Twitter pauses its account verification programme

Twitter slowdown in Russia till May; no blocking for now

Russian authorities said Monday they would continue to slow down Twitter until mid-May, but wouldn't block the social media platform for now because it has started to remove banned content faster.

State communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said Twitter had held talks with Russian aut...


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ट्विटर लांच करेगा ‘ट्विटर स्पेस’ फीचर

माइक्रोब्लॉगिंग साइट ट्विटर अपने यूजरों के लिए 'ट्विटर स्पेस' नाम के फीचर को लांच करने की तैयारी में है। बता दें कि एक ऐप रिसर्चर ने ट्विटर पर एक स्क्रीनशार्ट शेयर करते हुए इसकी पुष्टि की है। इसके अलावा कई मीडिया रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, ट्विटर ने भी कन्फर्म किया है कि वो जल्दी ही ट्विटर स्पेस को वेब यूजर्स के लिए भी जारी करेगी। बता दें कि ट्विटर स्पे...


FB plans removal of ad targeting option for sensitive topics

US top court comes to FB’s rescue over biz messages

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for businesses to pester consumers with phone calls or text messages by tossing out a lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc of violating a federal anti-robocall law.

The justices, in a 9-0 decision authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, sided w...


Government bans 54 more Chinese apps

India clarifies doesn’t mandate SM platform use

The Indian government has said that it does not mandate use of any particular social media platform --- indigenous or foreign--- and citizens, including policy-makers, are free to use any platform.

Replying to a query from a fellow parliamentarian whether there was a proposal to dire...


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Indian govt. vouches for Koo’s Indian-ness

The Indian government has vouched that Koo short messaging app --- a local version of Twitter one can say --- is “indigenously developed and data is stored in India”, and any Chinese investment in the parent company of the app was as per prescribed regulations.

“As per details provid...