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Twitter Blue plans announced in India: Pay Rs 900 per month for blue tick

To enjoy the benefits, however, users will have to be on the platform for at least 90 days before the date of application

Twitter Blue plans announced in India: Pay Rs 900 per month for blue tick
Updated On : 09 Feb 2023 | 11:32 AM IST

Twitter to be re-enabled in Turkey soon, says Elon Musk amid earthquakes

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has said that the Turkey government has informed the company that access to the microblogging site will be re-enabled shortly

Twitter to be re-enabled in Turkey soon, says Elon Musk amid earthquakes
Updated On : 09 Feb 2023 | 10:32 AM IST

Twitter scrambles to fix meltdown as many unable to tweet after glitch

Many Twitter users found themselves unable to tweet, follow accounts or access their direct messages on Wednesday as the Elon Musk-owned platform experienced a slew of widespread technical problems. "Twitter may not be working as expected for some of you. Sorry for the trouble. We're aware and working to get this fixed," the company tweeted from its "support" account. Further details were unavailable Wednesday afternoon and an email seeking comment from the company's press account went unanswered. Twitter has dissolved its media relations team. Users first noticed the problem when they tried to send tweets and received a message saying they had reached their "tweet limit". While Twitter has for years limited the number of tweets an account can send, it is 2,400 per day or 100 an hour far more than most regular, human-run accounts send on the platform. Accounts also had trouble when they tried to follow another Twitter user, getting a message "You are unable to follow more people

Twitter scrambles to fix meltdown as many unable to tweet after glitch
Updated On : 09 Feb 2023 | 7:39 AM IST

For You tab to stay on users' preferred timeline on Twitter on Android, iOS

Twitter has announced that it will now remember which timeline users were using last and default to it when they open it again, on Android and iOS

For You tab to stay on users' preferred timeline on Twitter on Android, iOS
Updated On : 07 Feb 2023 | 1:32 PM IST

Twitter under Musk not doing enough to curb child abuse content: Reports

The New York Times found images containing 10 child abuse victims in 150 instances across multiple accounts on Twitter

Twitter under Musk not doing enough to curb child abuse content: Reports
Updated On : 07 Feb 2023 | 11:40 AM IST

Top US cybersecurity diplomat Nate Fick's Twitter account hacked

It was not clear who was responsible for the hack or if cyber-criminals posted anything derogatory from his personal account

Top US cybersecurity diplomat Nate Fick's Twitter account hacked
Updated On : 06 Feb 2023 | 11:54 AM IST

Twitter fixes bug that showed users 'this tweet is unavailable': Musk

In December last year, Twitter went down for several users globally including in India, and Musk said that the outage was because of backend changes to make the micro-blogging platform faster

Twitter fixes bug that showed users 'this tweet is unavailable': Musk
Updated On : 06 Feb 2023 | 10:31 AM IST

Twitter to charge $1,000 per month from businesses for their gold badges

The micro-blogging platform has expanded its Blue service subscription service to six more countries, taking the total to 12 where users can subscribe to it

Twitter to charge $1,000 per month from businesses for their gold badges
Updated On : 06 Feb 2023 | 8:59 AM IST

Twitter to enable free write-only API to bots providing good content: Musk

Last week, Twitter announced that it will stop offering free access to its API from February 9 and instead launch a paid version

Twitter to enable free write-only API to bots providing good content: Musk
Updated On : 06 Feb 2023 | 8:59 AM IST

Last 3 months extremely tough, had to save Twitter from bankruptcy: Musk

Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that the past three months have been "extremely tough" as he "had to save Twitter from bankruptcy" while also fulfilling his duties in Tesla and SpaceX. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Musk said that the microblogging site continues to have challenges.Elon Musk tweeted, "Last 3 months were extremely tough, as had to save Twitter from bankruptcy, while fulfilling essential Tesla & SpaceX duties. Wouldn't wish that pain on anyone. Twitter still has challenges, but is now trending to breakeven if we keep at it. Public support is much appreciated!". He tweeted in response to The Wall Street Journal's news article.Musk lamented the company's "massive drop in revenue" just one week after closing the USD 44 billion deal to buy Twitter in October, which he attributed to "activist groups pressuring advertisers," Fox Business reported. Since then, he has made a number of changes on Twitter, as per the news report.Elon Musk has reduced .

