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Twitter risks drawing more fines after firings shrink compliance teams

A data governance committee that had overseen Twitter's compliance with a Federal Trade Commission consent decree ceased to exist after two of its members were fired and three others resigned

Elon Musk's 'Twitter Files' details censorship, suppression of information

Musk tweeted a link to the account of independent journalist who began posting a series of tweets revealing the inner story about the decision behind the censorship of Hunter Biden's laptop story

Elon Musk suspends rapper Kanye West from Twitter for violating rules

Elon Musk said Twitter will again lock rapper Kanye West, who goes by Rapper Ye handle on the platform, for violating rules against incitement

House Judiciary Republicans delete Kanye tweet after antisemitic rant

"Kanye. Elon. Trump," the tweet appeared to be a statement of support for the rapper after he was suspended from Instagram and Twitter for several antisemitic posts

Elon Musk warned by EU official to keep Putin's propaganda off Twitter

Failing to take on fake or misleading content online could "lead to the very quick abuse" of Twitter, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova, said

Musk-led Twitter bans over 44,000 accounts for policy violations in India

Twitter banned 44,611 accounts promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity in India between September 26 and October 25, as Elon Musk took over

Twitter to show you more tweets from people you don't follow: Report

Twitter will now show you more tweets from people you don't follow, as Elon Musk continues to tinker with the platform inorder to woo more users and make more money.

Elon Musk says Apple never considered removing Twitter from App Store

On Monday, Musk had accused Apple of threatening to block Twitter from its app store

EU warns Elon Musk to beef up Twitter controls ahead of new rules

A top European Union official warned Elon Musk on Wednesday that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc. Thierry Breton, the EU's commissioner for digital policy, told the billionaire Tesla CEO that the social media platform will have to significantly increase efforts to comply with the new rules, known as the Digital Services Act, set to take effect next year. The two held a video call to discuss Twitter's preparedness for the law, which will require tech companies to better police their platforms for material that, for instance, promotes terrorism, child sexual abuse, hate speech and commercial scams. It's part of a new digital rulebook that has made Europe the global leader in the push to rein in the power of social media companies, potentially setting up a clash with Musk's vision for a more unfettered ...

Musk starts restoring 62k suspended Twitter accounts as 'Big Bang' process

Elon Musk has started reinstating nearly 62,000 suspended Twitter accounts with more than 10,000 followers

Elon Musk delays paid verification launch to avoid Apple's 30% cut

When Twitter's new Blue subscription arrives on iOS, it might not be offered as an in-app purchase to avoid Apple's 30 per cent cut of App Store purchases

Twitter ends enforcement of Covid misinformation policy, raises concerns

Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus. Eagle-eyed users spotted the change Monday night, noting that a one-sentence update had been made to Twitter's online rules: "Effective November 23, 2022, Twitter is no longer enforcing the COVID-19 misleading information policy. By Tuesday, some Twitter accounts were testing the new boundaries and celebrating the platform's hands-off approach, which comes after Twitter was purchased by Elon Musk. "This policy was used to silence people across the world who questioned the media narrative surrounding the virus and treatment options," tweeted Dr. Simone Gold, a physician and leading purveyor of COVID-19 misinformation. "A win for free speech and medical freedom!" Twitter's decision to no longer remove false claims about the safety of .

Elon Musk threatens war with Apple, jeopardizing vital relationship

In his usual satire, Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday accused the American tech giant "Apple" of threatening to withhold Twitter from its App store without disclosing the reason behind the action.In a tweet, Musk wrote, "Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won't tell us why," as he ridiculed the decision of the gadget-making company.Elon Musk has been trying to revamp Twitter ever since he took control of the microblogging site.The previous week, Musk announced a new Twitter policy and said that the social media platform will no longer promote tweets containing hate speech or otherwise "negative" content.In a tweet, he said that "New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach." He also informed that Twitter will demonetize and not promote tweets containing hate speech or otherwise "negative" content."New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach.Negative/hate tweets will be max deboosted & demonetized, so no

Microblogging site Twitter may increase character limit from 280 to 1000

The character limit has been one of the prime differences between Twitter and other social media services

Twitter rolls out update to better identify 'low quality' Community Notes

The latest update will better identify and lock out more contributors who aren't writing helpful content

MF route to buy a Merc? Senior executive's comment starts Twitter debate

Spotlight turns on why middle class Indians use SIP for securing their financial goals

We're keeping a close eye on Twitter under Elon Musk: White House

The White House is keeping a "close eye" on Elon Musk-led Twitter and will not allow the platform to incite violence against individual communities, as the world's richest man vouched for free speech

Trump's legal battle against Twitter lingers even after Musk reinstates him

Trump has no plan to withdraw his appeal of a May ruling that dismissed his challenge to the company's decision to ban him from Twitter after the Jan. 6 US Capitol Attack

Data of 5.4 million users exposed online as Musk reveals Twitter 2.0

As Elon Musk goes gaga over Twitter 2.0 which will be the 'Everything App', at least 5.4 million Twitter user records, stolen via an internal bug, have been leaked online on a hacker forum.

Twitter CEO Musk says will 'look into' way to recover old Vine videos

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that he will "look into" a way to recover old videos of the micro-blogging site's short-form video application, Vine