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New social media laws in response to rights violations, says Centre

The Indian government last week released a draft of changes to its IT law that would require companies to "respect the rights accorded to the citizens under the constitution of India"

No data, no deal: Elon Musk warns of junking $44-billion Twitter bid

Says Twitter breaching merger agreement by not giving details on bot accounts

Musk says he may drop Twitter deal if data on fake accounts not provided

This is the first time Musk has threatened to walk away from the $44-bn deal in writing as opposed to airing it on Twitter's social media platform

Musk retracts statement over job cuts, says headcount will increase

Earlier this week, Musk gave an ultimatum to Tesla employees to either return to office or get out, saying they "should pretend to work somewhere else" if they disagree with the company's policy

Govt asks Twitter, YouTube to pull down perfume ad that triggered outrage

The I&B Ministry on Saturday asked Twitter and YouTube to remove from their social media platforms the videos of advertisement of a perfume brand that triggered outrage for "promoting sexual violence against women". In letters to Twitter and YouTube, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the videos were "detrimental to the portrayal of women in the interest of decency and morality" and in violation of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code). The videos of the perfume brand sparked outrage among a large section of social media users, who claimed the advertisement sought to promote sexual violence against women. "It has come to the notice of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting that an inappropriate and derogatory advertisement of a deodorant is circulating on social media. The Ministry has asked Twitter and YouTube to immediately pull down all instances of this advertisement," an official spokesperson said. The ...

Advocacy groups seek to block Musk's $44 bn Twitter takeover deal

Twitter said the waiting period for the deal has expired under the HSR (Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements) Act in the US

Twitter says waiting period for Musk's deal over after being put on hold

Completion of the deal is now subject to remaining customary closing conditions, including approval by Twitter stockholders and the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, Twitter said.

Govt weighs panel to rule on appeals against social media content takedowns

Social media firms are already required to have an in-house grievance redressal officer and designate executives to co-ordinate with law enforcement officials.

Twitter enters restructuring mode, focuses on user growth, says report

As Twitter pauses hiring, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly shifting employees away from audio Spaces, Communities and newsletters verticals for areas that "will have the greatest positive impact to the public conversation".

Twitter to shut down TweetDeck dashboard for Mac application from July 1

Microblogging site Twitter's social media dashboard application for management, TweetDeck, will no longer be available as a standalone Mac app from July 1.

US Supreme Court blocks Texas law targeting social media firms' rules

The US Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law that would ban large social media companies from removing posts based on the views they express

Doomscrolling: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tweets 'word of the era'

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for throwing in rarely-used English words into Twitter lexicon, on Tuesday shared his "word of the era" -- doomscrolling. The man of many words helpfully shared the meaning too. "The act of continuously seeking out and reading bad news," read the meaning posted by the Congress leader. "Word of the Era! Merriam Webster Dictionary says they are watching the increasing use of this term (along with 'doomsurfing'). Increased consumption of predominantly negative news could have psychological ill effects, in addition to causing political depression...," Tharoor tweeted with a screenshot of the word 'doomscrolling' and its meaning. This is not the first time the author-politician-wordsmith has sent Twitterati scurrying for their dictionaries to confirm whether such words indeed exist. Earlier this month, Tharoor took a dig at the Ministry of Railways with a difficult-to-pronounce head-scratcher -- quomodocunquize. "To make money by any means possibl

Twitter has very 'bot-friendly' rules, says Elon Musk amid hold on takeover

While Twitter said in its SEC filing that less than 5 per cent of its monetisable daily active users (mDAUs) are fake, Musk believes the number of bots is four times higher

US SEC questions Musk over late disclosure about his stake in Twitter

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is now after Tesla CEO Elon Musk over late disclosure about his substantial stake in Twitter.

Angel investor accuses ex-Twitter India head of bullying at his startup

As former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari quit Invact Metaversity in just six months of its birth, skeletoone of the angel investors accused him of "lying and bullying"

Elon Musk's Twitter bankers face potential hit on the riskiest debt

The lenders forged a deal based on a maximum interest rate of 11.75 per cent for the $3 billion unsecured portion of the financing package

Elon Musk sued by investors; Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter board

Silver Lake co-CEO fails to garner enough re-election votes

Elon Musk sued by Twitter investors for delayed disclosure of stake

The investors said Musk saved himself $156 million by failing to disclose that he had purchased more than 5% of Twitter by March 14

Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter's board amidst Musk's takeover drama

Dorsey, who is now running financial payments platform Block (earlier Square), said that no one should be the CEO of Twitter

Elon Musk's revised Twitter bid drops margin loan, requires more cash

Elon Musk will provide an additional $6.25 billion in equity financing for the $44 billion buyout