Quote of the day by Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter: ‘ My biggest mistake was thinking I shouldn't show my…’Jack Dorsey, the visionary behind Twitter and Block Inc., champions open communication and decentralised tech. His journey, marked by innov...
22 Mar, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
Elon Musk's X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation, claims researcherAfter introducing a feature in 2022 for users to report a post they considered misleading about politics, X in the past week removed the "p...
27 Sep, 2023, 09.59 AM IST
Meta rolls back measures to tackle Covid misinformationSocial media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter came under immense pressure to tackle misinformation related to the pandemic, including...
16 Jun, 2023, 08.47 PM IST
Centre rebuts Jack Dorsey's claims of Twitter facing pressure during Indian farmers' protest; terms it "outright lie"Former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey has alleged that during the farmers' protest in India, the social media platform faced government pressu...
14 Jun, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
'Stamp of approval': Twitter's Elon Musk amplifies misinformation"One of the greatest mysteries of Covid-19: Where did the flu go in 2020 and 2021?" an account called "KanekoaTheGreat" said, to which Musk...
19 Apr, 2023, 08.22 AM IST
'Monetizing hate': Unease as misinformation swirls on TwitterThe Tesla tycoon bitterly denies that misinformation has surged since his turbulent $44 billion acquisition of the messaging platform, but ...
17 Apr, 2023, 01.25 PM IST
Elon Musk's Twitter ripe for a misinformation avalancheAs online trickery and misinformation surges, the armour that platforms built against it are being stripped away. Since Elon Musk's takeove...
16 Jan, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
2022 Twitter rewind: 4 ways Musk’s takeover changed microblogging platformFrom medical misinformation to the erosion of social justice culture, Twitter has not been the same since Musk took over.
26 Dec, 2022, 06.34 PM IST
Musician Elton John quits Twitter due to misinformation, Musk hopes singer returns soonTwitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he hopes the singer returns to the platform soon.
10 Dec, 2022, 01.45 PM IST
Musician Elton John to quit Twitter, Elon Musk has a polite responseElton John joins the long list of celebrities and public figures who decided to leave the world's microblogging platform after Elon Musk ac...
10 Dec, 2022, 12.50 PM IST
New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformationStarting Thursday, the platform will no longer automatically recommend or emphasize posts that make misleading claims about the Russian inv...
19 May, 2022, 10.01 PM IST
Contextualising trends - a key tool for Twitter during India's current regional electionsTwitter will continue to invest in the languages it detects misinformation in, said Yoel Roth, head of site integrity at Twitter.
09 Mar, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Twitter redesigns warning labels to help users identify fake news, misinformation easilyThe company has been testing the warning labels since July.
17 Nov, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
Twitter rolls out new feature that allows users to flag 'misleading' contentUsers can then be more specific, flagging the misleading tweet as potentially containing misinformation.
18 Aug, 2021, 08.00 AM IST
Govt asks Twitter, other social media platforms to remove misleading posts around COVIDThe development comes at a time when India is registering a record number of coronavirus infections daily. The number of COVID-19 cases tou...
25 Apr, 2021, 11.25 PM IST
Twitter will use 'strike system' to remove habitual violators spreading Covid vaccine fake newsTwo strikes will lead to an account being locked for 12 hours.
02 Mar, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Twitter Birdwatch unveiled to help users fact check misinformationTwitter Birdwatch is on a separate section of the social media platform, and only pilot participants, who apply to the program, will write ...
26 Jan, 2021, 04.47 AM IST