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Dorsey wants to cover up, 'Twitter files' exposed misuse: Anurag Thakur

The "false" allegations made by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey were an attempt to cover up past misdeeds and Twitter's internal communications had exposed that the platform was "misused and there was bias and tinkering, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said here on Tuesday. Thakur said many "foreign forces" get active at the time of elections to vitiate the democratic process and build tension, but such attempts have failed in the past and would not succeed in the future also. "Such elements within the country and abroad will never be able to destabilise the nation which is being led by a strong leader," the minister told reporters here. Dorsey, who quit as Twitter CEO in 2021, claimed in an interview Indian government "pressured" the company with threats of a shutdown and raids on employees if it did not comply with requests to take down posts and restrict accounts, a charge rubbished by the government. "Jack Dorsey has woken up after deep slumber and is

Chandrasekhar slams Twitter ex-CEO Dorsey's comments on farmer protest

"This is an outright lie by @jack - perhaps an attempt to brush out that very dubious period of Twitters history," said the Minister in his tweet

Twitter violated laws between 2020-22, during Dorsey's tuenure: BJP IT head

The BJP's IT department head Amit Malviya Tuesday came down heavily on former Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey, saying the social media company was in violation of laws between 2020-2022 when he was at the helm of affairs. Malviya's counteroffensive through a lengthy Twitter post after Dorsey claimed the Indian government threatened raids on employees and shutdown if the company did not take down posts critical of the government during the farmers protest against three new laws in 2020 and 2021. Malviya said that Under Dorsey the firm had turned "rogue, disregarding laws of the sovereigns they operated in, muzzling freedom of speech (shadow banning ideologically differing voices) and in many cases promoting secessionist voices and those who were working to exacerbate social fault lines, including several Twitter employees (Dorsey himself is guilty of it)" He said 'Twitter Files', released after Elon Musk got rid of "toxic people" in Twitter, is a testimony. "It can't be

Twitter may soon limit number of DMs non-Blue users can send per day

Micro-blogging platform Twitter is reportedly working to limit the number of direct messages (DMs) non-Blue users can send per day

Congress demands answers on ex-Twitter CEO's claim of pressure from Centre

The Congress Tuesday demanded answers from the Modi government after ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey claimed the platform was threatened it would be shut down unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts critical of the government during the farmers' protest. The Centre has, however, rubbished the charges, saying Dorsey's Twitter regime had a problem accepting the sovereignty of Indian law. In a tweet, Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala said, "The Modi Government forced Twitter to shut down accounts of Farmers and Farmer's movement, shut down accounts of journalists critical of Government, or Twitter and its employees would be raided". "This is what Twitter Co Founder and Ex CEO Jack Dorsey admits in a TV interview. Will Modi Government answer," he asked. He also shared clips from a TV interview in which Dorsey levelled the allegations. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh too took to Twitter, saying, "During the farmers agitation the cowardly BJP government threatened to shu

Global town square needs transformation: New Twitter CEO tell employees

Twitter's new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, has sent her first email to the employees with the title Building Twitter 2.0 Together

Cong hits back at govt over ex-Twitter CEO claims over 'raiding' its office

Congress on Tuesday mounted pressure on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre over the former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's remarks and asked if the Narendra Modi government will answer

Ex-Twitter CEO Dorsey alleges pressure from India, Centre denies claims

Dorsey said that the threats came as Twitter refused to comply with the government's demands to block accounts during the farmers' protests in early 2021

Twitter's new update to only let Blue users send DMs to non-followers

Elon Musk on Monday said that Twitter will hopefully roll out a new update this week, which will limit the ability to send DMs to people who don't follow you to Blue users

Twitter refuses to pay Google Cloud bill, trust and safety services at risk

Elon Musk-run Twitter has reportedly refused to pay Google Cloud bills as its contract comes up for renewal this month.

Good for industry: Zuckerberg hails Musk for making Twitter 'a lot leaner'

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has praised Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for making Twitter "a lot leaner" which has been "good for the industry" overall

No other platform has the power Twitter does: CEO Linda Yaccarino

"No other platform has this power and no other place has the people I've met this week. Stay tuned -- we're making history," she said in a tweet

Twitter to soon start paying creators for ads served in their replies

"The creator must be verified and only ads served to verified users count," Musk tweeted

Elon Musk says Twitter transparency builds trust. It's all talk no action

Before Musk took over, Twitter had actively helped researchers obtain data that let them study how information flowed around the network, how social media shapes people's views

Twitter to share email IDs of subscribers with content creators, says Musk

Elon Musk on Wednesday announced that Twitter will provide email addresses of subscribers (who opt-in) to content creators. Here's why

Pakistan's Chief Justice wants to track down a Twitter handle. Here's why

A series of audio leaks have sparked much controversy in Pakistan, raising concerns about the neutrality of the higher judiciary in the country

Linda Yaccarino to take over as new Twitter CEO today, hires key aide

"I've long been inspired by your vision to create a brighter future. I'm excited to help bring this vision to Twitter and transform this business together," she posted on Twitter

Small plastic water bottles are adding to plastic problem: Nithin Kamath

Zerodha founder highlighted the issue of increased use of small plastic bottles at hotels and airports which is aggravating the problem of plastic waste in the country

Twitter exec responsible for content safety resigns after Musk criticism

A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation has left the company, her departure coming soon after owner Elon Musk publicly complained about the platform's handling of posts about transgender topics. The departure pointed to a fresh wave of turmoil among key officials at Twitter since Musk took over last year. Ella Irwin, Twitter's head of trust and safety, confirmed her resignation in a pair of tweets late Friday. She did not say in the message why she was leaving, but her departure came shortly after Musk criticised Twitter's handling of tweets about a conservative media company's documentary that questions transgender medical treatment for children and teens. Musk was responding to complaints by Jeremy Boreing, co-CEO of the media company, the Daily Wire. Boreing said in tweets and retweets of conservative commentators Thursday that Twitter was suppressing the movie by flagging posts about it as hate speech and keeping the movie off lists of trending ..

Twitter's trust and safety head, Ella Irwin quits amid drama over film

In yet another high-profile exit, Twitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, has resigned amid ongoing drama over a film.