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Per Twitter policy, any tweets that included private information about an individual, including the alleged whistleblower, would be in violation of its rules.

Twitter system 'outage' briefly blocked Trump whistleblower tweet

A tweet from US President Donald Trump that his alleged whistleblower who helped spark his impeachment was temporarily blocked.

01 Jan 2020 2:47 PM

PM posts video of Sadhguru supporting CAA, lauds him for 'historical context'

The message was posted with the hashtag 'India Supports CAA'.

30 Dec 2019 12:35 PM

On Friday, Trump retweeted a post from a pro-Trump account that featured the same name prominently, and that has also shared photos of a person who it alleged was the whistleblower. (Photo: File)

'Visible to some...': Twitter briefly blocks Trump's whistleblower tweet, blames 'outage'

In recent days, Trump shared an unsubstantiated media report and a second post that appeared to name the intelligence community member.

30 Dec 2019 9:25 AM

After the video went viral, Nath tweeted, "A video of beating an innocent boy in Damoh has come to my notice. The police administration has been ordered the investigation in this entire case." (Photo: File)

Video showing MP cops beating boy goes viral, Kamal Nath orders probe

In the video, a man in plainclothes was seen beating up a half-naked boy along with other uniformed personnel.

28 Dec 2019 8:48 AM

‘Couldn’t see the sun’: PM blames clouds for missing solar eclipse

Fog blocked the view of the much-awaited annual solar eclipse in Delhi on Thursday morning.

26 Dec 2019 11:13 AM

Twitter said the removed Saudi accounts were amplifying messages favourable to Saudi authorities, mainly through “aggressive liking, retweeting and replying.” (Photo: AP)

Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos

Facebook said it removed hundreds of Facebook accounts, groups and pages linked to inauthentic behaviour from two separate groups.

24 Dec 2019 5:00 PM

Separately on Friday, Facebook said it had blocked a network in Vietnam and the US. (Photo: Pixabay)

Twitter blocks Saudi 'state-backed' manipulation effort

Social media platforms are trying to further toughen their tackling of fake news, manipulation,etc. with the 2020 US election coming up too.

22 Dec 2019 10:15 AM

"My first event tomorrow morning leading an @inckerala #IndiaAgainstCAA_NRC protest rally in Kozhikode. All welcome!" tweeted Tharoor with a distorted map of India. (Photo:Screengrab)

Shashi Tharoor posts distorted map of India, gets trolled; deletes tweet

Tharoor, on Friday, had tweeted about his participation in a rally at Kozhikode on Saturday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and NRC.

21 Dec 2019 10:11 AM

Kaji, whose real name is Ryan Guan, was already the video platform's highest earner in 2018, with USD 22 million, according to Forbes. (Photo: Twitter)

This 8-yr-old is highest paid YouTuber, earns USD 26 million in year

His channel "Ryan's World," launched in 2015 by Ryan's parents, is only three years old but already has 22.9 million subscribers.

19 Dec 2019 10:45 AM

The labels will appear on candidates’ accounts and tweets, even if they are retweeted by someone else. (Photo: ANI)

Twitter adds labels for 2020 US election candidates

The move is a step in trying to provide users with original sources of information & prevent spoofed & fake accounts from fooling voters.

15 Dec 2019 4:17 PM

US President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed Time magazine's naming of Greta Thunberg as 2019 Person of the Year, saying the Swedish teen climate activist should "chill" and go see a movie. (Photo: File)

After Trump mocks Greta Thunberg with ‘chill, go to movies’ barb, her Twitter bio says all

Thunberg's reply came minutes later, when she changed the bio of her Twitter account.

13 Dec 2019 1:21 PM

PM Modi’s “sab ka saath, sabka vikas” tweet celebrating the Bharatiya Janata Party's re-election victory in 2019 was the most retweeted and liked tweet of the year, making it the "Golden Tweet" in India. (Photo: File)

PM Modi's tweet on BJP's victory in Lok Sabha elections becomes 'Golden Tweet' of 2019

Among hashtags, #loksabhaelections2019 was the most tweeted about hashtags.

10 Dec 2019 6:20 PM

Taking to twitter, he said: "CAB is unconstitutional. Parliament passes a Bill that is patently unconstitutional and the battle ground shifts to the Supreme Court. Elected Parliamentarians are abdicating their responsibilities in favour of lawyers and judges!" (Photo: File)

‘Price of giving one party brute majority’: Chidambaram on Citizenship bill

The bill was passed in the Lok Sabha with 311 members favouring it, 80 voting against it and zero abstentions, after a heated debate.

10 Dec 2019 11:32 AM

Online manipulation emerged as a major issue for tech companies after the 2016 US election, when Russian influence efforts came to light. (Photo: AP)

Social media failing to stop manipulation

Social media companies are experiencing significant challenges in countering the malicious use of their platforms.

09 Dec 2019 7:52 AM

Musk said the verdict restored his faith in humanity as he quickly left the court with his security detail. (Photo: AP)

Elon Musk cleared of defamation in ‘pedo guy’ tweet trial

It took less than an hour for an eight-person jury in Los Angeles federal court to reject Unsworth’s claim after a four-day trial.

09 Dec 2019 7:40 AM

He further appealed to the countrymen to express their gratitude towards the indomitable courage, valour and spirit of dedication of Armed Forces on this occasion. (Photo: File)

PM Modi extends his wishes to Indian forces on Armed Forces Flag day

The Prime Minister stressed that just having a sense of respect will not suffice as everyone should also participate.

07 Dec 2019 8:38 AM

Hashtags like #justiceforDisha, #encounter, and #Hyderabadhorror started trending on Twitter from early on Friday. (Photo: Representational)

Hyderabad encounter: Hashtags trend, polarised posts flood social media

Many people took to the microblogging site to thank and celebrate the police officer for 'delivering justice' for a second time.

06 Dec 2019 6:06 PM

Twitter Inc is updating its global privacy policy to give users more information about what data advertisers might receive and is launching a site to provide clarity on its data protection efforts

Twitter makes global changes to comply with privacy laws

Twitter is trying to comply with Californian CCPA law, which will require it to give more transparency, opt out options, etc. to users.

03 Dec 2019 1:22 PM

Former minister and BJP leader Pankaja Munde has removed the party’s name from her Twitter bio. (Photo: File)

'I want time...': Pankaja Munde removes BJP from Twitter bio after cryptic Facebook post

Munde urged her supporters to come for a rally in Beed on December 12, also the birth anniversary of her late father Gopinath Munde.

02 Dec 2019 1:03 PM

Twitter allows people to add alt text to their images, but that feature isn't always easy to find.

New tool to make Internet memes convenient for visually impaired people

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have made a tool to automatically identify memes & apply prewritten templates, adding alt text.

02 Dec 2019 11:14 AM

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