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Meta tests way to add up to 5 profiles via single account, says Official

Tech giant Meta has confirmed that it is testing a way for users to have up to five separate profiles tied to a single account

Fugitive Lalit Modi announces courtship with actress Sushmita Sen

Lalit Modi shared the news on social media with a series of pictures on Twitter, calling Sushmita Sen his "better half"

Twitter begins testing custom-built timelines to streamline conversations

Micro-blogging site Twitter has begun testing a potential new feature "custom-built timelines," beginning first with one focused on The Bachelorette.

Kids, teens spending more time on TikTok than YouTube globally: Report

The TikTok phenomenon began in June 2020 when it started to outrank YouTube in terms of the average minutes per day of watch time by people ages 4 through 18

Hijab protests: Iranian women publicly remove veils to raise their voices

For months, protests against the hijab have been gaining traction in Iran. Human rights foundations had urged women to use '#No2Hijab' on social media, along with the videos

New IT Act may bring in deliberate misinformation, doxxing as offences

The law may have provisions for net neutrality, data privacy, and algorithmic accountability of social media platforms. It will focus on 'user harms' specific to the online world.

Twitter launches Unmentioning feature allowing users to quit conversations

The platform has deployed several features to keep mentions civil, including an anti-harassment Safety Mode

Sit back, relax, and let your Instagram make money for you

AI-driven Fashion-Tech product that automatically turns creators' social media profiles into shoppable stores

Govt may ask Twitter, Facebook to explain low compliance to notices: Report

The IT ministry will review actions taken by significant social media intermediaries, both voluntarily and in response to official notices in India as well as other nations

How Elon Musk damaged Twitter and left it worse off after ending deal

Now, as Mr. Musk, a billionaire, tries to back out of the blockbuster deal, he is inexorably leaving Twitter worse off than it was when he said he would buy it

Twitter vows legal fight after Elon Musk pulls out of $44 bn deal

Twitter's chairman, Bret Taylor, said on the micro-blogging platform that the board planned to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement

Elon Musk's $44-billion Twitter deal in 'serious jeopardy': Report Agencies

The deal was already in unce­rtain territory, according to Musk, after he demanded more inform­ation on the percentage of spam accounts on the platform

Ankiti Bose steps down from Zilingo board, was fired from firm in May

Bose was fired from the Singapore-based B2B e-commerce startup company on May 20 on grounds of financial irregularities

Why is there a growing unease between the govt and Big Tech in India?

India is seeing yet another showdown between Twitter and regulators. The microblogging site has challenged the government's directives asking it to take down certain posts. Why is this growing unease?

'Take it down': Indian requests to social media firms at record highs

Twitter got the largest rise in government demand about content compared to the pre-pandemic period

Twitter tests new customised timelines curated by 3rd-party services

According to references on Twitter's now-deleted help page, these curated feeds will display content based on interests and events

TikTok to restrict livestreams to viewers who are 18 years and above

The select users in the testing period can toggle the "mature themes" button to restrict their livestreaming to adults only

'Ecosystem being created in world, India to make social media accountable'

Calling social media a "very powerful medium," Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that how to make it accountable is a "very valid question" and that an ecosystem is being created across the globe and in India for the same. Self-regulation is a first step in the direction of making social media accountable, followed by industry regulation, and then government regulations, said the Union Minister of Railways, Communication and Electronics & Information Technology. "Social media is a very powerful medium. Social media has a big influence on our lives. How to make it accountable has become a very valid question across the globe. All across the globe, countries and societies are moving in the direction of making social media accountable," he said while interacting with media persons on the sideline of a programme. Queried on ways to make social media accountable, the minister said the first step is self-regulation. "Any such content that creates a harmful impact on ...

Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai slammed after 'Kaali' seen smoking in poster

Manimekalai shared a poster where Goddess Kaali was seen smoking in the background and was also seen holding a pride flag of the LGBTQ community

New IT rules likely to impact ease of business in India, says report

Study says proposal to trace origin of a message on social media platforms is technologically unfeasible