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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

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Twitter bans record over 680,000 accounts in India amid major overhaul

Twitter banned a record 682,420 accounts promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity in India between January 26 and February 25

Twitter makes most of its recommendation algorithms open source

Musk said that most of the recommendation algorithms will be made open source and the rest will follow

White House refuses to pay for Twitter's Blue verification: Report

"It is our understanding that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service. Thus, a blue check mark will now simply serve as a verification that the account is a paid user"

To pay or not to pay: Media cos split over buying $1,000 Twitter blue tick

The $1,000 per month 'Verified Organisation' package offers a verified tick to the organisation's account and five affiliated accounts which will get Twitter Blue features

Twitter working on fact-checking programme 'Community Notes' for media

Community notes aims to allow users to add more context to tweets through links and reports

Not Obama or Bieber, Elon Musk is now the most followed person on Twitter

Twitter has approximately 450 million monthly active users. Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, is followed by 30% of total Twitter users

Twitter's 'Verification for Organisations' now available globally

According to the company, Verified Organisations is a new way for organisations and their affiliates to differentiate themselves on the micro-blogging platform

Pakistan govt's Twitter account withheld for the third time in India

The Pakistan government's official Twitter account has been withheld in India.When anyone tries to access the Twitter account of the Pakistan government, it says, "Account Withheld @GovtofPakistan's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand."This is reportedly the third time when Pakistan's Twitter account has been restricted to be viewed in India.Earlier in October 2022, the Twitter account of the Pakistan government was withheld in India.It was reportedly the second such incident in recent months. This account was withheld earlier in July as well but had been reactivated and was visible.According to Twitter guidelines, the microblogging site takes such action in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order. Currently, the Twitter feed of the Pakistan government "@GovtofPakistan" is not visible to Indian users.In June last year, Twitter in India banned official accounts of Pakistan Embassies in the United Nations, Turkey, Iran and Egypt. In August, ..