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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.

Meta-owned WhatsApp fined by Russia for not removing banned content: Report

WhatsApp's parent company Meta Inc was banned in Russia in 2022 after it was termed as an 'extremist' organisation

Anti-harassment service 'Block Party' exits Twitter amid API modifications

They said: "Block Party's Twitter product is going on indefinite hiatus starting tomorrow. We fought hard to stay here, but recent changes have made it impossible for now"

Twitter may worth one-third what Musk paid for it due to down investment

Twitter may now be worth one-third of what Elon Musk paid for the social media platform just seven months ago. Financial services company Fidelity has reduced the market value of its equity stake in Twitter for a third time, now putting it at USD 6.55 billion. That's down from the nearly USD 20 billion Fidelity valued its stake at in October. It is unclear how Fidelity came up with its valuation figures, but as a public company it's required to provide investors with updates on its holdings. Because Twitter is a private company now called X Holdings Corp., information about its finances can't be verified. Musk took control of Twitter in October, after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The CEO of Tesla, who also owns SpaceX, bought Twitter for USD 44 billion. The billionaire financed the purchase with funds including loans from a group of banks. Musk has said the USD 44 billion price tag for Twitter was too high but that the company had great potential. By April

IndiGo's audacity? Media platform founder complains about high ticket costs

Chaturvedi took to Twitter and shared her disappointment after she had to pay Rs 21,000 for a one-way ticket from New Delhi to Ahmedabad

Twitter rival Bluesky backed by Jack Dorsey crosses 100,000 users

Twitter rival Bluesky, backed by Jack Dorsey, has crossed more than 100,000 users with a total of 3.19 million posts, and is growing steadily

Twitter testing new feature 'Notes on Media' to identify misleading media

"Notes attached to an image will automatically appear on recent & future matching images," it added

Twitter now worth just 33% of Elon Musk's purchase price, says Fidelity

Musk has acknowledged he overpaid for Twitter, which he bought for $44 billion, including $33.5 billion in equity

IPL 2023: Here's why Anand Mahindra thinks M S Dhoni should join politics

Adding that Dhoni is an 'obvious future leader', Mahindra's comment comes hours after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won its fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) under Dhoni's leadership

Twitter approved 83% of govt requests over content globally under Musk

In April, Musk said that by a free speech,' he simply means that which matches the law

Twitter war: Cong shows PM Modi in miniature before Nehru, BJP hits back

In a Twitter war, when the Congress posted an image of PM Modi in miniature before a large image of first PM Nehru, the BJP put up an image showing that Nehru's stature in real life was much smaller

Protesting wrestlers detained, DCW chief condemns Delhi Police action

After protesting wrestlers were detained and the site was cleared at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal took to Twitter and condemned the police action

Twitter leaves EU code of practice against disinformation, regulators warn

Elon Musk-run Twitter has withdrawn from the European Union's Code of Practice on online disinformation -- a move which has not gone well with the regulators

Twitter Spaces team cut down to 'roughly three' employees from 100

Outgoing Twitter CEO, however, said that the technical "fiasco" was actually the "top story on earth" and he welcomes all US Presidential candidates to do so on his platform

Big Tech firms can sack more employees to boost productivity: Elon Musk

He said that Twitter was in a situation where you'd have a meeting of 10 people and "one person with an accelerator and nine with a set of brakes"

Twitter has dumped bloc's code of practice on disinformation: EU official

Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation, a top EU official said Friday. European Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted that Twitter had pulled out of the EU's disinformation code of practice that other major social media platforms have pledged to support. But he added that Twitter's obligation remained, referring to the EU's tough new digital rules taking effect in August. You can run but you can't hide, Breton said. San Francisco-based Twitter responded with an automated reply, as it does to most press inquiries, and did not comment. The decision to abandon the commitment to fighting false information appears to be the latest move by billionaire owner Elon Musk to loosen the reins on the social media company after he bought it last year. He has rolled back previous anti-misinformation rules, and has thrown its verification system and content-moderation policies into chaos as he pursues his goal of turning Twitter into a digital