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Twitter now tests better image previews for photos on iOS and Android

Twitter has announced it is running a test with select iOS and Android users to give people an accurate preview of how their images will appear when they Tweet a photo.

Twitter launches conversation settings for ads, gives brands more control

Launched globally in August last year, conversation settings have given Twitter users more control over who can reply or engage with their tweets. This has now been extended to brands

Non-Fungible Tokens: The unique crypto codes driving collectors

An NFT is a unique token added to some digital construct and registered on a blockchain with details of ownership

Over 4400 Facebook, Twitter URLs blocked in 2020: Dhotre

Over 4,400 URLs from Facebook and Twitter were blocked by the government in 2020 under Section 69A of the IT Act, Parliament was informed on Wednesday

Russia slows Twitter's speed after protest row, threatens total block

Roskomnadzor, the state communications regulator, said in a statement that as of Wednesday there were more than 3,000 posts containing illegal content on Twitter

Twitter's Dorsey to donate $2.5 mn from sale of his 1st tweet in Bitcoins

Twitter CEO and billionaire Jack Dorsey who last week announced to sell his very first tweet of March 6, 2006, has said that he will donate the money in Bitcoins to charity

Twitter says it's working on a 'big overhaul' of TweetDeck platform

American microblogging and social networking service Twitter is working on a 'big overhaul' of its TweetDeck platform, which lets users arrange lists and feeds into easy-to-read vertical rows

Surveillance fears over new rules to tame social media in India

For long, activists and governments have been prompted to demand greater transparency and accountability from Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and other social media behemoths

Twitter is testing new e-commerce features to integrate product details

Twitter has now started testing its new e-commerce tweet layouts, with at least one user of its Android application in Qatar spotting the new format.

Nervous government explores ways to 'manage' media

The efforts betray the nervousness of a government unable to sell its 'positive' governance narrative at home and abroad

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

The post, sent from Dorsey's account in March of 2006, received offers on Friday that went as high as $88,888.88 within minutes

Twitter's Jack Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

'just setting up my twttr' the first ever tweet on the platform is up for sale after Dorsey listed his famous post as a unique digital signature on a website for selling tweets as non-fungible tokens

K-Pop to cricket, women discovering new areas of interest through Twitter

According to a recent survey, 41 per cent women surveyed said they discovered a new interest on Twitter

Regulating digital media: News portals wary of Centre's latest guidelines

The new guidelines seek to regulate OTT platforms and digital news media, whether they use other intermediary sites or apps such as Twitter or Facebook or host news media content on their own websites

Anand Mahindra & his 'social' connect: Witty, inspiring & heart-warming

Anand Mahindra, the Chairman of Mahindra Group, is known for his business acumen and also witty tweets. He never misses a chance to share innovative and interesting ideas on his social media handle for his followers. We bring to you some of his recent postings that are funny yet heart-warming and left netizens in splits. Watch the video. > >

Twitter rolling out Spaces for Android users globally for wider testing

Twitter had been testing the Clubhouse-like feature for iPhone users previously

Twitter cracks down on misinformation over vaccine, begins labelling tweets

Twitter says it has begun labelling tweets that include misleading information about Covid vaccines and using a "strike system" to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly violate its rules

Twitter testing Clubhouse-like feature called Spaces on Android

The growing popularity of invite-only, audio-chat app Clubhouse has surprised many

Plainspeak in a post-truth world: Meet Twitter general counsel Vijaya Gadde

What sets Twitter apart from other social media and big technology firms at present is that the platform has not shied away from taking politically sensitive decisions and sticking by them

Govt notifies 5-mn-user threshold for significant social media intermediary

Facebook and Twitter said they are studying the rules; Experts question compliance with PDP Bill