US calls on Pakistan to restore access to X
WASHINGTON: The United States has issued a strong appeal to Pakistan to restore access to social media access after platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was suspended.
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‘Not a Bot’: X to charge $1 annual subscription for likes, reposts
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, said it will test a new subscription model under which it will charge $1 annual fee for basic features.
The new subscription termed as…
Elon Musk’s X removes headlines from news story links
Social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform.
Now, X only displays an article’s lead image and a link to the story.…
Trump allowed back on Twitter and Facebook after 2021 ban
Social Media giant Meta has given the green signal to the former US president Donald Trump. Meta’s President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg stated that, “We will be reinstating Mr. Trump’s…
Twitter mistakenly pulled accounts monitoring Russian troops
Twitter acknowledged Wednesday it suspended in error some accounts relaying information about Russian military movements as the threat builds for an attack on Ukraine.
Social media accounts of Pakistan Embassy in Serbia hacked: FO Spokesperson
SLAMABAD, Dec 3 : Pakistan on Friday said since the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts of its Embassy in Serbia have been hacked, messages being posted on these accounts were not from…
Jack Dorsey Steps Down As Twitter CEO: Company
Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey announced Monday he was leaving the company, after steering the social network during the tumult of Donald Trump's presidency and surviving an activist…
Facebook, Twitter vow to tackle racial abuse of England footballers
Facebook and Twitter said Monday they were scrambling to take down racially abusive comments directed at members of the England football team following a heartbreaking loss in Sunday's Euro…
Twitter blocks India’s IT minister as row rages
India's IT minister on Friday accused Twitter of briefly blocking his account because of criticisms he made of the US firm in a standoff over new social media rules.
Ravi Shankar Prasad…
Twitter slams Indian police ‘intimidation’, new IT rules
The Indian government's battle with social media giants escalated Thursday with Twitter accusing the police of "intimidation" and slamming new IT rules that have also alarmed its peers and…
Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account suspended
The Twitter account of controverisal Indian actor Kangana Ranaut has been suspended after she posted texts against the regulations of the micro-blogging site.
The suspension came after…
Govt orders temporary social media shutdown
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has temporarily shut down all social media platforms in the country for a few hours.
The blocked social media websites and apps include…
US lawmakers grill CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter
In their first appearance before Congress since Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter were asked by U.S. lawmakers whether their…
Pakistan MPs grill Twitter official for silencing Kashmiri activists
Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Tuesday grilled the regional head of social media platform, Twitter, for silencing voices of thousands of Kashmiri and Pakistani activists projecting the…
Twitter blocks accounts over India farm protests on gov’t order
Twitter on Monday temporarily blocked scores of accounts and tweets in India at the government's request, including those of a prominent news magazine and farmers staging mass protests in…