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Twitter adds new feature for iOS users to see bookmark counts on tweets

Everyone on the platform can see bookmark counts on tweets, whether they are the author or the reader

Twitter a foreign entity, can't seek protection under Art 19: Centre to HC

The Centre has submitted to the Karnataka High Court that microblogging platform Twitter cannot take protection under Article 19 of the Constitution which ensures freedom of speech and expression

Elon Musk mocks Meta as 'copy cat' for planning to launch Twitter-rival

Recently, it was reported that Meta is building a dedicated Twitter-like social media application for people to post text-based updates

I am open to buying collapsed Silicon Valley Bank, says Elon Musk

Twitter boss Elon Musk on Saturday said that he is open to the idea of buying the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and turning it into a digital bank

Facebook parent Meta building a Twitter-like social media application

Meta is reportedly building a dedicated Twitter-like social media application for people to post text-based updates

Twitterati slams Bharat Matrimony over new Holi video advertisement

Twitter users called out against the matrimonial website for hurting religious sentiments, and linking a festival with an important issue

FTC intensifies probe into Twitter's privacy practices after mass layoffs

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Elon Musk's mass layoffs at Twitter and trying to obtain his internal communications as part of ongoing oversight into the social media company's privacy and cybersecurity practices, according to documents described in a congressional report. The FTC has been watching the company for years since Twitter agreed to a 2011 consent order alleging serious data security lapses. But the agency's concerns spiked with the tumult that followed Musk's Oct. 27 takeover of the company. The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee published excerpts from the FTC's letters Tuesday as part of a report alleging that the agency was overreaching to harass Elon Musk's Twitter." The House said the requests amounted to a deluge of "demands about its personnel decisions in each of the company's departments, every internal communication relating to Elon Musk and even Twitter's interactions with journalists" who Musk's team allowed to see certain employee email

Twitter CEO Musk apologizes after mocking specially abled laid-off employee

If you're not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back if you want it. Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work only to find himself locked out, along with 200 others. He might have figured, as others before him have in the chaotic months of layoffs and firings since Elon Musk took over the company, that he was out of a job. Instead, after nine days of no answer from Twitter as to whether or not he was still employed, Thorleifsson decided to tweet at Musk to see if he could catch the billionaire's attention and get an answer to his Schrdinger's job situation. "Maybe if enough people retweet you'll answer me here?" he wrote on Monday. Eventually, he got his answer after a surreal Twitter exchange with Musk, who proceeded to quiz him about his work, question his disability and need for accommodations (Thorleifsson, who goes by "Halli," h

Musk engages in heated exchange with ex-Twitter employee; apologises later

It started when Haraldur Thorleifsson sought clarity on whether the company had fired him or not. Musk replied with mocking replies and talked about Thorleifsson's disability openly

Twitter may break-even on cash-flow basis soon, says CEO Elon Musk

The company has been working on making its advertising more relevant, said Musk, speaking at a Morgan Stanley conference in San Francisco on Tuesday

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Twitter breaks for millions as only one engineer left handling crucial APIs

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Twitter did not appear before Review Committee over takedown orders: Centre

The Central government on Monday submitted its arguments against the petition challenging the blocking orders filed by Twitter in the Karnataka High Court. Additional Solicitor General R Sankaranarayanan placed the arguments before the single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit. On behalf of Twitter, senior advocates Arvind Datar and Ashok Haranahalli had presented the arguments in December 2022. The arguments for the Central government was delayed due to time sought by the Centre's counsels. The ASG informed the court on Monday that Twitter had not appeared before the Review Committee to challenge the blocking orders but instead approached the High Court. The Central government submitted details of the responsibilities of intermediaries like Twitter and the difference between the laws regarding intermediaries in India and the United Kingdom. The court was also given details of the account holders whose Twitter handles were blocked for objectionable content. The format of the

Twitter can no longer protect you from trolling, abuse and fake news

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter last year, there has been a spike in the number of misogynistic and abusive profiles

Ex-Twitter Blue project head breaks silence, days after Musk fired her

Blue product manager Esther Crawford, who shot to fame late last year after a picture of her sleeping in the Twitter office went viral, but was among the around 200 employees laid-off

Twitter no longer able to protect users from trolls as layoffs continue

The BBC investigation also revealed that child sexual exploitation is on the rise on Twitter and not being sufficiently raised with the law enforcement agencies as it used to be earlier

Twitter to soon extend longform tweets, let users post 10K character: Musk

Last month, the company had announced that Blue subscribers in the US can post long tweets of up to 4,000 characters on the platform

Twitter CEO Musk announces roll out of individual DM replies, encryption

Twitter Boss Elon Musk has said that the company is seeking to enable responding to individual direct messages (DM), use any reaction emoji, and encryption on the platform later this month

Journalist says Twitter stole his concept of special tick for state heads

A city-based journalist has filed a complaint of cheating against Twitter and its owner Elon Musk, accusing them of stealing his concept of a new label or 'tick' for the accounts of prominent personalities including heads of state. Twitter assigns a blue tick to ordinary verified accounts, but those of prominent personalities -- such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi or US President Joe Biden -- get a brown tick. In his complaint filed before a magistrate's court in suburban Andheri, journalist Rupesh Singh sought action under Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and the Copyright Act. The complaint was filed on March 1, but the details were available on Friday. Besides Musk, the complaint also named former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari. Being a senior journalist, writer and director, he is very active on Twitter, Singh said in the complaint filed through Advocate Niraj Gupta. He noticed that all verified

Musk led Twittter expands Blue services to 20 more European countries

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has expanded its Blue subscription service to more than 20 countries in Europe