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Meta, Google and Twitter vow to fight fake news or risk penalties

The signatories agree to do more to tackle deep fakes, fake accounts and political advertising

Elon Musk tells Twitter employees headcount will be rationalised

At a virtual meeting, he told Twitter staff he wants to raise the service's user numbers to at least a billion people and said advertising would remain important for the company

Tesla CEO Musk appeals ruling that upheld securities fraud settlement

Elon Musk is appealing a federal court ruling that upheld a securities fraud settlement over Musk's tweets claiming that he had the funding to take Tesla private in 2018.

Tesla's Elon Musk files appeal to end SEC decree over Twitter posts

Musk, the world's richest person according to Forbes magazine, is trying to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion

Elon Musk to address Twitter employees for the first time on Thursday

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced an all-hands meeting to employees in an email on Monday, saying they'd be able to submit questions in advance

Top Headlines: IPL media rights & Viacom18, CBDT on cross-border disputes

Digital media rights for IPL matches could lift the OTT play of Reliance Industries-led Viacom18, posing a challenge for the current leaders. Read more in our top headlines

Elon Musk to address Twitter staff for first time since deal on Thursday

Many employees are unhappy with Musk, who has been openly critical of the company, its products and its policies

In reversal, Twitter to comply with Elon Musk's demands for data

Firm's board plans to grant Musk access to the massive stream of 'firehose' data comprising more than 500 million tweets posted each day

Twitter now plans to grant Elon Musk access to data on bots: Report

Microblogging platform Twitter's board now plans to grant Elon Musk access to the massive stream of "firehose" data comprising more than 500 million tweets posted each day

Elon Musk's Twitter bid leans on financier linked to Russian tycoon

Alexander Tamas has a history of connecting himself to big investors. Before setting up Vy Capital, he worked closely with billionaire Yuri Milner, he now appears to be cultivating links to Elon Musk.

Twitter plans to have shareholder vote by August on sale to Elon Musk

Musk's lawyers warned Twitter on Monday that he might walk away from the acquisition if the company fails to provide the data he seeks on spam and fake accounts

Self-regulation by social media companies a positive step: Legal experts

'Tactical move by govt in terms of dealing with policy, regulatory challenges'

Twitter plans shareholder vote by August on $44-bn sale to Elon Musk

Musk's lawyers warned Twitter on Monday that he might walk away from the acquisition if the company fails to provide the data he seeks on spam and fake accounts

Twitter plans to provide Elon Musk with data on bots, says report

The social media company will provide Musk with access to a stream of data comprising more than 500 million tweets posted every day, the Washington Post reported

Delhi Police gives security to ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, her family

The Delhi Police has provided security to suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her family after an FIR was registered on a complaint that she was getting death threats

New social media laws in response to rights violations, says Centre

The Indian government last week released a draft of changes to its IT law that would require companies to "respect the rights accorded to the citizens under the constitution of India"

No data, no deal: Elon Musk warns of junking $44-billion Twitter bid

Says Twitter breaching merger agreement by not giving details on bot accounts

Musk says he may drop Twitter deal if data on fake accounts not provided

This is the first time Musk has threatened to walk away from the $44-bn deal in writing as opposed to airing it on Twitter's social media platform

Musk retracts statement over job cuts, says headcount will increase

Earlier this week, Musk gave an ultimatum to Tesla employees to either return to office or get out, saying they "should pretend to work somewhere else" if they disagree with the company's policy

Govt asks Twitter, YouTube to pull down perfume ad that triggered outrage

The I&B Ministry on Saturday asked Twitter and YouTube to remove from their social media platforms the videos of advertisement of a perfume brand that triggered outrage for "promoting sexual violence against women". In letters to Twitter and YouTube, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the videos were "detrimental to the portrayal of women in the interest of decency and morality" and in violation of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code). The videos of the perfume brand sparked outrage among a large section of social media users, who claimed the advertisement sought to promote sexual violence against women. "It has come to the notice of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting that an inappropriate and derogatory advertisement of a deodorant is circulating on social media. The Ministry has asked Twitter and YouTube to immediately pull down all instances of this advertisement," an official spokesperson said. The ...