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April Fools’ Day 2019: Twitter alerts about viral birthday prank to unlock new colour scheme
Ahead of April Fools ’ Day, a prank went viral on Twitter in which users are changing their birthdays
Viral prank getting Twitter users kicked out of app
San Francisco: Ahead of the upcoming April Fool’s Day, a prank going viral on the micro-blogging site Twitter is getting users kicked out of the platform for being “underage” to be on the platform. The prank claims that users who change their birth-year to 2007 on the platform would get[Read More…]
Sona Mohapatra slams Mallika Dua, says “Your feminism of convenience isn’t fooling anyone”
Singer Sona Mohapatra and comedian Mallika Dua have been indulged in a social media tussle for quite a few time now, revolving around the #IndiaMeToo campaign. Recently, Mallika Dua had took to social media to call out Sona Mohapatra over suicide of a person named Arghya Basu, who was accused of sexual[Read More…]
Days after joining Twitter, Priyanka Gandhi debuts on Instagram
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made a Instagram debut ahead of Lok Sabha Elections. She made her Instagram handle ‘priyankagandhivadra’. The account has been verified by Instagram. With her debut, she posted two photos: One from her visit to Gandhi Ashram and the other from the meeting at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial[Read More…]
#WeMissManoharParrikar trends as Twitteratis extend condolences to Manohar Parrikar
Manohar Parrikar, four-time Goa chief minister and former Defence Minister, passed away on Sunday evening after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. He died at his private residence near Panaji on Sunday. He was 63. On his demise, the country is observing national mourning on March 18, with the National Flag to[Read More…]
AirAsia CEO expresses discontent over viral New Zealand terror attack videos, quits Facebook
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes has deleted his Facebook account saying the live streaming of the mass shooting in New Zealand that claimed the lives of 50 people, on the platform was too much for him. He said that, “social media giant needed to “clean up and not just think of[Read More…]
Zomato goes gaga over the recent Twitter trend Unpopular Opinion
Social media and opinions we absolutely did not ask for go hand in hand, but now people are knowingly offering their two cents. Let’s introduce you to the new form of memes that is taking the internet by storm – Unpopular Opinion memes. The “Unpopular Opinion” meme has been circulating on[Read More…]
Twitter rolling out redesigned camera on its app
San Francisco: Microblogging site Twitter is rolling out the redesign of its camera feature that would now allow users to capture media and overlay location, hashtag or some words on a coloured label. The app would now show media in a larger, more immersive format in the feed with the[Read More…]
Facebook, Apple, Twitter face EU probes for violating GDPR
San Francisco: Facebook is facing 10 probes for violating the European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) over data breaches and users’ privacy across its platforms. In its first annual report after GDPR came into practice on May 25, 2018, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) opened 15[Read More…]
BlackBerry sues Twitter over patent infringement
San Francisco: BlackBerry has sued Twitter on patent infringement, accusing the open communication platform of illegally using its mobile messaging technology. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for Central California, seeks compensation for lost revenue and unspecified enhanced damages, CNET reported late Wednesday. BlackBerry has alleged Twitter infringed[Read More…]
Colin Crowell to face Parliamentary panel in India on Feb 25: Twitter
New Delhi: Twitter on Friday confirmed that Colin Crowell, Global Vice President of Public Policy for Twitter, will face the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology (IT) on February 25. In a statement given to IANS, the micro-blogging platform said that for Crowell, the 2019 Lok Sabha election is a key[Read More…]
Twitter testing redesigned conversations layout with more iOS users
San Francisco: The Micro-blogging site Twitter is launching a test of its redesigned conversations layout with a wider set of iOS users and is accepting survey-based applications from people who are willing to try the new interface out. “Twitter is exploring new ways to make the conversations you care about[Read More…]
Twitter suspends account of Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal
Islamabad: Twitter has suspended the personal account of Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal. According to the Pakistan media, the account was blocked late on Tuesday after Indian authorities complained to the microblogging website. Geo News reported that Faisal’s account was suspended as he was giving his followers updates about[Read More…]
Kohli deletes ill-timed Tweet after netizens slam cricketer amid mourns over Pulwama attack
The nation was shaken to the core on Thursday evening by the terrorist activity in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir in which as many as 45 CRPF jawans martyred while numerous others were left injured. Amidst such times of chaos and upheavals, one must show as much support to[Read More…]
Twitter testing profile preview feature on Android, iOS app
San Francisco: In an attempt to address the problem of following threaded conversations on its app, micro-blogging site Twitter is reportedly testing an overlay of profile preview that would enable users to see information of any person replying to their tweet-threads. Typically, Twitter does not automatically organise conversations in ways[Read More…]
Russia to direct Facebook, Twitter to localise users’ database
Moscow: Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor has said that it will punish Twitter and Facebook if they decline to move the database of Russian users to Russia. “The companies will either have to localise the databases within a certain period of time, which I suppose will be about nine months, or[Read More…]
Priyanka Gandhi gets over one lakh followers even before tweeting!
Priyanka currently follows 7 accounts on Twitter including INC India
Lessons for India as Twitter refuses to attend House panel hearing
New Delhi: When Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused to attend a US Senate hearing on September 5 last year and instead let an empty chair and a nameplate represent him, the gesture left many lawmakers fuming. Google instead sent a letter to the Senate Intelligent Committee on why the company[Read More…]
Twitter CEO, other top officials decline to appear for hearing called by Anurag Thakur
As per the recent developments, Twitter India CEO and other top officials on Saturday have declined to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on IT, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur. Thakur had sent a summon to Twitter India via an official letter on February 1, over the issue of safeguarding[Read More…]
Twitter revenue hits $909 mn in Q4
San Francisco: Twitter on Thursday announced that its revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 have hit $909 million, growing 24 per cent year on year and beating market estimates of about $868 million. The 2018 revenue rose 25 per cent year on year to exceed $3 billion, while its net income was[Read More…]
Did Twitter delete India Today’ account?
On Thursday people on Twitter discovered that the handle of the media company, India Today was nowhere to be found. When one looked for user @IndiaToday, an empty search result appeared. Various Twitterati took the notice. Where did the @IndiaToday Twitter handle disappear? pic.twitter.com/jksVdWOxRw — Sohini Guharoy (@sohinigr) February 7,[Read More…]
‘Pinching hand’ emoji goes viral hours after Emojipedia announces it
It takes no time for the internet to take notice. Hours after Emojipedia, an emoji reference website added 230 new emojis following approval by the Unicode Consortium, a particular emoji, with a “picking hand” symbol is viral on the internet. ?? 230 new emojis coming to phones in 2019 https://t.co/40lHKWeBFj[Read More…]
Dear Ranveer Singh, is this suppose to be funny? Sorry, it’s not
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh is highly praised and loved among Indian fans for his mesmerising performances on and off-screen. Fans love his hyped energy, acting, raps and even his attires. But, for the love of all things awesome sauce in this world, can he tone things down just a smudge?[Read More…]
Discussion on with government on ‘bias’ allegations: Twitter India
New Delhi, After a parliamentary panel summoned Twitter for alleged bias against “right-wing” accounts as general elections loom, the micro-blogging platform on Wednesday said it is in touch with the Indian government on the issue. “Discussions with the government on this issue are currently on and nothing further can be[Read More…]