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Elon Musk's X Allowed Terrorist Groups To Buy Blue Ticks, Claims Report
The report claims that over a dozen X accounts for US-sanctioned entities had a blue checkmark, which requires the purchase of a premium subscription.
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Elon Musk's X To Allow Political Ads From Candidates Ahead Of US Elections
Elon Musk on Tuesday lifted a ban on political ads put in place at Twitter to thwart misinformation before the billionaire bought the platform now called X.
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'Reason For Rahul Gandhi Ban': Congress Leader On Twitter Ex-CEO's Claim
Reacting to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's claim that there was 'pressure' from India to block accounts covering the farmers' protests, Congress leader KC Venugopal said today that the government wants to suppress the opposition's voice.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 4.7 Million Accounts in March in India, Complied With All 3 GAC Orders
Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 4.7 million accounts in March, higher than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month, and it received and complied with three orders from the Grievance Appellate Committee during March. The monthly user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken b...
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'I'm Back', Writes Donald Trump as His First Facebook Post After Two-Year Ban
Former US President Donald Trump posted to Facebook on Friday, marking his return to the social media platform two years after he was banned. Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Instagram, announced on January 25 that it would reinstate Trump's access to his accounts, saying the public should be allowed to hear from politicians, but that Trump ...
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Twitter for Web Will Now Stay on the Last Timeline Tab You Visited, iOS and Android Update to Follow Soon
Twitter has announced that the Web version of the social media platform will now remember the timeline a user was last on. This feature will soon be available on the iOS and Android versions of Twitter as well.
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Twitter Saw Ad Spending Fall by Over 70 Percent in December After Elon Musk Takeover, Data Shows
Twitter saw ad spending fall by 71 percent in December, according to data from advertising research firm Standard Media Index comes (SMI). The microblogging platform is working to reverse the exodus in advertisers, with initiatives such as free ads, lifting Twitter's ban on political advertising, and allowing companies greater control over the posi...
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Twitter Restores Suicide Prevention Hotline, Other Safety Features for Users
Twitter has restored a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal. Reuters reported on Friday that the feature was taken down a few days ago, citing two people familiar with the matter, who s...
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Twitter Backtracks on Policy to Remove Accounts Linking to Rival Social Media Services
Twitter on Monday backtracked from its new policy to ban accounts that linked to other social media platforms, such as Instagram, Mastodon, and Facebook, after some notable accounts were suspended under the new policy, including tech investor Paul Graham. The company's support handle has deleted its tweets announcing the new policy, which has also ...
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Elon Musk Polls Users on 'General Amnesty' for Suspended Twitter Accounts
Elon Musk on Wednesday floated the idea of a 'general amnesty' for suspended accounts on the platform, polling users to ask if they should be unbanned. Polls on Twitter are open to all users and are unscientific and potentially targeted by fake accounts and bots. Former US President Donald Trump's Twitter account was reinstated last week after a na...
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Twitter Advertisers Face Pressure From Rights Activists After Elon Musk Reinstates Donald Trump's Account
Twitter advertisers are facing calls from a coalition of civil rights activists to issue statements on pulling ads from the microblogging service, days after new owner Elon Musk reinstated the account of former US President Donald Trump. The groups in the Stop Toxic Twitter coalition complained that Musk had vowed to advertisers that Twitter would ...
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Donald Trump Snubs Twitter After Elon Musk Reactivates Former US President's Account
Donald Trump on Saturday snubbed Twitter, hours after Elon Musk's public poll asking users whether he should reinstate the former US president over a year after he was banned from the social media platform for inciting violence. He said he would stick with his new platform Truth Social, which he said had better user engagement than Twitter and was ...
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Reinstate Donald Trump On Twitter? Elon Musk's Latest Poll
Elon Musk posted a poll on Twitter on Friday evening asking users to vote on whether former US President Donald Trump, who was banned from the social media site by its previous owners, should be reinstated to the social media site.
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Elon Musk Ends Remote Work in His First Email to Twitter Staff to Prepare for 'Difficult Times Ahead'
Elon Musk on Wednesday emailed Twitter workers for the first time on Wednesday, banning remote work unless he personally approved it. The microblogging service's new CEO said there was “no way to sugarcoat the message” about the economic outlook and how it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter. He has also told workers that ...
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Donald Trump Feels Twitter With Elon Musk Is in 'Sane Hands', Says He Prefers Being on Truth Social
Donald Trump on Friday said he was happy Twitter was in "sane hands" after Elon Musk formally took over, but did not say whether he would return to his account on the platform that banned him. Trump also said he thought his own Truth Social media platform "looks and works better."
