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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for fighting for blue tick amid vaccine shortage

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a swipe at the Centre, saying the Modi government is fighting for a blue tick and people need to become self-reliant for getting Covid vaccines.

Twitter restores verified badges of VP, Bhagwat, other RSS functionaries

Earlier in the day, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's verification badge was also removed which was later restored.

Badge taken off after inactivity for 6 months: Twitter on blue tick

The comment comes amid outrage over personal accounts of Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat losing verified blue tick marks

After Nigeria bans Twitter, India's Koo eyes an expansion opportunity

On Friday, the Nigerian government indefinitely suspended Twitter, after the social media giant had deleted a tweet from the country's President Muhammadu Buhari's account for violating its rules.

Twitter removes verified blue tick from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's handle

The blue tick was briefly removed from the Vice President's account earlier this week due to inactivity

Govt gives Twitter 'last chance' to comply with new IT rules

Govt says they want the greivance officer, nodal officer and compliance officer to be resident in India, and on Twitter payroll

Govt sends 'final notice' to Twitter for compliance with new IT rules

Govt says they want the grievance officer, nodal officer and compliance officer to be resident in India, and on Twitter payroll

Govt gives Twitter 'one last notice' to comply with digital rules: Reports

The government has asked Twitter to appoint India-based officers following new rules for social media companies.

Twitter restores blue tick on Vice President Naidu's personal account

Twitter on Saturday removed and later restored the verified blue tick on the personal account of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu

Twitter removes blue badge from Venkaiah Naidu's personal verified account

The social media platform removed the blue badge from the personal Twitter handle of Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu, @MVenkaiahNaidu, on Saturday

Nigeria suspends Twitter 'indefinitely' after it deletes President's tweet

On Wednesday, the microblogging site deleted a tweet by the President which Nigerians had criticized as a declaration of war

Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey heckled at Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami

Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey on late Friday (local time) was heckled at the Bitcoin 2021 conference held in Miami

Twitter resumes verification application process: How to apply

The verification was opened for profiles belonging to only six categories

Nigerian govt accuses Twitter of double standards, supporting secessionists

Nigerian government expressed doubts about Twitter's mission in the country, accusing the U.S. technology company of double standards and supporting the secessionists in the west African country.

Donald Trump shuts down his social media site within a month of launch

Former US President Donald Trump has shut down his personal social media platform launched less than a month ago in lieu of Twitter

Social media companies begin updating names of grievance officers in India

While Twitter appointed Dharmendra Chatur as interim resident grievance officer for India, in Bengaluru, WhatsApp named Paresh B Lal, based in Hyderabad

SEC letters claim Tesla failed to oversee Elon Musk's tweets: Report

US securities watchdog told Tesla Inc last year that Elon Musk's use of Twitter had twice violated a settlement requiring his tweets to be preapproved by company lawyers

Twitter has to comply with new IT rules for digital media, says HC

Twitter has to comply with the new Information Technology Rules for digital media if they have not been stayed, the Delhi High Court said on Monday. Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to the Centre and social media platform Twitter seeking their stand on a plea by a lawyer, Amit Acharya, claiming non-compliance of the rules by it. While Twitter claimed before the court that it has complied with the rules and appointed a resident grievance officer, the central government disputed the claim. "They have to follow it (rules), if it has not been stayed," the court said. In his plea, filed through advocate Akash Vajpai and Manish Kumar, Acharya said that he came to know about the alleged non-compliance when he tried to lodge a complaint against a couple of tweets.

After Delhi HC snub, Twitter says 'striving' to comply with new IT rules

The statement came hours after Delhi High Court said that Twitter will have to ensure compliance with the new IT rules.

Regulate big tech but not at the expense of user rights: Mishi Choudhary

The heavy-handed ways in which the government has been behaving in shaping the narrative and curbing dissent make even genuine attempts at regulating big tech suspicious, says Choudhary