Last 3 months extremely tough, had to save Twitter from bankruptcy: Musk
Updated On : 06 Feb 2023 | 7:55 AM IST

Twitter sued by advisory firm for not paying $1.9 mn as Musk deal fees

An advisory firm Innisfree M&A Incorporated has sued Twitter for failing to pay it $1.9 million for services the firm rendered for the $44 billion deal by Elon Musk.

Twitter sued by advisory firm for not paying $1.9 mn as Musk deal fees
Updated On : 05 Feb 2023 | 12:59 PM IST

Elon Musk surprise appearance as high-profile Tesla tweet trial wraps up

A high-profile trial focused on a 2018 tweet about the financing for a Tesla buyout that never happened drew a surprise spectator Friday Elon Musk, the billionaire accused of misleading investors with his usage of the Twitter service he now owns. Musk, the CEO of both Tesla and Twitter, strode into the San Francisco federal courtroom moments before closing arguments from the opposing attorney in the case were scheduled to begin and took a seat alongside his legal team. Like everyone else in the courtroom, he was wearing a mask, as required by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, but briefly dropped it as he chuckled and whispered something to one of his lawyers. Although an August 7, 2018 tweet disclosing he had funding secured " is the at the center of the trial, Musk wasn't required to show up for Friday's proceedings. His presence in court while he is trying to reverse huge losses at Twitter and overseeing Tesla amid stiffening competition underscores the importance of the trial's ..

Elon Musk surprise appearance as high-profile Tesla tweet trial wraps up
Updated On : 03 Feb 2023 | 11:34 PM IST

Twitter to share ad revenue with some content creators, says Musk

Musk, however, did not give details about the portion of revenue that would be shared with users

Twitter to share ad revenue with some content creators, says Musk
Updated On : 03 Feb 2023 | 11:16 PM IST

Here's all you need to know about Twitter's various kinds of ticks, labels

Users are aware of the Blue-tick on Twitter which was reserved for active and prominent users on the platform that Twitter counts as "notable" profiles

Here's all you need to know about Twitter's various kinds of ticks, labels
Updated On : 03 Feb 2023 | 6:28 PM IST

Twitter expands Blue subscription service to 6 more countries: Reports

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has expanded its Blue service subscription service to six more countries, taking the total to 12 where users can subscribe to it.

Twitter expands Blue subscription service to 6 more countries: Reports
Updated On : 03 Feb 2023 | 3:32 PM IST

Twitter to cancel free access to API from Feb 9; many apps to get affected

Microblogging platform Twitter on Thursday said that it will stop offering free access to its API (Application Programming Interface) starting February 9 and instead launch a paid version

Twitter to cancel free access to API from Feb 9; many apps to get affected
Updated On : 02 Feb 2023 | 5:31 PM IST

All users can now request reinstatement of suspended accounts on Twitter

Elon Musk-run Twitter on Thursday announced that anyone can now appeal their account suspension

All users can now request reinstatement of suspended accounts on Twitter
Updated On : 02 Feb 2023 | 8:37 AM IST

Twitter ends collaborative posting feature 'CoTweets' after testing phase

Twitter has announced that it has shut down its collaborative posting feature 'CoTweets', which the micro-blogging platform had been testing for the "last several months"

Twitter ends collaborative posting feature 'CoTweets' after testing phase
Updated On : 01 Feb 2023 | 9:22 AM IST

Elon Musk plans WeChat-like payments system on Twitter that includes crypto

Twitter under Elon Musk is now working on a payments system that will support accepted currencies with crypto functionality embedded into it

Elon Musk plans WeChat-like payments system on Twitter that includes crypto
Updated On : 31 Jan 2023 | 12:23 PM IST

Next Twitter update to make For You or Following choice persist: Musk

On January 21, Musk had announced that the upcoming update of the platform will make it less mandatory for users to use the "For You" algorithmic timeline

Next Twitter update to make For You or Following choice persist: Musk
Updated On : 30 Jan 2023 | 9:10 AM IST