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Elon Musk's X Allowed Terrorist Groups To Buy Blue Ticks, Claims Report
The report claims that over a dozen X accounts for US-sanctioned entities had a blue checkmark, which requires the purchase of a premium subscription.
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Elon Musk's X To Allow Political Ads From Candidates Ahead Of US Elections
Elon Musk on Tuesday lifted a ban on political ads put in place at Twitter to thwart misinformation before the billionaire bought the platform now called X.
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'Reason For Rahul Gandhi Ban': Congress Leader On Twitter Ex-CEO's Claim
Reacting to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's claim that there was 'pressure' from India to block accounts covering the farmers' protests, Congress leader KC Venugopal said today that the government wants to suppress the opposition's voice.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 4.7 Million Accounts in March in India, Complied With All 3 GAC Orders
Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 4.7 million accounts in March, higher than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month, and it received and complied with three orders from the Grievance Appellate Committee during March. The monthly user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken b...
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'I'm Back', Writes Donald Trump as His First Facebook Post After Two-Year Ban
Former US President Donald Trump posted to Facebook on Friday, marking his return to the social media platform two years after he was banned. Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Instagram, announced on January 25 that it would reinstate Trump's access to his accounts, saying the public should be allowed to hear from politicians, but that Trump ...
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Twitter for Web Will Now Stay on the Last Timeline Tab You Visited, iOS and Android Update to Follow Soon
Twitter has announced that the Web version of the social media platform will now remember the timeline a user was last on. This feature will soon be available on the iOS and Android versions of Twitter as well.
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Twitter Saw Ad Spending Fall by Over 70 Percent in December After Elon Musk Takeover, Data Shows
Twitter saw ad spending fall by 71 percent in December, according to data from advertising research firm Standard Media Index comes (SMI). The microblogging platform is working to reverse the exodus in advertisers, with initiatives such as free ads, lifting Twitter's ban on political advertising, and allowing companies greater control over the posi...
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Twitter Restores Suicide Prevention Hotline, Other Safety Features for Users
Twitter has restored a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal. Reuters reported on Friday that the feature was taken down a few days ago, citing two people familiar with the matter, who s...
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Twitter Backtracks on Policy to Remove Accounts Linking to Rival Social Media Services
Twitter on Monday backtracked from its new policy to ban accounts that linked to other social media platforms, such as Instagram, Mastodon, and Facebook, after some notable accounts were suspended under the new policy, including tech investor Paul Graham. The company's support handle has deleted its tweets announcing the new policy, which has also ...
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Elon Musk Polls Users on 'General Amnesty' for Suspended Twitter Accounts
Elon Musk on Wednesday floated the idea of a 'general amnesty' for suspended accounts on the platform, polling users to ask if they should be unbanned. Polls on Twitter are open to all users and are unscientific and potentially targeted by fake accounts and bots. Former US President Donald Trump's Twitter account was reinstated last week after a na...
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Twitter Advertisers Face Pressure From Rights Activists After Elon Musk Reinstates Donald Trump's Account
Twitter advertisers are facing calls from a coalition of civil rights activists to issue statements on pulling ads from the microblogging service, days after new owner Elon Musk reinstated the account of former US President Donald Trump. The groups in the Stop Toxic Twitter coalition complained that Musk had vowed to advertisers that Twitter would ...
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Donald Trump Snubs Twitter After Elon Musk Reactivates Former US President's Account
Donald Trump on Saturday snubbed Twitter, hours after Elon Musk's public poll asking users whether he should reinstate the former US president over a year after he was banned from the social media platform for inciting violence. He said he would stick with his new platform Truth Social, which he said had better user engagement than Twitter and was ...
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Reinstate Donald Trump On Twitter? Elon Musk's Latest Poll
Elon Musk posted a poll on Twitter on Friday evening asking users to vote on whether former US President Donald Trump, who was banned from the social media site by its previous owners, should be reinstated to the social media site.
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Elon Musk Ends Remote Work in His First Email to Twitter Staff to Prepare for 'Difficult Times Ahead'
Elon Musk on Wednesday emailed Twitter workers for the first time on Wednesday, banning remote work unless he personally approved it. The microblogging service's new CEO said there was “no way to sugarcoat the message” about the economic outlook and how it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter. He has also told workers that ...
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Donald Trump Feels Twitter With Elon Musk Is in 'Sane Hands', Says He Prefers Being on Truth Social
Donald Trump on Friday said he was happy Twitter was in "sane hands" after Elon Musk formally took over, but did not say whether he would return to his account on the platform that banned him. Trump also said he thought his own Truth Social media platform "looks and works better."
