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Preview: Running Twitter 'quite painful', firing people 'not fun at all

Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he bought the microblogging platform Twitter

Running Twitter 'quite painful', firing people 'not fun at all': Elon Musk

Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he bought the microblogging platform Twitter

Filling Big Tech shoes: Game begins for India's tryst with mass app economy

Domestic alternatives for mass consumption apps by Google, Meta or Twitter are still few and far between

Social media stocks sink to erase about $165 billion on Snap warning

Facebook parent Meta Platforms plunges 10%, erasing $53 billion in market value; Snap tumbles 40% in intraday trading

California parents could soon sue companies for social media addiction

California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok

Twitter opens reverse chronological home timeline to app developers

Twitter is giving third-party app developers more access to its reverse chronological timeline, to enable them to retrieve the most recent Tweets and Retweets posted by the authenticated user

WEF 2022: How social innovators are inspiring change at Davos

Social enterprises are a growing force in the global economy, with demand for inclusive solutions and trusted leaders

Donald Trump 'back' on Twitter with truth social posts, banned again

The former US President, however, recently started posting all his posts from Truth Social onto Twitter through a username @PresTrumpTS

Twitter board says planning to enforce Elon Musk's merger agreement

The board's statement comes as Musk appears to be maneuvering to ditch or renegotiate his offer

Twitter puts 'correct views' in front of people: Undercover recording shows

In another undercover recording released by American far-right activist group Project Veritas, a Twitter employee has revealed that company puts the "correct" views in front of people

I'm a bot & so's my wife, says Elon Musk amid Twitter takeover drama

"You are being manipulated by the algorithm in ways you do not realise. Easy to switch back and forth to see the difference," Musk said in a tweet

Twitter says I violated NDA by revealing bot check sample size: Elon Musk

Taking to a social media platform on Saturday (local time), Musk said: "Twitter legal just called to complain that I violated their NDA by revealing the bot check sample size is 100!."

Twitter staff will face 'extreme' workload if buyout goes through: Musk

The Tesla CEO also said that he strongly believes that all managers in a technical area "must be technically excellent".

WhatsApp rolls out Facebook-like message reactions feature with 6 emojis

In addition to reacting to messages with emojis, WhatsApp users can also share larger files now since WhatsApp has increased the file transfer size from 100MB to 2GB

Twitter's new feature allows Spaces analytics access to all hosts, co-hosts

"Hosts and co-hosts on iOS and Android will now have access to analytics like total live listeners, total replays, and speakers..." the company wrote on its platform

Meta to pay creators up to $4,000 for original content on Facebook Reels

Facebook's 'Challenges' is a new way to go through a series of bonuses to reach a maximum payout

45% growth in active internet users in rural India since 2019: Study

The study revealed that female active internet users grew by a whopping 61% since 2019

Online disinformation harming youth, need transparency law, says report

The report noted that social media's response to the growing harm in India has been marked by a lack of urgency

Google picks ex-civil servant Archana Gulati as India policy head: Report

Gulati worked until March 2021 as a joint secretary for digital communications at Niti Aayog, the government's policy think tank.

Musk says Twitter may charge slight fee for commercial, government users

"Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial/government users," Musk said in a tweet