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Twitter Blue subscribers can now download videos posted by others on X

However, X users will not be able to download any videos posted before 25 July

TMS Ep486: IT return, Tweets turns X, Jio-BlackRock JV, gigafactory

Why do so few Indians pay income tax? Will the 'X' Factor help revive Twitter? Can the Jio-BlackRock JV stir the AMC pot? What is a gigafactory? All answers here

Meta has rare opportunity to seize momentum with Twitter rival 'Threads'

Threads could help bring the center of internet culture back to Meta, once again making it a place where things happen first

Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's', changing language isn't quite simple

Elon Musk may want to send tweet back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay at least for now. For one, the word is still plastered all over the site formerly known as Twitter. Write a post, you still need to press a blue button that says tweet to publish it. To repost it, you still tap retweet. But it's more than that. With tweets, Twitter accomplished in just a few years something few companies have done in a lifetime: It became a verb and implanted itself into the lexicon of America and the world. Upending that takes more than a top-down declaration, even if it is from the owner of Twitter-turned-X, who also happens to be one of the world's richest men. Language has always come from the people that use it on a day-to-day basis. And it can't be controlled, it can't created, it can't be morphed. You don't get to decide it, said Nick Bilton, the author of Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal

Beyond rebranding

Changes in Twitter are destroying value

Twitter starts cutting its ad prices after rebranding as 'X': Report

X is also warning brands that they will lose their verified status unless they reach certain spending thresholds

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Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally

X is so widely used and cited in trademarks that it is a candidate for legal challenges - and the company formerly known as Twitter could face its own issues defending its X brand in the future

Elon Musk turning Twitter into 'X' is set to kill billions in brand value

Musk's move wiped out anywhere between $4 billion and $20 billion in value, according to analysts and brand agencies

'X' replaces tweet in Musk's radical move, but will the rebranding click?

Companies that have changed even their logos in the past have had to deal with consumer criticism and confusion

Elon Musk explains why he is dumping Twitter's name and iconic bird logo

The billionaire owner's envisioned X app - which will connect Twitter's underlying infrastructure with x.com, a web address that now functions as a routing service to Twitter

Elon Musk-owned Twitter changes blue bird logo to 'X' as part of rebranding

Elon Musk-owned Twitter on Monday launched its new logo, X, which replaced the blue bird as part of a wider rebranding. The social media network's site and Twitter accounts showed the new logo, a white X on a black background. "Interim X logo goes live later today", the Twitter boss tweeted. He also wrote that the site x.com points to the Twitter website. Twitter's official account now reads "X", with a black background and the letter X in a white design. Elon Musk's official account also has the logo as his display picture and a small icon next to the blue tick, where the blue bird logo previously was. The new logo is the latest change that Musk has bought to the social media platform since he bought it for USD 44 billion last year. Under Musk's tumultuous tenure, the company has seen many changes including large-scale sackings, charges for previously free services, return of previously banned right-wing accounts and changes to content moderation. He has also changed its busines

'Unlimited interactivity': With X, Twitter aims to foray into new fields

According to company's CEO Linda Yaccarino, with brand 'X', Twitter will foray into payments and banking apart from its usual audio and video sharing, and messaging

Elon Musk says Twitter will change logo to X, 'bid adieu' to bird

Should have been done a long time ago, says billionaire owner in Twitter Spaces chat

Threads alert to Elon Musk stays but the downloads are falling steeply

As of 10 July, there were 100 million downloads of Threads according to Meta but data.ai says it hit over 150 million by 12 July across all platforms

'How bad is the job market?': Applicants spooked, experts optimistic

A start-up receiving 3,000 job applications in 48 hours reflects how substantial the churn is

Threads see dip in engagement: Here's what brands, creators think of future

When Meta launched Threads, it was billed as a 'Twitter-killer' as 100 million signed up within days of launch. But just like other rivals to Twitter, Threads seems to be losing traction. New data apps tracking firm Sensor Tower indicates the hype has died down and Threads has seen a 20 per cent decrease in active users and a 50 per cent reduction in time spent on the app, from 20 minutes to 10 minutes. Twitter had seen about a 5 per cent decrease in traffic right after Threads' launch earlier this month. Threads isn't the only Twitter alternative to gain and lose traction. Mastodon saw millions of signups immediately after Elon Musk bought Twitter in a USD 44-billion deal. But since late last year, Mastodon has failed to keep users' interest. Bluesky, backed by Twitter's co-founder Jack Dorsey, has also piqued some interest but hasn't really caught up. Twitter has built its reputation around live breaking news, making it the go-to platform for millions during events -- political

'Soon we shall bid adieu to Twitter brand,' Musk plans to rebrand platform

Musk's remark on Twitter rebranding comes just days after he announced a new artificial intelligence company, xAI

Centre asks Twitter to take down Manipur video under Section 69A

Social media platforms have been asked to take down the video as it could further disrupt the law and order situation in the state

NCW formally directs Twitter India to remove 'disgraceful' Manipur video

The National Commission for Women (NCW) said Thursday it has formally directed Twitter India to remove a video that shows the "disgraceful act" of two women being paraded naked and assaulted in the violence-hit Manipur. Tension mounted in the hills of Manipur after the May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing the two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a group of men from the other side. "NCW has formally directed the Head, Public Policy at @TwitterIndia to remove the video showing the disgraceful act of two women being paraded naked. This video compromises the victims' identities and is a punishable offense (sic)," the NCW said in a tweet. Police in Manipur said a case of abduction, gangrape and murder has been registered at Nongpok Sekmai police station in Thoubal district against unidentified armed persons. A spokesperson of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) said, "The despicable scene, which happened on May 4 in Kangpokpi district, shows