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Elon Musk comments on whether Donald Trump will return to Twitter

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who recently acquired Twitter, on Monday took to the micro-blogging site and addressed the question whether Donald Trump will be permitted back on the social media platform

Instagram fixes outage that tells users their account is suspended

Twitter was also trending with hashtag #InstagramDown, as hundreds of users experienced similar issues logging in to their accounts

Musk effect: Twitter limits content-enforcement tools as US election looms

Most people who work in Twitter's Trust and Safety organization are currently unable to alter or penalize accounts that break rules around misleading information, offensive posts and hate speech

Musk boosts surge in misinformation about Pelosi's husband attack

Within hours of the attack on Paul Pelosi, conspiracy theories deflecting blame for the assault on the husband of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi were already swirling online. It didn't matter that authorities said Paul Pelosi was alone when the suspect broke into the couple's San Francisco home. Or that investigators said they didn't believe the two men knew one another. It didn't even matter that the suspect, David DePape, confessed to investigators that he broke into the Pelosi home to target the speaker. Misleading claims about the assault spread rapidly anyway, and not just thanks to trolls in obscure internet chatrooms. The claims received a major boost from some prominent Republicans and Elon Musk, now the owner of Twitter, one of the world's leading online platforms. On Monday, posts falsely suggesting a personal relationship between Pelosi and the alleged assailant, soared on Twitter, a day after Musk tweeted and deleted a link to an article suggesting one. Musk hasn't said why h

Musk sets up A team to rejig Twitter, seeks to change verification process

According to a report from The Verge, he has asked employees to change Twitter Blue, a monthly subscription service costing $4.99 to a much more expensive new subscription

Indian-origin Sriram Krishnan advises Elon Musk on changes at Twitter

"Now that the word is out: I'm helping out @elonmusk with Twitter temporarily with some other great people," Krishnan said in a tweet

Not confirmed by Twitter: IT minister on reports of verification badge fee

Amid speculations that Twitter is mulling about USD 20 per month charge for verification badge, IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said there has been no confirmation from the microblogging platform on the issue, and that any comment can be made only after Twitter's position is known. "It is not from Twitter, someone has floated that story...it is not confirmed by Twitter. Let them say what they have to say and then we will comment...I can't jump at something that somebody is speculating," the minister said when asked for comments on reports that Twitter is considering charging for the coveted blue tick mark verifying the identity of its users. The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Inc, Elon Musk, on Friday completed his USD 44-billion takeover of Twitter, placing the world's richest man at the helm of one of the most influential social media apps in the world. Incidentally, the microblogging platform has had multiple run-ins with the government in the past. The government has

Musk's favourite crypto doubles in value, skeptics issue warning

Dogecoin's rally brings focus back on cryptocurrency regulations and decentralised finance networks

Elon Musk has quietly made a change in Twitter homepage, says report

According to The Verge, Musk requested that the Explore page which displays trending tweets and news stories, be redirected to the logged-out users visiting Twitter.com.

Twitter reviews verification process, mulls to charge users for blue tick

Users would have to subscribe to Twitter Blue at $4.99 a month or lose their "verified" badges if the project moves forward, according to the report.

Musk denies reports of firing Twitter employees in attempt to avoid payouts

According to media reports on Saturday, Musk fired top executives in an effort to avoid hefty severance payouts, while lining up other layoffs as soon as Saturday.

Elon Musk to remodel Twitter with plans to lay off employees: Report

Elon Musk has started to reform Twitter policies and is wasting no time remodeling it by cutting off employees, and introducing plans for a council to determine content decisions, The Hill reported

Conflicting businesses

Elon Musk's other interests may affect Twitter

What's in store for Twitter and its spats with Indian govt in the Musk era?

Business Standard does a recap of the face-off between the microblogging site on one side and the Centre and MeitY on the other

Musk's Twitter will be different; chaos of deal just preview of what's next

Musk has already axed much of Twitter's leadership team, including its chief executive officer, and plans to be CEO himself in the immediate term, according to people familiar with the matter

Musk fired Twitter execs in attempt to avoid payouts, layoffs planned: Rpts

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk fired top executives in an effort to avoid hefty severance payouts, while lining up other layoffs to avoid stock grants due on Nov. 1

TMS Ep292: Twitter under musk, metaverse, markets, deities on legal tenders

How will Twitter transform under Elon Musk? How'll metaverse change the shopping experience? How will US Fed & BoE rate action affect markets? What pictures can be used on currency notes? Answers here

How will Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter change the public square?

Elon Musk finally entered the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco last week, pulling off a difficult feat. Here's an analysis of how Twitter will transform under Musk in the days to come?

Users will soon be able to pick a Twitter version they like better: Musk

Elon Musk on Saturday said that Twitter users will soon be able to pick a version of the microblogging platform they like better, like a moving maturity ranking

Twitter, Facebook, other social media cos will have to abide by local laws

The new amendments to IT rules impose a legal obligation on social media companies to take all out efforts to prevent barred content and misinformation, the government said on Saturday making it clear that platforms such as Twitter and Facebook operating in India will have to abide by local laws and constitutional rights of Indian users. The new rules provide for setting up appellate committees which can overrule decisions of the big tech firms on takedown or blocking requests. The hardening of stance against the big tech companies comes at a time when discontent has been brewing over alleged arbitrary acts of social media platforms on flagged content, or not responding fast enough to grievances. Amid concerns over the rising clout of Big Tech globally, the CEO of electric car maker Tesla Inc, Elon Musk, on Friday completed his USD 44-billion takeover of Twitter, placing the world's richest man at the helm of one of the most influential social media apps in the world. Incidentally,