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Mastodon: Know everything about the platform hailed as Twitter alternative

Before Musk completed the Twitter acquisition on Oct. 27, Mastodon's growth averaged 60-80 new users an hour, according to the widely-cited Mastodon Users account

Twitter: Mastodon, Tumblr, other alternatives that users are turning to

Launched in 2016, Mastodon is an open source software for a decentralized social network, with several features that are similar to Twitter

Twitter tells advertisers its user growth at all-time high under Musk

Twitter last reported 237.8 million mDAUs and a 16.6 per cent annual growth for its second quarter

Why Musk's takeover of Twitter and the layoffs will shrink free speech

Musk's vision for Twitter is not particularly complex. He views it as a software platform first, and only then as a social network

Elon Musk tells Twitter followers to vote for Republicans in US midterms

His tweets were slammed by many of his followers

Mass layoffs at Twitter: Pause ads, agencies in India advise clients

IPG, Dentsu have informally spoken to their advertisers

After firing half of Twitter's workers, Musk now asks some to return

Some of those who are being asked to return were laid off by mistake, according to two people familiar with the moves

Bengaluru Court asks Twitter to block Congress, Bharat Jodo Yatra accounts

Order follows a copyright infringement case filed by MRT Music, which said both accounts illegally used sound recordings of the film KGF-Chapter 2

Elon Musk's Indian-origin adviser defends $8 fee for Blue tick verification

In his Twitter thread, he further mentioned that charging for blue tick would bring consistency to the platform

Why pay $8 when you get everything free on our platform: Koo co-founder

In a Q&A, Aprameya Radhakrishna, who is also the CEO of the made-in-India microblogging platform, says Koo is even open to hiring those Twitter sacked and that verification on Koo is free for life

LIVE: Court orders blocking Congress' Twitter for copyright infringement

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How to apply for Twitter blue tick: Step-by-step guide on verifying account

Users who get verified on Twitter receive a blue checkmark next to their name. The blue tick tells people that an account of public interest is authentic and is not a spammer, troll, or bot

Twitter fires more than 90% of India staff, leaving just a dozen

India is a key growth engine for global internet companies such as Twitter, Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google, which are relying on its large potential pool of new online users

We condemn the decision, says Ashwini Vaishnaw on Twitter firings

According to sources, the hit was even more strident in India, as nearly 180 of its 230 employees were given the pink slip with immediate effect

'$8 for all': Elon Musk on fees for blue-tick Twitter verification

'Power to the people', says social media platform about subscription for verified status

Musk warns impersonating Twitter accounts may lead to permanent suspension

Over the weekend, several Twitter accounts had changed their name to "Elon Musk" or to usernames that suggested those handles were of the tech billionaire

Twitter delays launch of Blue subscription service after US midterms

Twitter has delayed the roll out of its much-anticipated Blue subscription service with verification tag for $8 after the US midterm elections on Tuesday, the media reported.

Elon Musk suspends comedian Kathy Griffin's Twitter account permanently

Griffin had changed her profile name to Musk, following which she seems to have been promptly banned from the social media site, as per Fox news reports.

Is Elon Musk rewriting the HR rulebook at Twitter?

Elon Musk is facing backlash for unceremoniously expelling so many employees from Twitter. Is Musk setting a new trend where owners can brush aside the HR rulebook and write their own edicts?

Top headlines: Meta prepares for mass-layoff, Musk calls back fired workers

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