Page 37 - Twitter

Twitter situation is very frustrating: Substack CEO site restricts retweets

Musk last week denied that he blocked access to embedding tweets in posts on online publishing platform Substack

Always been independent: BCC as Twitter labels it as 'govt-funded media'

Twitter has not given a definition for what it considers "government-funded media" to constitute

Twitter stops writers from retweeting, liking or replying to Substack links

The Twitter change has become a huge problem for Substack writers, who use the Elon Musk-run platform to promote their newsletters

Weekend Bites: Pause not pivot, GDP, Doge, and litti-chokha for thought

In which we munch over the week's platter of news and views

LIVE: Stay alert, be prepared for Covid management, HM says to states

Catch live updates from across the globe here

Twitter to show 50% less ads with better visibility to Blue subscribers

In order to woo more users, Elon Musk-run Twitter will now show at least 50 per cent less ads to Blue subscribers, along with a boost in their visibility on the platform.

Twitter Verified account follows no one, removes 420,000 legacy accounts

Twitter had earlier warned of winding down all the legacy verified accounts from April 1 and even removing the checkmarks for those who still had them but were not paying for Twitter Blue subscription

Vendors sue Twitter for thousands of dollars in unpaid bills

Elon Musk-run Twitter has been sued by a group of vendors who allege that the micro-blogging platform has failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills

Twitter's contract workers sue company over Elon Musk's mass layoffs

The suit was brought on behalf of an unspecified number of workers hired by Twitter through employee staffing company TEKsystems Inc

Elon Musk's month pushing Twitter blue failed to win many subscribers

Musk decided to give some verified users more time to decide whether to pay him

Twitter has not revoked legacy verified blue tick from most accounts

Microblogging platform Twitter has so far not revoked the legacy verified blue tick from most of the accounts that have not paid for subscribing 'Twitter Blue' service. However, some of the organisations in India shared that they have paid for the blue service to maintain the brand reputation on the microblogging platform. Twitter also replaced the blue bird logo with that of Doge meme, a logo used for the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, on its web home page. The value of Dogecoin cryptocurrency rallied after the move. Twitter's owner Musk has invested in Dogecoin. Twitter last month shared that it will begin winding down its legacy verified programme and removing legacy verified checkmarks from April 1. The social media platform has removed the verification batch from the New York Times account. Several celebrities in Western countries Tweeted that they will not pay for the blue tick. Professionals in India shared mixed views. Media organisation Medianama Founder Nikhil Pahwa, who cont

Dogecoin rises as much as 30% as Twitter home button becomes Doge meme

Doge also began to trend on Twitter. The token gave up some gains to trade 8.6% higher at 11 a.m. in London

Dogecoin skyrocketed 1,992% on Google search after Twitter logo changed

Online searches for cryptocurrency 'Dogecoin' on Google skyrocketed by a whopping 1,992 per cent worldwide after Elon Musk changed Twitter's bird logo to Dogecoin's shiba inu on April 3

Twitter's publisher-focused alternative 'Post' now open for public

As Elon Musk plays around with Twitter which has frustrated its users, a Twitter alternative called Post that allows publishers to engage with people and monetise their readership

Elon Musk replaces Twitter's blue bird logo with 'Doge' meme in new update

Elon Musk is back with new updates for the micro-blogging site, and this time he has changed the iconic blue bird logo - which has served as a home button on the web version, with the "doge" meme

Blue badges still remain for legacy Twitter users as April 1 passes

A new verified tagline for legacy Blue users now reads: "This account is verified because it is subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account"

New York Times loses gold tick on Twitter; Musk calls its feed 'diarrhea'

The New York Times lost its gold "verified" tick from its main account on Twitter on Sunday

Several celebrities refuse to pay Elon Musk $8 for Twitter Blue: Report

The White House and The New York Times have already refused to pay for verified Blue with subscription service

NYT loses Twitter Blue badge, Koo founder invites it to join platform

The company also announced to remove all legacy Blue verified checkmarks for both individual users and organisations from April 1

Top headlines: Unemployment rate rises to 7.8%, Twitter bans 680k accounts

Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour