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Elon Musk to relaunch Twitter's blue tick subscription on November 29

With the new release, changing someone's verified name will cause the loss of the blue check "until name is confirmed by Twitter to meet terms of service", Musk said.

Twitter is very slow in India, Indonesia & many other countries: Musk

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has said Twitter is very slow in India and many other countries. Twitter is very slow in India, Indonesia & many other countries. This is a fact, not a claim. 10 to 15 secs to refresh homeline tweets is common. Sometimes, it doesn't work at all, especially on Android phones. The only question is how much delay is due to bandwidth/latency/app, Musk, Twitter's new owner, tweeted. In another tweet, he said he would like to apologise for Twitter being super slow in many countries. The app is doing >1000 poorly batched RPCs just to render a home timeline! I was told ~1200 RPCs independently by several engineers at Twitter, which matches # of microservices. The ex-employee is wrong, he said. In another tweet, he said Same app in the US takes ~2 secs to refresh (too long), but ~20 secs in India, due to bad batching/verbose comms. Actually useful data transferred is low. There are ~1200 microservices server side, of which ~40 are critical to Twitter .

Twitter drama too much? Mastodon, clubhouse, and others emerge as options

Twitter has been a bit of a mess since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm, cutting the company's workforce in half, upending the platform's verification system, sparring with users over jokes and acknowledging that dumb things might happen as he reshapes one of the world's most high-profile information ecosystems. On Thursday, amid an exodus of senior executives responsible for data privacy, cybersecurity and complying with regulations, he warned the company's remaining employees that Twitter might not survive if it can't find a way to bring in at least half its revenue from subscriptions. While it's not clear if the drama is causing many users to leave - in fact, having a front-row seat to the chaos may prove entertaining to some - lesser-known sites Mastodon and even Tumblr are emerging as new (or renewed) alternatives. Here's a look at some of them. (Oh, and if you are leaving Twitter and want to preserve your tweet history, you can download it by going to your profi

Here's what led Elon Musk to talk of bankruptcy for Twitter: Timeline

With $1.2 billion of annual interest payments from the acquisition coming due, and possibly higher with rising interest rates, Musk is in a rush to shore up cash

Twitter bankruptcy possible if cash burn doesn't stop, Musk tells employees

Confidence in the company has eroded so rapidly that, even before Musk's bankruptcy comments, some funds were offering to buy the loans for as little as 60 cents on the dollar

Twitter Blue 'verification' rolled out in India, to cost Rs 719 per month

On November 1, Musk said that the subscription pack would be 'adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity'

Explained: What is the difference between WhatsApp Communities and Groups

A few new features that Meta is providing could enhance daily communications. The use of new in-chat polls could be beneficial for choosing a meeting time or a movie to watch

Twitter's big headache: Brand impostors thanks to the $8 verification

Users started creating accounts pretending to be major brands and politicians, fooling users and potentially jeopardizing Twitter's now-shaky reputation with top advertisers

Meta's Indian employees go all out on Twitter after lay-off email

The number of layoffs in India could not be confirmed

From tweeting to tooting: Two front runners emerge as Twitter alternatives

Two front runners have emerged as alternatives to Twitter in the aftermath of Musk's chaotic takeover, but they're some distance from viably competing with the microblogging site

Elon Musk's Tesla loses 2 years of gains amid Twitter saga, demand fears

The stock closed down 7.2% at $177.59 in New York on Wednesday, dropping to its lowest since November 2020

Facebook parent Meta slashes workforce by 11,000, Zuckerberg takes blame

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says post-Covid scenario didn't meet expectations

Instagram brings native scheduling tool, achievements feature for creators

Scheduling tool allows creators and businesses to schedule photos, reels and carousel posts up to 75 days in advance directly from the app

Mastodon struggles to keep up with recent flood of Twitter defectors

Searches for Mastodon spiked on Google following the Twitter acquisition, especially in Europe where the social network is based.

India's 'first' Twitter user undecided on whether to pay for blue tick

Naina Redhu says she joined social media platform in 2006 after getting an invitation email

Mastodon: Know everything about the platform hailed as Twitter alternative

Before Musk completed the Twitter acquisition on Oct. 27, Mastodon's growth averaged 60-80 new users an hour, according to the widely-cited Mastodon Users account

Twitter: Mastodon, Tumblr, other alternatives that users are turning to

Launched in 2016, Mastodon is an open source software for a decentralized social network, with several features that are similar to Twitter

Snapchat to pay monthly grants up to $50k to sound creators in India

Since launching Sounds, videos created with music from Sounds on Snapchat have collectively resulted in over 2.7 billion videos created and over 183 billion views globally

After firing half of Twitter's workers, Musk now asks some to return

Some of those who are being asked to return were laid off by mistake, according to two people familiar with the moves

How to apply for Twitter blue tick: Step-by-step guide on verifying account

Users who get verified on Twitter receive a blue checkmark next to their name. The blue tick tells people that an account of public interest is authentic and is not a spammer, troll, or bot