twitter gears up for ‘Auto Expo 2018’
The "Auto Expo-The Motor Show 2018" is scheduled to be held at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida from February 9-14.
Firm selling fake Twitter followers to be probed
New York, Jan 29: New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced a probe into digital marketing company called…
Twitter launches ‘India Gate’ emoji ahead of Republic Day
New Delhi, Jan 24: Twitter on Wednesday launched a special #RepublicDay emoji ahead of Republic Day celebrations in the…
Twitter to act only if Donald Trump tweets personal information
London, Jan 10: If US President Donald Trump tweets anyone’s personal information, Twitter will caution him to delete that…
Twitter explains why it won’t block Donald Trump
San Francisco, Jan 6: Once again sidestepping whether Donald Trump’s tweets violates its terms of service, the micro-blogging platform…
Why Twitter did not block Donald Trump after ‘nuclear button’ threat
San Francisco, Jan 4: Twitter is not blocking US President Donald Trump for his “nuclear button” tweet that stormed…
Shah Rukh Khan scores 32 mn Twitter followers, thanks fans for love
Mumbai, Jan 2: The Badshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, who unveiled the teaser of his upcoming film Zero…
Fake news inquiry: Facebook, Twitter face sanctions in Britain
London, Dec 29: Facebook and Twitter have been warned of sanctions if they fail to provide all the necessary…
Researchers use Twitter, AI to develop flood warning system
London, Dec 26: Researchers are combining Twitter, citizen science and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to develop an early-warning system…
Twitter to begin penalising hateful, abusive accounts: Report
San Francisco, Dec 18: Aimed at reducing hateful content on its platform, Twitter will start penalising accounts from Monday…
Twitter makes ‘Moments’ feature available to all across India
New Delhi, Dec 15: Following Instagram and Snapchat “stories” feature, micro-blogging website Twitter on Friday made its “Moments” feature…
Twitter launches live stream of Gujarat assembly elections
New Delhi, Dec 14: Social media giant Twitter on Wednesday announced that it will live stream the conversations related…
Now users can follow hashtags on Instagram
Fancisco, Dec 13: Following Twitter’s footsteps of searching hashtags, popular photo-sharing app Instagram on Wednesday introduced a similar feature…
Twitter introduces new ‘thread’ feature to string tweets together
San Francisco, Dec 13: Days after increasing the character limit in a tweet, Twitter has found a new…
Amitabh Bachchan reaches a collective 80 million followers
Mumbai, Dec 11: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has reached a collective of 80 million followers on his social media platforms. …
Twitter users liking longer tweets more
San Francisco, Dec 9: Twitter’s decision to do away with the 140-character limit a month ago seems to…
Obama’s tweet most-liked ever, Trump has none
San Francisco, Dec 6: Although US President Donald Trump creates a lot of buzz on Twitter round the clock…
Australia to scrutinise Facebook, Google
Sydney, Dec 4: After the US and Europe, now Australia will examine the impact of prominent digital platforms such…
Twitter stands by Trump’s anti-Muslim tweets
San Francisco, Dec 2: Taking US President Donald Trump’s side once again, Twitter has retracted its previous explanation for…
Twitter blocks New York Times account, restores later
New York, Nov 27: Micro-blogging site Twitter blocked a New York Times account for almost 24 hours last weekend, citing…
Twitter to remove verification badge if users flout rules
San Francisco, Nov 16: Twitter has announced to remove verification badges from users who violate its rules, adding that…
Twitter doubles length of user display names to 50 characters
San Francisco, Nov 11: In yet another overhaul within a week, Twitter has doubled the length of users’ display…
Twitter suspends blue check mark verifications
San Francisco, Nov 10: Twitter has suspended its account verification exercise — a process that gives public figures on…
Twitter rolls out 280-character limit to all users
San Francisco, Nov 8: After running a successful trial with few users, Twitter has finally rolled out its new…
Mamata Banerjee calls note ban a ‘disaster’, asks Twiterrati to use black DP on Nov 8
New Delhi, Nov 6: Describing the Narendra Modi government’s demonetisation move a “disaster”, West Bengal chief minister Mamata…
Now, children under 13 cannot join Facebook and Twitter
London, Nov 5: Under a new legislation to be debated in the UK’s House of Lords later this week,…
PV Sindhu slams IndiGo Airlines over ‘rude behaviour’ by its employee
Mumbai, Nov 4: India’s ace badminton player and Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu on Saturday took to…
Safeguards taken after Trump account outage: Twitter
Washington, Nov 4: Security measures have been taken in response to a brief shutdown of US President Donald Trump’s…