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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicElon Musk

Topic: Elon Musk

Twitter bans one of Koo’s handles, co-founder questions Musk’s ‘free speech’ stand

The banned handle was used to tweet updates about its process of designating user accounts of eminence with a yellow verification badge, similar to Twitter’s blue verification badge.

Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about Musk, announces 7-day suspension for ‘doxxing’

Accounts of reporters from Washington Post, CNN & The New York Times were suspended allegedly for 'doxxing', a reference to Twitter rules banning the sharing of personal information.

The Twitter Files 2.0 — how teams ‘blacklisted users, stopped tweets from trending’

Two US journalists have been tweeting exposé claiming former Twitter executives censored content & imposed stealth bans on users based on bias and political considerations.

‘Most creative person on the planet’: Silicon Valley CEOs laud Musk’s management of Twitter

Netflix's Reed Hastings said he's convinced Musk is 'trying to help the world with his endeavors' while Mark Zuckerberg was keen to see how content moderation would pan out on Twitter.

Twitter rolls back policy aimed at tackling Covid misinformation amid rising infections in China

The move comes amid concerns of Twitter's ability to fight misinformation after it let go about half of its staff, including those involved in content moderation, under Elon Musk.

Spotify, Epic Games join Elon Musk in fight against Apple’s 30% App Store fees

Previously, Spotify had submitted antitrust complaints against Apple in 2019 & Epic Games sued the company in 2020. The EU has also been investigating Apple's rules for app developers.

Twitter users at an all-time high, claims Musk amid mass exodus over verification, hate speech

Signups were averaging over two million per day in the last seven days as of 16 Nov, up 66% compared to the same week in 2021, said Elon Musk said in a tweet late on Saturday.

Gold, grey or blue checks: Elon Musk’s badge for Twitter accounts, check who gets what

The social media platform is planning to roll out its verified service next week with different colored checks for individuals, companies and governments.

Twitter holds off relaunch of blue tick service as Elon Musk aims to stop impersonation

Musk said there is a probability Twitter will use 'different colour check for organisations than individuals'. The blue check subscription service was slotted to be relaunched on 29 Nov.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.