After Musk's Twitter takeover, Jack Dorsey plans new app
Oct 30, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is beta-testing a new social media application, as per People magazine.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes charge of Twitter, removes CEO Parag Agrawal: Reports
Oct 28, 2022, at 02:52 pm
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally taken charge of popular micro-blogging site Twitter, media reports said on Friday, adding that Twitter's Indian origin chief executive Parag Agrawal has been fired.
Over 30,000 US users report outage of twitter's service
Aug 10, 2022, at 06:55 am
Washington: More than 30,000 users in the United States reported an outage of Twitter at around 2 p.m. EST (18:00 GMT) on Tuesday, according to outage tracker Downdetector.
Twitter does not believe in free speech, we're Commie as F***, reveals leaked employee video
May 18, 2022, at 12:08 am
A man, who has been described as an engineer in Twitter, has said in a video that the micro-blogging site does not believe in free speech and the culture of the company is "extremely far left".
Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold
May 14, 2022, at 12:44 am
New York: Tesla chief Elon Musk on Friday announced his $44bn deal to buy micro-blogging site Twitter is on hold after he queried the number of fake or spam accounts on the social media platform.
Twitter may charge commercial and government users: Tesla chief Elon Musk
May 04, 2022, at 02:00 pm
Washington: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has hinted that once he fully acquires Twitter, the service might cost a bit for commercial and government users.
Elon Musk buys Twitter, US President Joe Biden worried about social media power
Apr 26, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden is more concerned about the power of large social media platforms than about who owns them, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters when asked about Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter.
Twitter adopts 'poison pill' plan to prevent hostile takeover by Musk
Apr 16, 2022, at 04:45 pm
Washington: Twitter announced that its board of directors adopted a shareholder rights plan that would reduce the likelihood that any person, entity or group would be able to gain full control over the company without paying a premium.
Elon Musk will not join Twitter board of directors, confirms Parag Agrawal
Apr 11, 2022, at 03:56 pm
Washignton: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk will not join the Twitter board of directors, the company's CEO Parag Agrawal confirmed.
Twitter suspends U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's account permanently
Jan 03, 2022, at 02:50 pm
San Francisco/UNI/Xinhua: Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended an account of the U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, for "repeated violations" of the company's COVID-19 misinformation policies.
Micro-blogging platform Twitter bans unconsented sharing of photos, videos
Dec 01, 2021, at 06:15 pm
New York/UNI/Sputnik: Micro-blogging platform Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will stop immediately the sharing of photos, videos and personal media of any of its users by another without the permission of the person depicted.
More people than usual used the platform, Twitter tells users following outrage
Oct 05, 2021, at 02:43 pm
New York: The problems that Twitter users experienced earlier on Monday have been caused by an unusually high number of people using the social media company's services after a score of US social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, went down.
Donald Trump moves court trying to get Twitter account reinstated
Oct 03, 2021, at 03:04 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Former US President Donald Trump has filed a complaint with a federal court, asking Twitter to temporarily restore his account while he pushes forward with efforts toward permanent reinstatement.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari orders conditional lifting of the ban on Twitter
Oct 01, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Abuja/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday directed the government to lift the suspension of Twitter if the social media networking giant complies with national regulations.
Twitter removes blue verified badge from accounts of several Afghan ministries: Reports
Sep 27, 2021, at 02:14 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Twitter has taken away blue verification checkmarks from the accounts of several Afghan ministries, the Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday.
Twitter, Google, TikTok fined by Russian court for failing to comply with Moscow's directive
May 28, 2021, at 07:23 pm
Moscow: A court in Russia has fined social network site Twitter 19 million rubles (USD 259,000) for not deleting content the country views as illegal, according to reports.
Russian court fines Twitter for not pulling down posts violating regulations
Apr 03, 2021, at 06:27 am
Moscow/IBNS: A court in Moscow has slapped a fine of about $117,000 on microblogging site Twitter for not removing posts encouraging minors to participate in unauthorised rallies, said an AP report.
Twitter blocks account of Russia's delegation to Vienna security talks
Feb 14, 2021, at 04:23 am
Moscow/Sputnik : Twitter has blocked the account of the Russian delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, the delegation's head, Konstantin Gavrilov, said on Saturday.
Uighur women tweet: Twitter locks US Chinese Embassy page
Jan 22, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Washington: Popular micro-blogging site Twitter has locked the official account of Chinese Embassy in the US over its earlier tweet which claimed that Uighur women in Xinjiang region are now "emancipated" and no longer "baby-making machines", creating another chapter of embarrassment for Beijing.
Twitter suspends Donald Trump's campaign account
Jan 09, 2021, at 03:13 pm
Washington/UNI: Twitter has suspended the account of US President Donald Trump's campaign, @TeamTrump.
Twitter to permanently suspend Trump's account if he violates platform's policies again
Jan 07, 2021, at 03:00 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Twitter in a statement on Wednesday said President Donald Trump's personal account will be permanently suspended if he continues to violate the platform's violent threats policies.
Pak PM Imran Khan unfollows everyone on Twitter including ex-wife Jemina Goldsmith
Dec 09, 2020, at 05:13 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has unfollowed everyone from his Twitter account including his first wife Jemima Goldsmith.
Twitter calls Donald Trump's 'they are trying to steal the election' tweet 'misleading'
Nov 04, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Washington/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter has called US President Donald Trump's tweet claiming the Democrats were stealing the country's election "misleading", at a time the Republicans are trailing behind their challenger Joe Biden.
Twitter says investigating massive outage, tens of thousands of users report complaints
Oct 16, 2020, at 03:11 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Twitter is experiencing a massive outage that is being investigated, the company said in a statement on its API page.
Twitter launches campaign motivating US users to register to vote - Reports
Sep 22, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Twitter will be sending push alerts and timeline notifications to users in the United States on Tuesday to encourage them to register to vote in the upcoming presidential election, USA Today daily reported.
Twitter places public warning on 2 of Trump's tweets about Mail-In Voting - Statement
Sep 04, 2020, at 10:50 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Twitter has placed a warning on two of President Donald Trump's tweets that potentially encourage US citizens to vote twice in the November election, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
Facebook, Twitter Remove 13 Russia-Linked Accounts
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Facebook has removed 13 allegedly Russia-linked accounts focused on affairs in the United States, the United Kingdom, Algeria and Egypt, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
US lawmakers demand briefings from Twitter CEO Dorsey on massive hack
Jul 17, 2020, at 09:59 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US lawmakers on Thursday called on Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey to provide briefings on an extraordinary intrusion into personal accounts of some of the most prominent Americans.
Twitter says it removed over 32,000 Chinese, Russian, Turkish accounts linked to govt propaganda
Jun 12, 2020, at 08:33 am
New York: Micro-blogging site Twitter on Friday announced it has suspended over 32,000 accounts from its platform following an investigation that found ties to state-run propaganda and disinformation operations by China, Russia and Turkey.
COVID-19 episode unveils China's local censorship storyÂ
Jun 08, 2020, at 08:16 pm
The COVID-19 outbreak may have opened a major Pandora's box in China where people are facing censorship if they try to reveal the truth behind the disease that has now spread globally.