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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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Topic: Twitter

Britain’s The Guardian quits X social media platform, citing racism and conspiracy theories

The left-leaning publication, which has 10.7 million followers on X, becomes the 1st large UK media company to retreat from the platform that Elon Musk purchased in 2022.

IAS officer comes under fire for post on temple loudspeakers in MP, Hindutva group threatens stir

While many have criticised IAS Shailbala Martin, an additional secretary in MP government, Congress and others have supported her for highlighting the issue of noise pollution.

Brazilian court asks Musk to name legal rep for X or face the site’s suspension under country’s law

Order comes after X announced it was closing operations & firing its staff in Brazil over issues with 'censorship orders', but added that firm’s service would remain available in Brazil.

DDoS attack on X disrupts Elon Musk’s livestream with former US President Donald Trump

Interview was delayed as glitch kept users out of the livestream. Within mins of event's expected start time, 'crashed', 'unable' and '#TwitterBlackout' were trending on the site.

HC rules out writ petition against X for fundamental rights violation. How it works & when it applies

Suspension of account on not violative of fundamental rights since X is a private platform, Delhi HC said; rights only enforceable against state or bodies performing public functions.

‘This is the last straw,’ says Elon Musk as he moves SpaceX, X HQs from California to Texas

Musk's longstanding feud with California has been triggered by a new state law that bans teachers from telling families about student gender identity changes.

Koo, ‘India’s answer to Twitter’, shuts shop citing ‘prolonged funding winter that struck at peak’

Koo founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka wrote in a LinkedIn post that since talks for a strategic partner fell through, they have decided to cease operations.

Outfit demands ban on Netflix, X for ‘waging war against Indian culture & character’

Journalist Uday Mahurkar, founder of Save Culture Save Bharat foundation, has written to govt seeking ban on Netflix & X to make India ‘world’s first sexually perverted content-free nation’.

Memes, myth-busting & a lot of cheek — X handle of Congress’s Kerala unit rakes in laughs & followers

From 50,000 followers in March 2023 to over 1 lakh now, @INCKerala saw a surge after LS poll results. Focus on public issues, wit & comparative analyses behind popularity, says team.

Nitish Kumar ‘double dating’ to kingmaker Chandrababu Naidu—popular counting day memes

Congress Kerala’s official X handle has been batting it straight out of the park consistently with its memes. It called this Modi's second defeat, the first being in 8th grade.

On Camera

The next wars will be silent—fought with semiconductors, software, invisible lines of code

India’s reliance on imported semiconductors is a strategic weakness. In 2023-24, it imported $89.8 billion worth of electronic and telecom goods—with China accounting for nearly 44 per cent of that total.

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

Op Sindoor: Inside story of what led Pakistan DGMO to make frantic calls for ‘ceasefire’

India used multiple types of aircraft, air to surface missiles & air defence systems to inflict damage to PAF. Almost all strikes were covered by high-res recon UAVs & satellites.

Pakistan has a 7-year terror itch. Here’s a two-minus-one-front idea to cure it

Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.