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New US bill aims to cut algorithmic amplification of harmful content

In a bid to address algorithmic amplification of harmful content on social media platforms and curb screen addiction, a new bipartisan bill has been introduced in the US Congress.

Twitter dodges Apple changes, sales up 22% in the fourth quarter

The company added 6 million new users in the fourth quarter, bringing average daily active users to 217 million

Twitter posts loss for 2021, but stock up on share buyback

Twitter had an average of 217 million daily active users in the fourth quarter, up from 192 million a year earlier

Twitter misses ad revenue and user growth estimates in Q4

Still, Twitter said it made 'meaningful progress' toward its goal of reaching 315 million users and $7.5 bn in annual revenue by the end of 2023

Trump to launch social media network by end of March: Reports

Former US President Donald Trump will launch his own social media network by the end of March, Fox Business said, citing sources familiar with the matter.The network, named TRUTH Social, will be fully operational by the expected launch date at the end of the current quarter, the report said on Wednesday.The Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) currently conducts beta testing, and Americans will be able to download its app or create an account by the same time, the report said.Trump's new network is not public yet, but is already available for pre-order in the Apple App Store, the report added.TRUTH Social will cooperate with Rumble - a platform, which is positioning itself as an alternative to YouTube and Amazon Web Services (AWS), according to the report.Trump promised last week that his network will fight back against Big Tech censorship and will protect the right to free speech and expression.

Regret offence caused to Indians due to Pakistani partner's tweet: Hyundai

Hyundai is facing calls for a boycott by hundreds of social media users in India

Twitter to let you send Direct Message straight from a tweet

Twitter feels the feature will make it easier to start a conversation from your timeline.

Twitter testing new feature to allow users to post longer messages

Jane Manchun Wong, known for finding experimental features within apps, discovered the existence of a 'Twitter Articles' tab, reports Engadget

Elon Musk blocks teen who asked for $50k to stop tracking his jet

Elon Musk has reportedly blocked Jack Sweeney on Twitter, who created a Twitter bot that tracks Musk's Gulfstream private jet and posts real-time updates of its location

Abide by Indian laws or pack up: Andhra High Court to Twitter

The HC's warning came in connection with Twitter not following the orders of withdrawing abusive content against judiciary from the social media platform.

Number of followers accurate: Twitter on Rahul Gandhi letter

Says it is committed to India as Cong questions 'unwitting complicity' in curbing free speech

Amazon paid employees to tweet nice things about the company: Report

E-commerce giant Amazon has shut down a controversial influence campaign in which it paid its employees to tweet nice things about the company, Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Indian govt asked Twitter for data on 2,200 accounts in 1st half of 2021

The Indian government asked Twitter for data on 2,200 user accounts in the January-June 2021 period and the micro-blogging platform complied with just 2 per cent of the requests

Rahul Gandhi says losing Twitter followers, firm says numbers accurate

Citing that his following has frozen ever since August 2021, the Congress leader shared that earlier he was gaining new followers at the rate of over 2.3 lakhs per month

Twitter's upcoming feature could share tweets with up to 150 select users

Micro blogging site Twitter is reportedly developing a feature that will allow users to curate a list of people -- up to 150 users -- to send certain tweets out to.

Go First airline's official Twitter handle hacked, says report

A company spokesperson said that the concerned teams are investigating the matter

NDRF's Twitter account hacked briefly; restored later, says report

The handle '@NDRFHQ' briefly posted some random messages on Saturday night

CEO Parag Agrawal shakes up Twitter security team; 2 senior execs leave

Staff changes follow 'assessment of how the organization was being led,' according to a memo from the new CEO.

Parag Agrawal rejigs Twitter's top security team, says report

In a memo to employees, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal wrote that the moves follow "an assessment of how the organisation was being led and the impact on top priority work"

State polls: Plane charters lose out to FB, Google as campaigns go digital

Flight charter companies have been badly hit by bans on physical rallies even as Big Tech eyes greater footfalls from digital political campaigns