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Social media has enabled voices of outsiders to be heard, says Tharoor

Social media has enabled the voices of the outsider to be heard in a system dominated by elites and made government institutions more accountable, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said here on Friday. Speaking during a debate on 'Social Media Strengthens Democracy' at the Tata Literature Festival, he said social media gives voice to the voiceless and this can be seen in the way popular protests have been organized in many countries in recent times. Mobilisation through social media helped usher in democracy in a country like Tunisia, Tharoor said. He also pointed out how social media was used by pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, and how it helped movements like Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street and agitations for abortion rights in the US and anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protest in India. Social media has permitted the outsider also to be heard in the narrative that has traditionally been dominated by elites, insiders and for the first time the outsider gets to have

Twitter bankruptcy possible if cash burn doesn't stop, Musk tells employees

Confidence in the company has eroded so rapidly that, even before Musk's bankruptcy comments, some funds were offering to buy the loans for as little as 60 cents on the dollar

Twitter's gray 'official' labels return for some prominent accounts

Twitter is once again adding gray official labels to some prominent accounts. The company, in its second chaotic week after billionaire Elon Musk took over, had rolled out the labels earlier this week, only to kill them a few hours later. But on Thursday night they were back again, at least for some accounts including Twitter's own, as well as big companies like Amazon, Nike and Coca-Cola. Some media companies, such as The New York Times and The New Yorker also had the labels as of 9 pm Pacific time, while others, like The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times, did not. Celebrities, some of whom have been impersonated this week since Musk began overhauling Twitter's blue check verification system, also did not appear to be getting the official label. Twitter began offering a subscription service this week that for USD 8 a month gets anyone who wants without actual verification the blue check mark that previously was given to prominent accounts to prevent impersonation.

Twitter Blue 'verification' rolled out in India, to cost Rs 719 per month

On November 1, Musk said that the subscription pack would be 'adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity'

I will remove all legacy blue badges in coming months, says Elon Musk

The new Twitter CEO also said that going forward, accounts engaged in parody must include 'parody' in their name, not just in bio

Twitter's big headache: Brand impostors thanks to the $8 verification

Users started creating accounts pretending to be major brands and politicians, fooling users and potentially jeopardizing Twitter's now-shaky reputation with top advertisers

Elon Musk warns of difficult times ahead, forms new cadre at Twitter

New Twitter owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time to prepare them for "difficult times ahead" and ban remote work unless he personally approved it

Meta's Indian employees go all out on Twitter after lay-off email

The number of layoffs in India could not be confirmed

From tweeting to tooting: Two front runners emerge as Twitter alternatives

Two front runners have emerged as alternatives to Twitter in the aftermath of Musk's chaotic takeover, but they're some distance from viably competing with the microblogging site

Twitter alternative Mastodon gains maximum traction after Musk takeover

Mastodon handle includes your full identity, complete with the server name, like @ramkrishna@ mastodon.social

Twitter will add granular details to verified badges, says Elon Musk

"Rollout of new verified Blue is intentionally limited just to iOS in a few countries with very little promotion. As we iron out issues, we will expand worldwide on all platforms," Musk said

Elon Musk's Tesla loses 2 years of gains amid Twitter saga, demand fears

The stock closed down 7.2% at $177.59 in New York on Wednesday, dropping to its lowest since November 2020

Twitter pauses 'official' labels on accounts, impersonation still underway

A tweet from the 'Twitter Support' account read, "We're not currently putting an "Official" label on accounts but we are aggressively going after impersonation and deception."

Twitter abruptly scraps gray 'Official' verification badge within hours

Musk said that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months

Twitter adds 'Official' label for PM Modi, some other big verified accounts

An 'Official' label has been added to the Twitter handle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some other ministers as the US-based social media platform started rolling out a feature to distinguish between the Twitter Blue account and verified accounts. Modi's verified blue tick Twitter handle @narendramodi was marked 'Official' with a tick mark enclosed in a circle. The same was label was also seen on the Twitter handles of Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and some other ministers. Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, some other opposition party leaders as well as sportspersons like Sachin Tendulkar too were given that label. This is in line with Twitter's just-announced changes for verified accounts, as part of its new USD 8 premium subscription product. The 'Official' label is given for select verified accounts including major media outlets and governments. Twitter official Esther

Facebook parent Meta slashes workforce by 11,000, Zuckerberg takes blame

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says post-Covid scenario didn't meet expectations

Twitter turbulence puts focus on brand security in social media advertising

Focused approach to media targeting, using third-party verification tools among measures advertisers are adopting

Musk's Twitter to introduce 'Official' label for some verified accounts

The lack of ID verification is likely to raise concerns about the possibility of people impersonating public figures

Twitter's $8 Blue service may not affect existing verified accounts

The original plan for the new Blue plan was that users who were already verified should also pay, or lose their Blue Badges after 90 days

User growth at 'all-time highs' under Elon Musk, Twitter tells ad firms

Since the take-private deal closed, Twitter's so-called monetisable daily user (mDAU) growth accelerated to more than 20 per cent