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India's Koo raises $30 million in funding round led by Tiger Global

Koo was founded by serial entrepreneurs Aprameya Radhakrishna, founder of Taxi For Sure and Mayank Bidawatka who previously founded companies like Media Ant and Goodbox

A dive into the fate of FB, Twitter, WhatsApp as new IT rules deadline ends

Tune in to the podcast to learn about the fate of these social media giants after the deadline ended in India. Also, what's their take on the matter, among other things

Twitter-rival Koo raises $30 mn in Series B funding led by Tiger Global

Twitter-rival Koo has raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by Tiger Global with existing investors also participating in the latest round

Post new IT rules deadline, social media companies' future looks dark

Experts say companies qualifying as social media intermediaries may lose safe harbour protection under existing law

Congress seeks manipulated media tag on tweets of 11 union ministers

The Congress on Tuesday demanded that Twitter affix manipulated media tag to tweets of several union ministers

Toolkit probe: Delhi Police notice to 2 persons associated with Congress

According to sources, the Delhi Police Special Cell had served notice to two persons associated with the Indian National Congress to join inquiry when the complaint was submitted by the party

Toolkit row: 'Delhi police team went to Twitter offices to serve a notice'

Two teams of Special Cell were at the Twitter India offices located in Delhi's Lado Sarai and Gurgaon

Twitter, Facebook and others yet to fully comply with govt guidelines

The deadline to comply with the new legal rules meant for big social media platforms, which were issued by the government three months ago, is ending on Tuesday

Complied with new intermediary norms ahead of time: Koo

Homegrown microblogging platform Koo on Saturday said it has met the compliance requirements of the new guidelines for digital platforms ahead of the stipulated deadline later this month. On February 25, the government had announced tighter regulations for social media firms like Facebook and Twitter, requiring them to remove any content flagged by authorities within 36 hours and setting up a complaint redressal mechanism with an officer being based in the country. The government had set 50 lakh registered users as the threshold for defining 'significant social media intermediary', which will have to adhere to additional obligations and compliance under the new IT rules that seek to crack down on misuse of social media platforms. Announcing the guidelines in February, it had said the new rules take effect immediately, while significant social media providers (based on number of users) will get three months before they need to start complying. In a statement on Saturday, Koo said it

Twitter to take 20% cut of sales via Ticketed Spaces starting from US

After launching Spaces, Twitter is now out to make some money via 'Ticketed Spaces and the micro-blogging platform will take a 20% cut of your sales, beginning with the users in the US

MeitY objects to Twitter tagging tweet content as 'manipulated media'

Many of the tweets tagged had reference to a toolkit allegedly created by Congress

Blue tick is back: Eligibility, new rules for Twitter account verification

Twitter informed that over the next few weeks, everyone will be able see the new verification application directly in the Account Settings tab. Tune in to learn more about the process

Toolkit: Cong writes to Twitter seeking suspension accounts of BJP leaders

The Congress wrote to Twitter asking it to permanently suspend the accounts of BJP leaders including party chief JP Nadda and Union minister Smriti Irani for allegedly "spreading misinformation"

Twitter reopens verification after 3-year hiatus: check eligibility details

A verified profile on Twitter has a blue tick next to the profile name, and usually drives trust in the person or organisation across social media platforms

Twitter re-launches profile verification process after more than 3 years

To apply for verification, users must ensure their profile is complete with a profile name, image, and either a confirmed email address or phone numbers

Explained: Why cryptocurrency jumps and falls on Elon Musk's tweets

Bitcoin, the biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has been under pressure from a series of tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk. Cryptocurrency price declines last week were sparked by Musk's reversal on Tesla accepting bitcoin as payment. His subsequent tweets caused further confusion over whether the carmaker had shed its holdings of the coin. Every time the charismatic billionaire has made a statement about crypto, he’s sparked off financial turmoil. How and why? The video based on Business Standard's Devangshu Datta article "Why cryptocurrency jumps and falls on Elon Musk's tweets" explains in detail. Watch it now. Story link: https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/explained-why-cryptocurrency-jumps-and-falls-on-elon-musk-s-tweets-121051801378_1.html

Twitter asks users to protect its ad dollars in new iOS 14.5 prompt

Twitter is asking users to protect its targeted ad dollars in new iOS 14.5 prompt, as new Apple App Tracking Transparency forces developers to ask permission from users if they want ad tracking

Koo in talks to raise funds; hopes to close a deal in 3-4 months

Twitter rival Koo is in discussions with investors to raise funding and hopes to close a deal in the next 3-4 months, Koo co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna said.

Twitter finally brings DM search bar to Android ecosystem after two years

Twitter has finally brought Direct Message (DM) search to the Android ecosystem, after launching the feature on iOS devices two years ago

Twitter donates $ 15 million to three NGOs to help India battle Covid-19

Amid India's battle against Covid-19, Microblogging giant Twitter has donated $15 million to help address the record surge in infections due to the second wave of the deadly virus.