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Non-Fungible Tokens: The unique crypto codes driving collectors

An NFT is a unique token added to some digital construct and registered on a blockchain with details of ownership

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Twitter's Dorsey to donate $2.5 mn from sale of his 1st tweet in Bitcoins

Twitter CEO and billionaire Jack Dorsey who last week announced to sell his very first tweet of March 6, 2006, has said that he will donate the money in Bitcoins to charity

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2021 | 1:09 PM IST

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

The post, sent from Dorsey's account in March of 2006, received offers on Friday that went as high as $88,888.88 within minutes

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2021 | 11:51 PM IST

Twitter's Jack Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

'just setting up my twttr' the first ever tweet on the platform is up for sale after Dorsey listed his famous post as a unique digital signature on a website for selling tweets as non-fungible tokens

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2021 | 10:01 AM IST

Twitter cracks down on misinformation over vaccine, begins labelling tweets

Twitter says it has begun labelling tweets that include misleading information about Covid vaccines and using a "strike system" to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly violate its rules

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Updated On : 02 Mar 2021 | 7:28 AM IST

Twitter aims to double revenue by 2023, teases new 'super follow' feature

The "super follow" feature, which lets users charge followers for access to exclusive content, will launch this year, a spokesman said

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Updated On : 26 Feb 2021 | 6:42 AM IST

Zuckerberg, Pichai, Dorsey due back for new grilling in US Congress

House antitrust panel to consider legislation that may curb the companies' dominance; hearings slated for next week

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Updated On : 20 Feb 2021 | 2:33 AM IST

Twitter testing upto 140-second long voice messages in DMs in India

According to the company, voice messages in DMs will make it easier for people to have conversations

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Updated On : 17 Feb 2021 | 9:52 AM IST

Twitter has thought about holding bitcoin, not decided yet: Report

Twitter had considered how it might pay vendors or employees using bitcoin, should they ask to transact using the virtual currency

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2021 | 7:50 AM IST

Twitter suspends accounts, US says committed to support democratic values

The company informed that they took steps to reduce the visibility of the hashtags containing harmful content, which included prohibiting them from trending on Twitter

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2021 | 6:32 AM IST

Twitter CEO Dorsey envisions app store for social media algorithms

Dorsey has once again emphasised on decentralising social media platforms

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2021 | 3:49 PM IST

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends permanent ban on Trump after Capitol attack

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Thursday defended the ban on outgoing US President Donald Trump, saying that it was the right move as offline harm as a result of online speech is demonstrably real

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2021 | 1:33 AM IST

Move on to Signal now, says Paytm founder amid WhatsApp privacy row

Sharma along with Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey and others is urging users to protect their privacy by moving on to Signal app

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2021 | 8:51 PM IST

Twitter says it will start removing Covid-19 vaccine misinformation

Twitter has said that it will begin removing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccinations from its site

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2020 | 7:50 AM IST

FB, Twitter CEOs oppose changes that may allow US govt to dictate content

Dorsey acknowledged that there are concerns around how Twitter moderate content and specifically its use of section 230

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Updated On : 18 Nov 2020 | 11:57 PM IST

US elections: Tech firms couldn't stop misinformation, voter intimidation

The impacts of these efforts by the technology firms have been muted, in part due to the prevalence of social bots that spread low-credibility information virally across these platforms.

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Updated On : 03 Nov 2020 | 9:36 AM IST

US elections: Tech firms couldn't stop misinformation, voter intimidation

The impacts of these efforts by the technology firms have been muted, in part due to the prevalence of social bots that spread low-credibility information virally across these platforms.

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Updated On : 03 Nov 2020 | 8:53 AM IST

US Senate hearing: Tech chiefs vow to defend upcoming election from chaos

At a US Senate hearing, the heads of technology giants Twitter, Facebook and Google vowed to defend their platforms from being used to sow chaos ahead of the election next week

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Updated On : 29 Oct 2020 | 8:19 AM IST

'Who the hell are you?', US lawmakers scold Twitter, Facebook, Google CEOs

"Sham!" and "who the hell are you" scoldings dominated a Senate hearing where the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, and Google took heat in a talking match with US lawmakers over the idea of free speech

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Updated On : 29 Oct 2020 | 7:39 AM IST

Govt warns Twitter; conveys strong disapproval over map misrepresentation

The government has shot off a stern letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and asserted that any attempt by the platform to disrespect the country's sovereignty and integrity is totally unacceptable

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2020 | 12:55 PM IST