Want to view tweets? Twitter makes log-in mandatory in a bid to combat data lossTwitter will now require users to have an account if they want to see, like, or retweet other tweets.
01 Jul, 2023, 07.01 PM IST
Karnataka HC dismisses Twitter's plea against government, slaps Rs 50 lakh fineJustice Krishna S Dixit said that the social media company did not give reasons for not complying with the government's demands for blockin...
30 Jun, 2023, 03.31 PM IST
Govt gave orders to block 10,000 Twitter links over five years: MoS ITIn a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Chandrasekhar said that the ministry of electronics and information technology had passed orders to ...
13 Feb, 2023, 12.44 PM IST
Social media has to be user-first, not platform-first: Koo slams Twitter's new policy on competitorsTwitter on Monday rescinded its 'promotion of alternative social platforms policy' after criticism on social media, and multiple users poin...
19 Dec, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
As many as 1,122 Twitter URLs blocked on IT Ministry's directions this year up to JuneIn line with the objective of ensuring open, safe, trusted and accountable internet for all users, the IT Ministry issued directions "to Tw...
27 Jul, 2022, 10.30 PM IST
Twitter-ministry hearing in Karnataka HC adjourned till August 25The plea, listed for hearing on Tuesday, was adjourned as the counsel for the central government was unavailable.
26 Jul, 2022, 12.18 PM IST
Centre’s 39 ‘take down’ orders fail ‘proportionality’ test: Twitter in HCET has reviewed a copy of the petition. Twitter declined to provide details of the specific blocking orders that it wants overturned, stati...
08 Jul, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Received 120 grievances, actioned 167 URLs during June 26-July 25: TwitterThe US-based company has faced flak over the past many months for various actions taken on tweets and accounts of high-profile users.
12 Aug, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Received 94 grievances, actioned 133 URLs in May 26-Jun 25: Twitter compliance reportTwitter, in the report titled 'India Transparency Report: User Grievances and Proactive Monitoring July 2021', said it had received 94 grie...
11 Jul, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
Novel tool to monitor fake news on Facebook, TwitterNewsWhip, a social media engagement tracking firm, collects URLs on hundreds of thousands of sites every day.
28 Oct, 2018, 01.43 PM IST
Social media platforms closed almost 700 URLs: Ravi Shankar PrasadThe minister said several URLs have been blocked by these companies in compliance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act in ...
04 Aug, 2018, 01.43 PM IST
Social media platforms closed almost 700 URLs: PrasadThe minister said several URLs have been blocked by these companies in compliance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act in ...
03 Aug, 2018, 04.12 PM IST
1,662 defamatory websites, contents blocked by social media platforms: GovtFacebook has blocked 956 URLs against requests for 1,076 URLs, Twitter 409 URLs against 728 requests and YouTube 152 URLs against 182 reque...
24 Jul, 2018, 08.58 PM IST
No web censorship, Facebook and Google cooperating with us: GovernmentGovt sought to downplay its action in the cyber world in the wake of problems in the NE, saying it was not targetting individual accounts a...
25 Aug, 2012, 02.32 AM IST
Internet censorship: Govt not targetting individual accounts, websites, says Kapil SibalMinister of Communications and IT Kapil Sibal said the government is ready to hold discussions with stakeholders to find a "permanent solut...
24 Aug, 2012, 07.24 PM IST
- Google unveils plans for country-specific content filtering on its blogger
Internet major Google has unveiled plans to make content on its blogger platform selectively available, depending on the local rules of eac...
03 Feb, 2012, 05.37 PM IST
- Twitterific: An easy to use Twitter client for your iPhone
Twitterific is an easy to use Twitter client for your iPhone. You can login using multiple accounts, do quick Twitter searches and filter t...
29 Jul, 2010, 03.12 AM IST