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How to get blue tick on Twitter; apply for verified badge in simple steps [details]

Twitter has opened up its verification process for accounts belonging to government; companies, brands and organisations; news organisations and journalists; entertainment; sports and gaming; and activists, organisers and other influential individuals.

May 20, 2021

Twitter working with Indian payments providers for Tip Jar [how to use]

Twitter is testing a new Tip Jar feature globally including in India where iOS and Android users can send money directly to their favourite accounts with substantial followers.

May 7, 2021

Twitter removes 50 tweets criticising Indian govt's COVID management [details]

A Twitter spokesperson said in a statement that when it receives a valid legal request, it reviews it under both the Twitter Rules and local law.

Apr 25, 2021

Twitter working on new feature allowing you to pay tips for great tweets

Twitter could soon offer a tipping button on user profiles, where people can pay users who have a substantial followers for their great tweets.

Apr 24, 2021

Twitter appoints new JAPAC region VP as Hari moved to global role

Twitter on Thursday announced to appoint Yu Sasamoto as vice president for Japan, South Korea and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) region from May 1.

Apr 22, 2021

Elon Musk's picture from the early 90's surfaces online

Entrepreneur and tech giant Elon Musk made to take a trip down memory lane as old picture of him resurfaces online

Apr 15, 2021

Rahul Dravid's new ad for CRED leaves everyone in splits [must watch]

CRED, which deals in credit cards payments, has rolled out its first ad film for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) featuring Rahul Dravid and actor Jim Sarbh.

Apr 9, 2021

Twitter down in US, UK; thousands of users experience issues

Over 15,000 users reported problems with Twitter on app outage tracking website Downdetector.

Mar 29, 2021

Twitter to comply with internet law in Turkey; still mum about India [details]

Under the new law, social media firms that have more than one million users must store the users' data in the country.

Mar 21, 2021

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wants to sell his first tweet; bidding already breached Rs 2 cr [details]

Twitter CEO and billionaire Jack Dorsey on Saturday announced to sell his very first tweet of March 6, 2006 in the form of a unique form of cryptocurrency, and the bid had already reached $2,67,000 (nearly Rs 2 crore).

Mar 6, 2021

Twitter hashtags trends should be treated as political ads, says EC panel; here's why

An expert committee set up by the Election Commission recommended that 'Hashtag' trends on Twitter may be treated as political ads during the election process.

Mar 2, 2021

Twitter-rival Koo surpasses 40 lakh users in a jiffy | Details

Homegrown Twitter-like platform Koo has garnered over 10 lakh new users in just one week, surpassing the 40 lakh-figure in nearly 10 months of its arrival, as Twitter was caught in crosshairs with the Indian government over its direction to remove nearly 1,400 controversial accounts.

Feb 18, 2021

Koo App: The Indian alternative to Twitter Is Not Safe?

Unlike China, India has to depend on US social media apps with no massive Indian platform

The Indian entrepreneurs and innovators have done well in several other digital industries such as Paytm, Ola, Swiggy or Flipkart but the country has little to show to the world in the social networking app space.

Feb 16, 2021

Twitter takes down 90-95% of accounts listed by Indian govt

Among those whose accounts have been withheld include Sukhram Singh Yadav, a Rajya Sabha member and Samajwadi Party leader, and several politicians from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress.

Feb 12, 2021

SC issues notice to Twitter, Centre on plea to curb hate speech, abusive content

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and Twitter on a plea seeking a mechanism to check content on Twitter spreading hatred through fake news and instigative content through bogus accounts.

Feb 12, 2021

Misuse Twitter, Facebook at cost of serious consequences; Centre warns [details]

Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned social media platforms against spreading fake news or anything inciting violence, and that there will be consequences.

Feb 11, 2021

India directs Twitter to block 1,178 accounts in fresh notice | Details inside

The Indian government has sent a fresh notice to Twitter in less than 10 days, directing it to block 1,178 more accounts believed to be linked to the Khalistan sympathisers and those backed by Pakistan as well.

Feb 8, 2021

Anti-govt comments mistake; Shah Faesal now extends support to "India Together" campaign

Shah Faesal had resisted making any political statements following his release from prison but his recent support to the Modi government has come as a surprise to many.

Feb 4, 2021

Twitter explains why it withheld 250 accounts in India [read here]

The social networking site said that certain accounts tweeting anti-government material were considered to be inciting "genocide", which is a grave threat to public order, and therefore the IT Ministry ordered to block them under Section 69A of the IT Act.

Feb 1, 2021

Twitter withholds Caravan, Kisan Ekta Morcha accounts "in response to a legal demand"

The "legal demand" that has led to such withholding is not immediately clear.