In the latest chapter of Twitter’s blue tick saga, the micro-blogging site seems to have made its USD 7.99 Twitter Blue subscription service unavailable, according to reports. Twitter launched this service for its iOS users that allowed them to get the blue verification tick on their profiles. As per Mashable, […]
Twitter pauses “official” labels on select Accounts
Twitter on Thursday announced that it is not putting the “Official” label on the accounts, even though it is still going after impersonation and deception. A tweet from the ‘Twitter Support’ account read, “We’re not currently putting an “Official” label on accounts but we are aggressively going after impersonation and […]
Elon Musk says Twitter will charge USD 8 a month for ‘blue tick’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced a new version of “Twitter Blue” where he planned to charge USD 8 a month for Twitter’s subscription service with priority in replies, mentions, and searches. Taking to Twitter, Musk said, “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have […]
“Onus on Twitter to stop spread of misinformation,” says Rajeev Chandrasekhar on ‘blue tick’ fee report
Twitter is abuzz with reports that users will have to shell out a USD 20 fee for the ‘blue tick’, which authenticates the identity of the account holder, and a failure pay the amount will result in the coveted status being withdrawn. Refuting the reports, Union Minister of State for […]
Elon Musk in charge of Twitter, begins purge of top executives
Despite doubting his intentions multiple times to follow through with the USD 44 billion Twitter acquisition deal, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter, CNBC reported. As per sources, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal have left the company’s San Francisco headquarters and will […]
Elon Musk to lay off 75 percent of staff if he takes over Twitter?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce once his USD 44 billion deal for the social network goes through. As per Variety, Musk informed potential investors in the Twitter deal that he intended to lay off about 75 per cent of the social media […]
Twitter account of Popular Front of India withheld in India
The official Twitter account of Popular Front of India (PFI) has been withheld in India by the social media platform “in response to a legal demand”, a day after the Centre banned the outfit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for “terror links”. The government had yesterday ordered the […]
Elon Musk meets his Twitter friend from India, see duo’s picture
Elon Musk recently met a 23-year-old Pune man Pranay Pathole, whom the Tesla CEO has been touting as his Twitter friend for a while now. Pranay who met Musk at the Gigafactory Texas a few days ago shared a glimpse of his meeting with the billionaire tycoon on the microblogging […]
Congress changes Twitter profile photo, puts a picture of Nehru with Tricolour.
The Congress on Wednesday changed the profile photo of its Twitter handle to mark the 75th year of India’s Independence. The Congress put a picture of former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Congress tweeted, “The tricolour is in our hearts, it is in our veins as blood. On December 31, Nehru with […]
Twitter sets date for shareholders to vote on Elon Musk’s USD 44 billion takeover offer
Despite Twitter’s ongoing legal battle with Elon Musk, the microblogging site has set a date for its shareholders to vote to approve its USD 44 billion takeover offer by Tesla CEO. As per CNN, Twitter on Tuesday sent shareholders a letter saying it would hold a virtual special meeting on September 13 to vote […]
Afghans launch ‘Ban Taliban’ campaign on Twitter
After Meta’s crackdown on Taliban-affiliated content and pages, Afghans have launched a trend on the social media platform Twitter with a hashtag calling for a ban on Taliban. The hashtag “BanTaliban” became a global sensation, with over thousands of tweets so far in support. Rapidly on the rise, the trend […]
Twitter-Elon Musk takeover dispute heading for five-day trial in October
Twitter’s lawsuit seeking to hold Elon Musk to his USD 44 billion takeover deal will go to a five-day trial in October, a judge on Tuesday ruled as per CNN. Last week, the microblogging site filed a lawsuit against Musk after he decided to back out of the USD 44 billion […]
Twitter to sue Elon Musk over termination of company’s takeover bid
Twitter will file a lawsuit against American billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk to force him to buy the social media company on the agreed terms, Bret Taylor, Twitter’s board chair, said on Saturday. “The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. […]
Centre’s blocking orders are manifestly arbitrary: Twitter to Karnataka HC
Social media giant Twitter, while challenging multiple blocking orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, contended that the orders are manifestly arbitrary and procedurally and substantially not in consonance with Section 69A of the IT Act. In a petition filed before the Karnataka High Court, Twitter said in […]
Android users on Twitter can pay to remove Spaces button
Android users may now modify the navigation bar in the Twitter Blue app. This feature, which was previously exclusive to iOS, allows you to remove the Spaces icon from the centre of your navigation bar (and of course, remove some of the other tabs if you want, too). According to The Verge, if you’re sick of […]