Social Media

Bill Gates, Hillary Clinton, SRK, Virat Kohli lose Twitter Blue ticks; they must now pay up

Bill Gates, Hillary Clinton, Shah Rukh Khan, Virat Kohli, Priyana Chopra Jonas are some of the popular names among the more than 4 lakh users who on Friday lost their Twitter Blue ticks, even as CEO Elon Musk removed all legacy verified accounts.

Apr 21, 2023

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

Twitter went down for millions as users reported several issues with the platform -- from links not opening to images stopped loading and more -- as there was only one person handling the platform's application programming interface (API).

Mar 7, 2023

Twitterati slam Musk for allowing 2-factor authentication only for Blue users

The decision by Twitter CEO Elon Musk to no longer allow non-Blue users to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method after March 20 has not gone well with a vast majority of users.

Feb 19, 2023

New Twitter Files dropped; claim thousands of moderation requests from US govt

Elon Musk on Sunday revealed the next lot of 'Twitter Files,' where independent journalist and author Matt Taibbi claimed that there were thousands of moderation requests from every corner of the US government.

Feb 19, 2023

Keep your gold badges on Twitter for $1,000 a month; price of standing out among millions [details]

Twitter has told businesses to pay $1,000 per month for retaining gold badges and brands and organisations which do not pay the money will lose their checkmarks.

Feb 5, 2023

Video of Kerala broiler chicken seller threatening to reveal list of debtors goes viral

A video of a small-time broiler chicken farmer in Kasargod in which he can be seen threatening to reveal list of his debtors has gone viral on the social media

Jan 28, 2023

5 social media trends that will define 2023

Social media has evolved into a key channel for brands and content producers to connect with their target audience due to their vast user bases and strong conversion rates. Social media has changed significantly in recent years, and in 2023, this tendency is predicted to continue

Jan 28, 2023

Musk changes his name to 'Mr Tweet' on Twitter; cannot reverse it [details]

Twitter Boss Elon Musk has changed his name to "Mr Tweet" on the micro-blogging platform and now he cannot reverse it.

Jan 26, 2023

Meta now lets users bundle Insta, FB account settings

Meta has announced that it is rolling out a new Accounts Center that will allow users to manage their preferences across all their Meta accounts, like Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, from a centralised hub

Jan 20, 2023

Connect to WhatsApp via proxy servers; Meta to rescue of those denied right to communication [details]

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday launched a proxy support for users all over the world, like millions of people in Iran and elsewhere who continue to be denied the right to communicate freely and privately.

Jan 6, 2023

Twitter bans 48,624 accounts in one month for policy violations in India [details]

Elon Musk-run Twitter banned 45,589 accounts in India between October 26 and November 25, for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity.

Jan 1, 2023

Govt to issue guidelines to curb proxy brand promotions by social media influencers

Aiming to rein in social media influencers who indulge in proxy brand promotion or paid promotions without divulging this to their followers about it, the government may soon fine them up to Rs 50 lakh

Dec 24, 2022

Twitter Blue users now get 'prioritised rankings in conversations'

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has updated the list of features for its Blue service, which mentioned that subscribers paying for the $8 per month service will now get "prioritised rankings in conversations"

Dec 24, 2022

Twitter Files: Twitter's collusion with Pentagon for covert propaganda exposed [details]

Twitter Files part 8 was released on Tuesday, exposing the micro-blogging platform's collusion with Pentagon for covert online propaganda campaigns.

Dec 21, 2022

YouTube creators contributed over Rs 10,000 cr to India's GDP in 2021

YouTube's creative ecosystem contributed over Rs 10,000 crore to the Indian GDP and supported more than 750,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the country in 2021, the Google-owned company said on Monday

Dec 19, 2022

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