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India among the top four countries that asked Twitter to remove content

India was also among the top nations that asked for Twitter user data last year, according to data shared by the company

Top events that shaped the world

The year 2022 is coming to an end and a lot has happened that shaped the world in the year. Let's have a look at some of these significant events

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India among the top four countries that asked Twitter to remove content

India was also among the top nations that asked for Twitter user data last year, according to data shared by the company

2022 in review: Russia war to COP27, top events that shaped the world

The year 2022 is coming to an end and a lot has happened that shaped the world in the year. Let's have a look at some of these significant events

Twitter tags BBC as 'government funded media', British broadcaster objects

Elon Musk-owned Twitter has labelled the BBC as a "government funded media" on the microblogging site, leading to a sharp reaction from British public broadcaster which on Monday objected to the move. The taxpayer-funded licence fee supported UK media corporation said it has contacted the social media giant over the designation on its @BBC account to resolve the issue "as soon as possible". "The BBC is, and always has been, independent. We are funded by the British public through the licence fee," the BBC statement said. An email exchange with Twitter chief Elon Musk suggests that he is considering providing a label that would link all media organisations to "exact funding sources". "We are aiming for maximum transparency and accuracy. Linking to ownership and source of funds probably makes sense, Musk's email to BBC reads. "I do think media organisations should be self-aware and not falsely claim the complete absence of bias. All organisations have bias, some obviously much more

Twitter situation is very frustrating: Substack CEO site restricts retweets

Musk last week denied that he blocked access to embedding tweets in posts on online publishing platform Substack

Always been independent: BCC as Twitter labels it as 'govt-funded media'

Twitter has not given a definition for what it considers "government-funded media" to constitute

Twitter stops writers from retweeting, liking or replying to Substack links

The Twitter change has become a huge problem for Substack writers, who use the Elon Musk-run platform to promote their newsletters

Weekend Bites: Pause not pivot, GDP, Doge, and litti-chokha for thought

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Twitter to show 50% less ads with better visibility to Blue subscribers

In order to woo more users, Elon Musk-run Twitter will now show at least 50 per cent less ads to Blue subscribers, along with a boost in their visibility on the platform.

Twitter Verified account follows no one, removes 420,000 legacy accounts

Twitter had earlier warned of winding down all the legacy verified accounts from April 1 and even removing the checkmarks for those who still had them but were not paying for Twitter Blue subscription

Vendors sue Twitter for thousands of dollars in unpaid bills

Elon Musk-run Twitter has been sued by a group of vendors who allege that the micro-blogging platform has failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills

Twitter's contract workers sue company over Elon Musk's mass layoffs

The suit was brought on behalf of an unspecified number of workers hired by Twitter through employee staffing company TEKsystems Inc

Elon Musk's month pushing Twitter blue failed to win many subscribers

Musk decided to give some verified users more time to decide whether to pay him

Twitter has not revoked legacy verified blue tick from most accounts

Microblogging platform Twitter has so far not revoked the legacy verified blue tick from most of the accounts that have not paid for subscribing 'Twitter Blue' service. However, some of the organisations in India shared that they have paid for the blue service to maintain the brand reputation on the microblogging platform. Twitter also replaced the blue bird logo with that of Doge meme, a logo used for the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, on its web home page. The value of Dogecoin cryptocurrency rallied after the move. Twitter's owner Musk has invested in Dogecoin. Twitter last month shared that it will begin winding down its legacy verified programme and removing legacy verified checkmarks from April 1. The social media platform has removed the verification batch from the New York Times account. Several celebrities in Western countries Tweeted that they will not pay for the blue tick. Professionals in India shared mixed views. Media organisation Medianama Founder Nikhil Pahwa, who cont

Dogecoin rises as much as 30% as Twitter home button becomes Doge meme

Doge also began to trend on Twitter. The token gave up some gains to trade 8.6% higher at 11 a.m. in London