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Shloke Sarkar July 6th, 2021 10:39 AM 1 COMMENTS

Twitter May Loose Immunity Due to Failure of Compliance to New IT Rules: Centre to Court

The Government on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that popular social media platform Twitter had been unsuccessful when it came to the compliance of the country's new IT Rules, which might lead to losing immunity that is provided under the Information Technology or IT Act. An affidavit filed in the high court, mentioned that the details obtained via Twitter's website or application, as interim, the grievances that arose from... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 3rd, 2021 6:45 PM 8 COMMENTS

Facebook and Google Comply With New IT Rules, Twitter Still Reluctant

The new IT rules have been a point of contention between Big Tech companies and the Indian Government. The most flared-up tussle has been between the Government of India and Twitter. The new IT rules issued by the government caused much ruckus with the social media companies, with Twitter facing the wrath of police as well. However, in a new positive turn of events, companies like Facebook, Instagram and Google... Read More

Shloke Sarkar June 26th, 2021 7:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter May Soon Allow Option to Log in via Google Account

Twitter in recent months has been subject to some criticism in India after some issues with the government, but as a platform, it has been constantly striving to add more and more features. From a Clubhouse alternative that functions relatively well to the return of the verification process, a lot of things have been happening for the popular micro-blogging site. However, there has always been one issue with Twitter. If... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 24th, 2021 11:57 AM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter Helping Indian Creators Earn Money Through Content

Twitter has just introduced the ‘Tip-Jar’ feature for users in India. The micro-blogging platform will leverage Razonpay’s technology to support its ‘Tip-Jar’ feature in India. Through the new feature, users can make payments to freelancers, non-government organisations, new media professionals, journalists, content creators, and more. The best thing is, Twitter won’t take a cut out of these payments in any manner. Twitter Rolls Out ‘Tip-Jar’ Feature With Razorpay in India... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 22nd, 2021 11:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

New Social Media Rules FAQ to be Released Soon

The government of India came out with new rules for social media platforms earlier this year. The rules came into effect starting the last week of the previous month. To help users and the stakeholders understand the rules in a better manner, the Indian government is going to come out with Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answer them. According to a PTI report, the IT Ministry is currently working on... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 8th, 2021 10:19 AM 35 COMMENTS

Twitter Is Now Playing With the Indian Government

Twitter has not yet complied with the new IT rules made for social media applications/platforms that have more than 50,00,000 (50 lakh) users in India. The new IT rules are made in order to keep the platforms accountable and solve the grievances of users/customers appropriately. Companies such as Facebook, Instagram, and more have already complied with the new IT rules, but Twitter has not done so yet. According to a... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 2nd, 2021 10:09 AM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter Resumes Verification for ‘Blue Badge’

The microblogging platform Twitter this morning resumed the verification process again for the users. The company paused it a few days back when it got a ton of requests for verification. However, through a tweet, Twitter has confirmed that it is resuming the verification process under the new guidelines. Once a user’s profile is verified, he/she gets a ‘Blue Badge’ on his/her profile marking that person as authentic. What Happens... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 25th, 2021 8:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter Will Soon Let Users Super Follow Certain Twitter Handles

Twitter is in a bit of a tough spot over the new laws that have been set by the government, which, if not agreed to, could result in the banning of the popular social media application. This comes a couple of days after the social media platform opened its verification feature to the masses after a brief intermission. It seems that the company still has some things in store for... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 25th, 2021 1:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

YouTube, Facebook and Twitter Might Be Banned if They Don’t Comply With New Rules

Major social media applications, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, along with a video platform YouTube, might be banned in India if they fail to comply with the new intermediary rules of the government. The new rules came into place in February and said that any social media platform that has more than 50 lakh registered users in India will need to appoint at least three officers for grievances redressal. Further,... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 15th, 2021 5:40 PM 9 COMMENTS

Twitter Submissively Asking Apple Users for Their Data

Apple recently released the iOS 14.5 update, which brought with it one of the most useful yet controversial features from the company, dubbed App Tracking Transparency. For those of you unaware, the feature forces app developers to ask for the user’s permission prior to tracking them. This was not the case earlier, with developers allowed to track them without any prior notice. With the rollout, most users have opted to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 7th, 2021 3:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Twitter ‘Tip Jar’ Feature Will Allow Users to Send Money

World’s biggest microblogging platform, Twitter, recently announced a new feature called ‘Tip Jar’. This feature will allow users to send money to show support towards their favourite Twitter accounts. It is a virtual tip system that will direct users who want to send money to platforms such as PayPal, Patreon, and Venmo. According to an AFP report, the feature is currently available for select users who can tweet in ‘English’.... Read More