Twitter verifies fake US candidate account created by student
New York, Feb 28 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, a 17-year-old High School student got his Twitter account verified as a fake Republican candidate for …
Truck horn blaring ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’ wins Twitter
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A viral video is doing the rounds on social media which shows a crowd in Bhopal asking one truck driver …
Police file criminal cases against WhatsApp, Twitter, TikTok in India
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Hyderabad police have registered a criminal case against micro-blogging platform Twitter, Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Chinese short-video making app TikTok on charges …
Twitter opens ‘Hide Replies’ feature for developers
San Francisco, Feb 27 (IANS) Twitter has rolled out its ‘Hide Replies’ feature to its developer community, allowing them to create tools that would help …
China using WeChat, Twitter to track people sharing COVID-19 info
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) In a bid to hunt down novel coronavirus critics, China is making use of Twitter and WeChat to track down people …
Twitter remembers Sridevi on her 2nd death anniversary
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) On the second death anniversary of late Bollywood star Sridevi, Tweeple are sharing their fond memories of the actor and …
Fortnite star Ninja’s Twitter account hacked
San Francisco, Feb 23 (IANS) Fortnite star, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins Twitter account is the latest high profile account to get taken over by hackers. After …
25% climate change messages on Twitter written by bots: Study
New York, Feb 22 (IANS) A lot of messages denying the effects of global warming might actually have been written by bots as new research …
An unlikely traffic cop in Pune wows Twitter
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) An elderly woman in Pune was filmed scolding bikers driving on the footpath. She has earned the respect of people …
Twitter bans Republican video, Donald Trump Jr fumes
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS As US presidential election inches closer, the manipulated video war on Twitter intensified with the micro -blogging platform — after suspending …
Twitter suspends 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts in US
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Twitter has suspended 70 accounts in the US that were posting pro-Michael Bloomberg content for allegedly violating its online policies. According …
Twitter could label politician’s tweet having misinformation
San Francisco, Feb 21 (IANS) Politicians and public figures may soon find it tougher to pass lies as genuine information on Twitter as the platform …
Facebook, Twitter divided over Bloomberg’s video removal
New York, Feb 21 (IANS) A video posted by Michael Bloomberg, the aspirant for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President, has left Facebook and Twitter …
New Twitter tool will connect fresh tweet to old post faster
San Francisco, Feb 20 (IANS) Twitter has announced a new feature that will help users dig through their tweets faster to update an older post …
Bigg Boss 13: Sidharth Shukla ruled Twitter this season
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Actor Sidharth Shukla was not the only most talked-about contestant of “Bigg Boss 13”, but also the most tweeted-about personality from …
Twitter acquires Chroma Labs founded by Facebook veterans
San Francisco, Feb 19 (IANS) Twitter has acquired California-based Chroma Labs that develops tools for short-form video and photo creation and was founded by seven …
Tarek Fatah gets it wrong again, Twitter explodes
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Tarek Fatah is an active Twitter user with over 6 lakh followers, but on numerous occasions, the Pakistani-Canadian writer has …
Hansal Mehta claims Aftab Shivdasani blocked him on Twitter, actor denies
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani has blocked him on Twitter, claimed director Hansal Mehta. The filmmaker took to social media on Tuesday …
Twitter users hail Tendulkar over Laureus award
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A section of Twitterati on Tuesday hailed cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar for his World Cup winning moment winning the Laureus …
Taliban militant active on Twitter, Pak minister admits his escape
New Delhi/Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday admitted that former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan who was responsible for terror attacks on Malala …
Wishes pour in for de Villiers on Twitter as he turns 36
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Twitterati on Monday celebrated the 36th birthday of former South Africa batsman AB de Villiers in their own style. Some …
Twitter abuzz as ‘Doctor’ first look out on Sivakarthikeyan’s b’day
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) On Sivakarthikeyan’s 35th birthday, the makers of his upcoming film “Doctor” released the actor’s first look from the film. The …
Twitter accounts of Olympics, FC Barcelona hacked
San Francisco, Feb 16 (IANS) Hackers have used a third-party platform to break into the official Twitter accounts of Olympics and FC Barcelona, to post …
New Twitter plugin deletes naked pictures from messages
San Francisco, Feb 15 (IANS) In a bid to prevent users from receiving unsolicited images, Twitter has launched a plugin called “Safe DM”. According to …
Russia fines Twitter, Facebook on localization of databases
Moscow, Feb 13 (IANS) A Moscow district court on Thursday fined Twitter and Facebook for 4 million rubles (US $62,960) each for failing to move …
BJP K’taka twitter blocked for violating hateful conduct policy
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS) The BJP’s Karnataka official twitter handle was blocked temporarily on Tuesday for 24 hours, following the account violating the social media’s …
Did Nehru not want Patel in Cabinet? Jaishankar, Guha in Twitter spat
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) An interesting battle has erupted between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and historian Ramachandra Guha over whether India’s first Prime …
No role of BJP IT cell in unblocking K’taka unit twitter
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national social media and IT cell played no role in getting the party’s Karnataka Twitter account unblocked …
Twitter blocked BJP Karnataka account for 24 hours
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) Social media giant Twitter has blocked the Karnataka BJP’s account for 24 hours for its tweets on people with ‘liberal views’, …
Twitter blocks K’taka BJP account
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) Social media giant Twitter has blocked the Karnataka BJP’s account for tweeting on people with “liberal views”, the party said on …
Oscars 2020: Bong Joon-ho rules Twitter world after historic win
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, who made history by winning Best Picture Oscar for his film “Parasite”, became the most tweeted-about …
Twitter in love with Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘Mini Mufflerman’
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Ahead of its impending victory in Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday tweeted a photo of …
Boy paid off lunch debt for school, Twitter applauds
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) An inspiring story of an 8-year-old boy in Washington is doing the rounds on the Internet who sold key chains …
Twitter is finally back after global outage
San Francisco, Feb 8 (IANS) Twitter, after experiencing a worldwide service disruption preventing users from sending tweets from the social networking platform’s app, website, or …
Facebook, Twitter refuse to take down edited Pelosi video
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube have refused to pull down an edited video posted by US President Donald Trump that showed …
Facebook’s official accounts on Twitter, Instagram hacked
San Francisco, Feb 8 (IANS) The official Twitter accounts of Facebook and its messaging app Messenger were hacked and the cybercriminals posted messages from both …
Tigers captured playing with plastic in Corbett, Twitter fumes
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A heartbreaking photo of tigers in Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand innocuously playing with a plastic container has gone …
Raju Bharatan no more, Twitter pays tribute to veteran journalist
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Twitter was flooded with condolences for veteran cricket journalist Raju Bharatan who passed away on Friday morning in Mumbai. Bharatan, …
Twitter adds option to disable multi-column view for iPad
San Francisco, Feb 7 (IANS) Twitter for iPad after replacing single timeline layout with a multi-column view that works in both portrait as well as …
Twitter posts first-ever $1bn quarterly revenue
San Francisco, Feb 6 (IANS) Twitter on Thursday posted first-ever quarterly revenue of $1.01 billion, up 11 per cent, riding on strong performance across most …
Matthew Perry sparks fan frenzy with cryptic Twitter post
Los Angeles, Feb 6 (IANS) Actor Matthew Perry sparked fan frenzy with a cryptic Twitter post amid “Friends” reunion rumours. Perry found fame as a …