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The new Reddit-inspired format, called 'conversation tree', shows nested replies and also includes the ability to clock on any tweet to focus on it.

Twitter starts testing Reddit-style 'conversation tree'

The conversation tree format is expected to roll out in 2020.

30 Nov 2019 12:11 PM

Earlier, it was reported that any account inactive for over six months could be subject to removal if customers do not log in to their accounts by December 11.

Twitter updates its plan to remove inactive accounts

The company said the process "impacts accounts in the EU only, for now."

29 Nov 2019 7:38 AM

Twitter will determine inactivity based on logging in.

Haven't logged into Twitter for six months? Your account risks deletion

Users are encouraged to actively log in and Tweet at least every 6 months.

28 Nov 2019 7:49 AM

Twitter’s inactive account policies states that ‘To keep your account active, be sure to log in and Tweet at least every 6 months. Accounts may be permanently removed due to prolonged inactivity.’ (Photo: AP)

More usernames might get available, as Twitter to remove inactive users

The platform has been emailing many inactive account holders to revive them, or risk having their accounts removed soon.

27 Nov 2019 8:09 PM

Vera Mindy Chokalingam or Mindy Kaling has been a longtime supporter of Harris, who is of mixed Indian and American heritage. Harris' mother was from Chennai. (Photo: Screengrab)

Kamala Harris joins Mindy Kaling to cook masala dosa, see video

While cooking, they discussed their shared South Indian roots and their families' immigration stories.

27 Nov 2019 3:02 PM

First ladies are usually spared the rougher edges of US politics and Melania Trump has been no exception, despite the bruising nature of her husband's presidency. (Photo: File)

Melania Trump's speech on drug addiction at US school met with boos, shrieks

There were more boos, as well as cheers, at the end.

27 Nov 2019 2:56 PM

While Twitter has not shared any numbers, Facebook has revealed that the affected users are known to be 9.5 million.

New breach exposes data of over 9 million Facebook and Twitter users

Facebook and Twitter both would be notifying the users that it knows have been impacted by the breach.

27 Nov 2019 12:50 PM

The 48-year-old leader removed Congress and the post he held earlier from his Twitter bio and mentioned 'public servant and cricket enthusiast', fuelling speculations that he could quit the party. (Photo: Screengrab)

Scindia drops Cong from Twitter bio, goes for ‘public servant, cricket enthusiast’

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said that he changed his Twitter bio to make it shorter on people's advice.

25 Nov 2019 2:10 PM

Currently users use a separate website called tweetdeck or third party apps like Buffer to schedule, manage and even survey their reach (Photo: Twitter)

Twitter is experimenting, and this time tweetdeck users are scared

The platform is working on something marketers and business account holders would hold the most interest in.

23 Nov 2019 5:32 PM

The popular social media site, which first announced its political ads ban last month, had not previously provided details on the new policy. (Photo: ANI)

Twitter tightens bans on political ads and causes ahead of 2020 U.S. election

Twitter said it will use a combination of automated technology and human teams to enforce the new ad policies.

18 Nov 2019 8:29 AM

Captain Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told reporters the entire incident, captured on videotape, took 16 seconds as the young man stood in one spot and fired on one student after another. (Photo: Twitter)

On 16th birthday, California student walks into high school and opens fire; 2 killed

The teenaged gunman, whose name was not provided by police, survived the self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

15 Nov 2019 8:54 AM

Pictures of school students with their faces covered with anti-pollution masks and handkerchiefs were shared widely on social media. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi schools shut till Nov 15 amid high air pollution

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) also advised people to avoid outdoor exposure and work from home.

14 Nov 2019 8:28 AM

A screen shot from the home page of the Mastodon website

Mastodon to replace Twitter?

This new website-cum-app, is literally taking the online world by storm.

14 Nov 2019 8:09 AM

As Twitter indicated that it would not be restoring Hegde’s account, some of the most strident voices on Indian Twitter have decided to boycott the platform and join Mastodon.

From tweets to toots

With rampant trolling and account suspension on Twitter, netizens weigh in on German social media platform Mastodon as its replacement.

14 Nov 2019 12:27 AM

Once you follow a Topic, you can manage it from the menu or your timeline. Twitter will roll out Topics in the coming months.

Twitter introduces Topics

The new tool allows you to follow conversations about a topic of your interest, similar to how you follow an account.

13 Nov 2019 3:01 PM

Earlier, after resigning on November 8, Fadnavis had updated his twitter bio, changing it to 'caretaker chief minister' from 'Chief Minister'. (Photo: Screengrab)

Devendra Fadnavis updates Twitter bio, refers to self as 'Maharashtra's Sevak'

The development comes a day after President's rule was imposed in Maharashtra on Tuesday.

13 Nov 2019 1:28 PM

However, the 31-year-old academic points out that she had supplied supporting documents to explain the absence, which was due to time spent in New Delhi for her PhD on ‘Gender, Class, and Labour in the New Economy of Urban India’. (Photo: Twitter)

UK academics protest as Cambridge scholar told to go back to India

Dr Asiya Islam’s application for ILR was refused on grounds that she had been out of Britain for longer than stipulated period.

12 Nov 2019 11:59 AM

In the run-up to the US presidential election in November 2020, social platforms have been under pressure to tackle the threat of manipulated media, including deepfakes

Twitter wants your feedback on its deepfake policy plans

Twitter has opened its new proposal up for public input through a survey and tweets with the hashtag #TwitterPolicyFeedback until Nov. 27.

12 Nov 2019 8:57 AM

The photograph shared by Lodhi on the microblogging site also captured a mug placed behind on the left-hand side of the Abhinandan's mannequin which was flanked by a Pakistani soldier. (Photo: Twitter)

Pakistan stoops to new low with Varthaman's mannequin display at PAF museum

A Twitter post by Pakistan journalist and political commentator Anwar Lodhi showed a photo of the mannequin of the IAF braveheart.

11 Nov 2019 1:45 PM

In a video message posted on Twitter, he said this was an achievement in comparison to 2015 when over 15,000 dengue cases had been recorded and 60 people had died in the national capital. (Photo: File)

Delhi has won battle against dengue, says Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM said that till last week, less than 1,100 reported cases of the disease and no deaths due to it were recorded.

11 Nov 2019 1:31 PM

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