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Toolkit: Cong writes to Twitter seeking suspension accounts of BJP leaders

The Congress wrote to Twitter asking it to permanently suspend the accounts of BJP leaders including party chief JP Nadda and Union minister Smriti Irani for allegedly "spreading misinformation"

Twitter reopens verification after 3-year hiatus: check eligibility details

A verified profile on Twitter has a blue tick next to the profile name, and usually drives trust in the person or organisation across social media platforms

Twitter re-launches profile verification process after more than 3 years

To apply for verification, users must ensure their profile is complete with a profile name, image, and either a confirmed email address or phone numbers

Explained: Why cryptocurrency jumps and falls on Elon Musk's tweets

Bitcoin, the biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has been under pressure from a series of tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk. Cryptocurrency price declines last week were sparked by Musk's reversal on Tesla accepting bitcoin as payment. His subsequent tweets caused further confusion over whether the carmaker had shed its holdings of the coin. Every time the charismatic billionaire has made a statement about crypto, he’s sparked off financial turmoil. How and why? The video based on Business Standard's Devangshu Datta article "Why cryptocurrency jumps and falls on Elon Musk's tweets" explains in detail. Watch it now. Story link: https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/explained-why-cryptocurrency-jumps-and-falls-on-elon-musk-s-tweets-121051801378_1.html

Twitter asks users to protect its ad dollars in new iOS 14.5 prompt

Twitter is asking users to protect its targeted ad dollars in new iOS 14.5 prompt, as new Apple App Tracking Transparency forces developers to ask permission from users if they want ad tracking

Koo in talks to raise funds; hopes to close a deal in 3-4 months

Twitter rival Koo is in discussions with investors to raise funding and hopes to close a deal in the next 3-4 months, Koo co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna said.

Twitter finally brings DM search bar to Android ecosystem after two years

Twitter has finally brought Direct Message (DM) search to the Android ecosystem, after launching the feature on iOS devices two years ago

Twitter donates $ 15 million to three NGOs to help India battle Covid-19

Amid India's battle against Covid-19, Microblogging giant Twitter has donated $15 million to help address the record surge in infections due to the second wave of the deadly virus.

Twitter donates USD 15 mn for Covid relief in India to battle second wave

Microblogging giant Twitter has donated USD 15 million to help address the Covid-19 crisis in India which is battling the unprecedented second wave of the deadly pandemic

Will double headcount; lot of headroom for growing user base: Koo

Koo is planning to double its headcount in the next one year as it significantly scales up its user base on the platform, especially vernacular subscribers, its co-founder said

I am paying a 'political price' for Facebook ban, says Donald Trump

After the independent Oversight Board upheld Facebook's decision to ban Donald Trump said that this is the "political price" he has to pay for not just by Facebook, but by Google and Twitter as well.

Twitter rolls out new prompts for users to curb bullying on its platform

Twitter has rolled out improved prompts that will encourage users to pause and reconsider a potentially harmful or offensive reply before tweeting it

Donald Trump remains banned on Facebook, oversight board rules

A return to social media would have given Trump a broader platform as he supports state and local candidates who were loyal to him

Donald Trump launches his own social media platform as WordPress blog

Banned on Facebook and Twitter, former US President Donald Trump has launched a new so-called social media platform, which is actually just a WordPress blog on his own website.

Kangana Ranaut permanently removed from Twitter over West Bengal post

She posted several messages following the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC's win over the BJP in West Bengal and incidents of post-poll violence

At 199 million, Twitter logs 20% user growth as pandemic posts surge

Twitter now has 199 million average monetisable daily active users (mDAU), a 20 per cent growth (year-on-year), driven by ongoing product improvements and global conversation around the pandemic

Twitter adds Covid-19 vaccine information prompt in users' timelines

Twitter has added a new prompt in the timelines of users to help them get correct vaccination information in their respective countries including India

'India's online censorship not aligned with US view of freedom of speech'

The White House said India's order to take down tweets critical to Indian govt handling of Covid-19 is not aligned with America's view of freedom of speech around the world

Twitter takedown request not for criticism but fake news: Govt sources

While Medianama reported that Twitter complied with govt requests and censored 52 tweets, the posts have been withheld in India only

Govt asks Twitter, other social platforms to remove 'misleading' Covid posts

The government has asked social media platforms to remove content and posts that were found to be spreading misinformation and public panic around the pandemic