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Musk strips NYT of blue tick; ridicules its content as unreadable and uninteresting

The New York Times, a leading American newspaper, has been stripped of its verified blue check mark on Twitter after announcing that it would not pay for Elon Musk’s new subscription-based verification system. The move is set to bring catastrophic changes in the way media organisations have used Twitter’s reach to grow their unchecked business […]

Amritpal fallout: Pro-Khalistan Twitter accounts blocked

Central and Punjab governments join hands in their effort to curb the disturbing influence of pro-Khalistani groups and their sympathisers

When champions met: Cancer survivor Yuvraj Singh meets crash survivor Rishabh Pant

Former Indian cricket star meets recuperating Indian wicketkeeper batter, says ‘this champion is going to rise again’

Exc: Twitter suspends ‘verified’ handle of Bangladesh PM Hasina

Former aide says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina does not have an account, page or handle on social media, including Twitter

INTERVIEW | Twitter Files vindicate our stand on how journalists, analysts, politicians were censored: Lawyer who dragged Vijaya-Parag to courtroom

India lawyer Raghav Awasthi fought lengthy courtroom battles to ensure accountability on part of social media giants, to uphold one’s freedom of expression

All about Twitter’s Blue subscription

After glitches and delays, Twitter re-launched its premium subscription service ‘Twitter Blue’ for web app and iOS in India, the US and many other countries on Monday. The service comes with a gold checkmark for business entities. ‘Twitter Blue’ will be available for Android users soon, the company said in a blog. An ambitious project […]

Kanye West’s account suspended for incitement of violence: Elon Musk

Allaying apprehensions that millionaire Elon Musk, who has often called himself a free speech absolutist, will turn Twitter into a den of hate speech, the new boss of the micro-blogging site allowed the suspension of American rapper Kanye West. Responding to a Twitter user’s query on Kanye who goes by the name Ye now Musk […]

Donald Trump Is Back On Twitter On Popular Demand

Donald Trump’s Twitter account was restored on Saturday. The former US President’s re-entry on the micro-blogging site was just as dramatic as his exit. The platform’s new billionaire owner Elon Musk conducted a poll in which a minor majority felt that Trump should be back on  the microblogging site. “The people have spoken. Trump will […]

After Meta And Twitter, Amazon Set To Lay Off 10,000 Employees

E-commerce giant Amazon is planning to lay off around 10,00 employees as a cost-cutting measure. The tech company has registered losses in the last few quarters. As per reports published in international media, the company could fire as many as 10,000 employees. The process can begin this week. This could prove to be the biggest […]

Amid Bankruptcy Scare, Elon Musk Passes 80-hour Work Per Week Diktat

Elon Musk continues to play the Devil Wears Pradaishque monster boss for Twitter employees. After a series of sackings of top Twitter officials, Elon Musk has put in more tough measures to help the company wade through a possible bankruptcy. It is also learnt through media reports that some more officials have quit on their […]