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Twitter's worth down to just $15 bn under Musk: Report

Twitter is now worth only about $15 billion, a massive 33 per cent lower than $44 billion Elon Musk and his co-investors paid to acquire the platform, the media reported on Wednesday.

May 31, 2023

Report says Twitter okayed 83% of govt requests to restrict content; Musk reacts angrily [details]

Under Elon Musk, Twitter approved a staggering 83 per cent of government requests to either restrict or block content globally, including in India and Turkey, the media reported.

May 29, 2023

DeSantis tech fiasco top story on earth, all Prez candidates welcome on Twitter: Musk

Outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said that the technical 'fiasco' during Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' 2024 US presidential election bid on Twitter Spaces was actually the "top story on earth" and he welcomes all US Presidential candidates to do so on his platform.

May 25, 2023

Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential bid announcement plagued by technical glitch

Ending months of speculation, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finally launched his bid for the 2024 US presidential election on Twitter, but the livestream event was delayed following a technical glitch.

May 25, 2023

'Over my dead body': Musk tells investor on paying Twitter office rent [details]

Elon Musk apparently told a Twitter investor during a 4 a.m. call that he would pay the company's office rent "over my dead body".

May 21, 2023

Musk hits at George Soros after billionaire sells his entire Tesla stake

After billionaire George Soros sold his entire stake in Tesla, Elon Musk has slammed the investor, saying he wants to erode the very fabric of civilisation and "hates humanity."

May 17, 2023

Delhi HC orders removal of news content accusing Muslim man of converting woman to Islam

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed certain news channels, including Sudarshan News, and social media platforms like YouTube, Google and Twitter to block links of news reports accusing a Muslim man of forcefully converting a woman to Islam.

May 12, 2023

Twitter lets emergency, transport agencies to access its API for free

Twitter on Wednesday backtracked on its decision to put its application programming interface (API) behind a paywall, and will allow emergency and transportation service providers to access its APIs for free.

May 3, 2023

Hollywood: 'Super Mario Bros. Movie' leaked on Twitter, reportedly gets over nine million views

Animated film 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' was leaked online on Twitter and remained on the platform for several days before it was removed.

May 2, 2023

Twitter to allow media publishers to charge users per article per click; Musk calls it "win-win"

Elon Musk on Sunday said that Twitter will allow news publishers to charge users per article basis with one click from next month.

Apr 30, 2023

"Pathetic! Don't drag Sushant's name!": Fans irked as ex-Twitter India chief asks Elon Musk: 'How did SSR verify his phone number?'

The former head of Twitter India, Manish Maheshwari, slammed Elon Musk and wonders how Sushant Singh Rajput (among other celebs who have passed away) would come to allegedly verify their phone numbers for Twitter Blue. He wrote that either Elon Musk is lying or somehow people have figured out a way to carry their cell phones in the afterlife.

Apr 27, 2023

Musk's wealth nosedives $12.6 bn after chaos at SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter

Elon Musk saw his wealth plummet by more than $12 billion in just a day as he faced chaos and disappointing news from across his companies -- SpaceX, Twitter and Tesla.

Apr 22, 2023

Voice of Rahul Gandhi silenced by Twitter? No more blue tick for 'poor' Indian leaders

Political figures such as Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee are among those whose Twitter handles lost the 'blue tick'

Apr 21, 2023

Twitter's "Super Follows" feature now called Subscriptions

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has renamed its "Super Follows" feature, which lets you subscribe to individual users to access some exclusive content, to simply "Subscriptions".

Apr 14, 2023

Owning Twitter has been quite painful and a "rollercoaster" says Musk

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday told the BBC that running Twitter has been "quite painful" and a "rollercoaster" for him.

Apr 12, 2023

Twitter merges with Musk's everything app called 'X'

Twitter has announced a significant development, stating that it has merged with everything app called 'X', owned by Elon Musk.

Apr 11, 2023

Former CEO Parag Agrawal and others sue Twitter over $1 mn in unpaid legal fees

The trio alleged that Twitter has to pay them more than $1 million for legal fees they incurred while at the company to respond to queries by the Department of Justice and SEC

Apr 11, 2023

Several celebrities refuse to pay Musk $8 for Twitter Blue badge

Twitter launched its verification system in 2009 to protect celebrities from impersonation but now, Elon Musk wants everyone to pay for the Blue badge, and the move has not gone well with several celebrities on the platform.

Apr 3, 2023

White House refuses to pay for Twitter's Blue verification: Report

As Elon Musk gears up to start removing legacy verified Blue check marks from Saturday, the White House is reportedly not going to pay to have its staff's official Twitter profiles continue to be verified.

Apr 1, 2023

Elon Musk pips Barack Obama to become most-followed person on Twitter

The Twitter acquisition has helped its CEO Elon Musk become the world's most followed person on the platform, as the Chief Twit on Thursday dethroned former US President Barack Obama as the most followed person on Twitter.

Mar 30, 2023