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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.

Twitter glitches spoil Ron DeSantis US presidential run announcement during live chat with Musk

Since Elon Musk took over the social media platform in October, he has laid off thousands of employees including many engineers who were responsible for fixing software bugs.

Judge dismisses proposed class action lawsuit against Elon Musk over Twitter buyout

The plaintiff lacked standing to sue because he challenged 'wrongs associated with' Musk's buyout, not the fairness of the buyout itself, the Judge said.

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Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.