Twitter Ready With Measures To Crack The Whip In Election Season
In election season, Twitter is tightening rules and taking steps to prevent prohibited political ads by identifying and blocking such content promoted by candidates and parties.
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First-Ever Tweet Goes Up For Auction; Rs 1.95 Cr Highest Bid
New York: The first-ever tweet, by Twitter boss Jack Dorsey, is up for sale with a unique digital signature.
"Just setting up my twttr" was sent from Dorsey's account in March 2006.…
Twitter Hashtags Should Be Treated As Political Ads: Expert Panel Set Up By EC
New Delhi: ‘Hashtag’ trends on Twitter be treated as political ads during the election process. This is the recommendation of an expert committee in its interim report submitted to the poll…
Protesting Farmers Get Crash Course On How To Use Social Media
New Delhi: Farmers protesting at the Ghazipur border site are getting a crash course on social media.
A group of students, affiliated to the All India Students’ Federation (AISF), is…
Now, Rihanna’s Topless Post Triggers Twitter Row For Hurting Hindu Sentiments
Mumbai: Within days of triggering a furore by tweeting in support of the ongoing farmers’ agitation in India, pop icon Rihanna caused another upheaval on social media on Tuesday.
In her…
Why Has Twitter Left India Out Of Its New Labels Marking Govts, Official Accounts?
New Delhi: Twitter will soon be rolling out a new set of labels that will identify government personnel, including personal accounts of world leaders, government-affiliated media outlets,…
Plea Seeking Mechanism To Check Fake News: SC Issues Notices To Centre, Twitter
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre and several social media platforms, including Twitter, on a plea seeking directions for devising a mechanism to check fake…
Twitter India Officials May Face Arrest For Non-Compliance With Govt’s Notice…
New Delhi: The Centre may arrest Twitter's top executives in India stating that its list of accounts sought to be censured over “inflammatory content” was not negotiable.
The government…
Koo Vs Twitter: Odisha’s Sona Mohapatra Joins Fray
Bhubaneswar: With the Centre concertedly pushing home-grown microbogging app Koo amid its row with Twitter, celebrity singer from Odisha Sona Mohapatra also joined the fray on Thursday.…
Indian App Stages A ‘Koo’ Against Twitter!
New Delhi: After Twitter posted a blog to explain its stand on the blocking orders of certain handles by the government, the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s first…