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Instagram testing feed only for paid verified users
New Delhi: Taking a cue from Elon Musk-owned X which charges users and give them more controls, Meta-owned Instagram is testing a feed that will only allow posts from paid verified users.…
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Turbulence, controversies dog Elon Musk’s 1st year as X owner
San Francisco: Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October last year after a months-long tumultuous phase. One year on, controversies associated with the platform (now called X), amid the non-stop…
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Elon Musk’s X loses over half a billion user visits last month
New Delhi: X Corp (Formerly Twitter) lost over half a billion user visits last month, and the Elon Musk-run platform has now dropped to seventh place on the global ranking, behind Instagram.…
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After X and Meta, EU warns TikTok over Hamas videos
San Francisco: After warning X owner Elon Musk and Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, European Commissioner Thierry Breton has now warned Chinese short-video-making app TikTok about “disinformation” spreading on the platform…
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X Corp banned over 5L accounts for policy violations in India in Sept
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp (formerly Twitter) banned a record 5,57,764 accounts in India between August 26 and September 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging…
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Mukesh Ambani reclaims richest Indian tag, Ratan Tata has most followers on X
Chennai: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Ltd, has reclaimed the top spot as the richest Indian after a year, as per the ‘360 One Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2023’. Ambani…
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X reportedly testing new paid premium membership tiers
San Francisco: X (formerly Twitter) is reportedly planning to split its premium paid subscription service into three membership tiers to earn more money and become profitable by 2024. According to reports, X…
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All parties should adopt Hindutva: VHP’s Parande on Gandhi’s post
Nagpur: All political parties should adopt Hindutva as their platform so nothing would be left for disputes, said VHP general secretary Milind Parande on Sunday. He was responding to questions about a…
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Dorsey’s Bluesky usage surges after Musk says will charge all X users
New Delhi: Jack Dorsey-backed social media network Bluesky saw a surge in new users sign-up after Elon Musk announced he will soon charge all X users a small monthly fee. Musk’s announcement…
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boAt withdraws sponsorship for Canadian Punjabi singer’s India tour
New Delhi: Consumer electronics company boAt on Tuesday said it has decided to withdraw sponsorship of Canada-based Punjabi singer Shubh’s upcoming tour to India over certain remarks he made earlier this year.…
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X will soon charge users ‘a small monthly payment’: Musk
New Delhi: Elon Musk is going to charge a “small monthly payment’ from all X users and the social media platform would not be a free place anymore soon. In a live-streamed…
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Google Co-founder Sergey Brin quietly divorced wife after alleged affair with Musk
San Francisco: Google co-founder Sergey Brin quietly divorced Nicole Shanahan, an attorney and entrepreneur, over rumours that Shanahan was engaged in a romantic relationship with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Court…
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X introduces verification based on government ID for paid users
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp has introduced government-ID-based verification checks for X premium users, as it aims to curb impersonation on its platform and doll out more benefits to them like…
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Musk’s X Corp hires 4 senior leaders to deal with customers, partners
San Francisco: X Corp (formerly Twitter) on Thursday announced to appoint of new senior executives to address the evolving needs of its customers and partners, as the company is still in the…
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X Corp bans record over 12L accounts for policy violations in India in August
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp (formerly Twitter) banned a record 12,80,107 accounts in India between July 26 and August 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging…
