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Twitter to put a label on phone numbers of verified user profiles
New Delhi : Twitter is working on a new feature to put a label or tag on the phone numbers of verified user profiles, apart from the blue tick or badge the company places with the verified accounts.App researcher Jane Manchun Wong…
Twitter confirms partial outage, blames ‘internal systems change’
San Francisco : As several users complained of facing trouble while using Twitter, the microblogging platform acknowledged that it suffered a partial outage and blamed "internal systems change" for it.However, the platform said it has now…
Elon Musk’s claims factually inaccurate, legally insufficient : Twitter
New Delhi : Twitter has filed a detailed response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's countersuit against the micro-blogging platform, saying his claims are "factually inaccurate, legally insufficient, and commercially irrelevant".
According to…
Twitter fixes bug that exposed at least 54 lakh accounts
New Delhi : Twitter has fixed a security bug that exposed data of at least 54 lakh accounts on its platform that were put up for sale on the Dark Web.Twitter said that if you operate a pseudonymous Twitter account, "we understand the risks…
Twitter bans 43,140 accounts in India for violating norms
New Delhi : Twitter, which is fighting a legal battle with the Indian government over content blocking orders, banned more than 43,140 accounts of Indian users in the month of June over violation of its guidelines, the microblogging…
Twitter to raise price of ‘Blue Subscription’ service by 66%
San Francisco : Microblogging site Twitter has confirmed that it is raising the price of its premium subscription service, Twitter Blue, from $2.99 to $4.99 monthly a 66 per cent increase.
In an email sent to Twitter Blue subscribers,…
Twitter confirms testing new ‘Status’ feature for users
San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter has confirmed that it is testing a new status feature that lets users tag posts with pre-defined labels, much like the statuses that the previous LiveJournal and MySpace systems permitted.
Some…
Twitter says 9 in 10 Indians use its platform while streaming content
New Delhi : Nine in 10 Indians use Twitter while watching TV or streaming content as they turn to the platform for trailers, highlights and latest news about TV shows, the micro-blogging platform revealed on Thursday.
About 79 per cent…
Twitter reaches 238 mn users globally amid legal battle with Elon Musk
New Delhi : Despite posting $270 million net loss in its second quarter (Q2) this year, Twitter has reached 237.8 million users which is a significant growth amid the controversial Elon Musk takeover.
The micro-blogging platform, locked…
Twitter blames Elon Musk for $270 mn loss in Q2 results
San Francisco : Twitter on Friday said it posted $270 million net loss in the second quarter (Q2), largely owing to uncertainty related to the pending acquisition by Tesla CEO Elon Musk that adversely hit its advertising business.
Musk…