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Topic: Twitter

Modi has more followers & tweets than Rahul, but gets less engagement, ORF study finds

Shanker Arnimesh -
Observer Research Foundation study analysed tweets by PM and Rahul Gandhi from 2019 to 2021 to understand their Twitter use & impact, and how social media giants influence democracy.

Elon Musk isn’t joining Twitter, Twitter has joined him

Liam Denning -
For Musk buying a big stake in Twitter was merely securing the memes of production. To a large degree, board seat or no, Musk has secured Twitter.

Free speech or scope for manipulation? Why Twitter’s proposed ‘edit’ button is sparking a debate

Anupriya Chatterjee -
Twitter has announced that it is working on an ‘edit button’, which has been a long-standing demand from some users. Such a feature would allow users to tweak their tweets after posting them.

NYT has new policy for journalists using Twitter. Says ‘feeds become echo chambers’

Dominick Mastrangelo -
Executive editor Dean Baquet said it would be purely optional for New York Times journalists to use Twitter because of the uptick in threats online.

How will Elon Musk change Twitter? Time will tell if involvement is for better — or for worse

Timothy L. OBrien -
Perhaps Tesla CEO's most valuable contribution would be to change Twitter’s metabolism and culture — forcing it to move faster and take bolder risks.

Twitter names Elon Musk to board after he became its biggest shareholder

Molly Schuetz -
Musk had publicly revealed Monday that he had had bought a 9.2% stake in the microblogging site. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said he was 'excited' about his appointment.

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal asks users to ‘vote carefully’ after Elon Musk posts edit button poll

Vlad Savov -
Endorsing the tweet shared by Tesla's CEO, Agrawal said the consequences of the 'edit button' poll would be 'important'.

Elon Musk’s Twitter investment could be bad news for free speech

Timothy L. OBrien -
The Tesla founder's decision suggests that he wants to bring the social media platform to heel.

Elon Musk takes 9% stake in Twitter to become top shareholder, shares soar

Giles Turner -
Twitter shares surged as much as 27% after Musk’s purchase was revealed Monday. The gain marked the stock’s biggest intraday increase since the company’s 2013 IPO.

Muted at home, Chinese musicians find anti-war voice through Ukrainian folk song

Sukriti Vats -
A video of a Ukrainian soldier singing a song amid the war was picked up and remastered by many Chinese musicians. It is doing very well on Twitter.
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What Akal Takht must know about harmonium and music before banishing it from Golden Temple

Yashika Singla -
In an era where India’s past and ‘purity’ are constantly being dug up and debated, the humble harmonium has become the latest victim.
Galle Face Green the popular promenade in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo has become ground zero for the protest against the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government. | Photo: Regina Mihindukulasuriya

Sri Lanka may be a teaser for a global default crisis

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Economy

World’s $300 trillion in debt. Here’s what it means for services like health, education

Victoria Masterson -
To meet debt payments, at least 100 countries will have to reduce spending on essential services, the IMF estimates.

Defence

Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet pulls off its first successful launch from a ski-jump at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, US | Photo credit: Boeing

2 American Super Hornets in India as Boeing looks to showcase fighters for Navy deal

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Navy looking at about 26 multi-role deck-based fighters for its aircraft carrier. Visit by Super Hornets comes close on heels of similar trip by competitor Rafale M of Dassault Aviation.

National Interest

Mandir or Masjid? New surveys not needed, just acceptance of truth & move towards reconciliation

Shekhar Gupta -
That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.

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