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17 music publishers sue Twitter in Nashville for allowing copyrighted songs

Members of National Music Publishers’ Association, including Sony and Universal Music, are seeking more than $250 mn in damages for alleged infringement of nearly 1,700 copyrights.

How Jack Dorsey ‘needs a lesson’ & defame via WhatsApp display picture

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Murder of democracy, says Congress as Dorsey alleges pressure from Modi govt during farmers’ protest

Former Twitter CEO says the Indian govt threatened to block the platform in the country. Central govt has called Dorsey's statement an 'outright lie'.

‘Outright lie’: Union minister slams Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s claims against BJP govt

In an interview, Dorsey said the Centre threatened to shut down Twitter and pressured it to block journalists who were critical of the government during 2020-21 farmers’ protests.

Twitter’s allegations of govt threats to shut it down an ‘outright lie,’ says deputy IT minister

Rajeev Chandrashekhar said Twitter was in repeated violations of Indian law and started complying with Indian laws only from June 2022.

India threatened to shut down Twitter during farmers’ protests, says co-founder Jack Dorsey

Dorsey also mentioned similar pressure from govts in Turkey and Nigeria, which restricted the platform in their nations at different points over years before lifting those bans.

Twitter to pay verified creators for ads in replies, says Elon Musk

The announcement comes amid Twitter's struggle to retain advertisers, who have been wary about the placement of their ads after the company laid off thousands of employees.

‘It happened’: Linda Yaccarino logs first day as new Twitter CEO

Yaccarino, the former advertising chief at NBCUniversal, is taking over Twitter at a time when the social media platform has been trying to reverse a plunge in ad revenue.

Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, resigns 6 months after taking over team

Irwin took over as head of the trust and safety team in November 2022 when previous head Yoel Roth resigned. She oversaw content moderation.

Twitter’s head of trust and safety Ella Irwin says she has resigned

Irwin's departure comes as the platform has struggled to retain advertisers, with brands wary of appearing next to unsuitable content.

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Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.