Twitter bots promoting escorts and gambling drowned out protests in ChinaTwitter and its new owner, Elon Musk, have recently vowed to crack down on bots. But the flood of spam for Chinese users in recent weeks ha...
26 Dec, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower, seeking details on spam, securityElon Musk sought information from whistleblower Peiter Zatko mostly about the way Twitter measures spam accounts.
30 Aug, 2022, 09.21 AM IST
Twitter reshuffles 'health' team amid spam bot debateThe social media company will combine its health experience team, which works on reducing misinformation and harmful content, with the Twit...
24 Aug, 2022, 09.50 AM IST
Twitter users have 'spoken' on fake accounts: Elon MuskElon Musk, who is fighting a bitter legal battle with Twitter over the cancellation of the $44 billion takeover deal, last week began a Twi...
08 Aug, 2022, 10.19 AM IST
Twitter, Elon Musk lock horns in Delaware court over bid for fast-track trialTwitter is seeking to resolve months of uncertainty for its business as Elon Musk tries to walk away from the deal over what he says are Tw...
19 Jul, 2022, 09.40 PM IST
Elon Musk seeks to block Twitter request for expedited trialElon Musk's lawyers, in papers filed with the Delaware Chancery Court, said Twitter's "unjustifiable request" to rush the merger case to tr...
16 Jul, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
Twitter says it removes over 1 million spam accounts each dayOn a conference call, the company reiterated that spam accounts were well under 5% of users who are served advertising, a figure that has b...
07 Jul, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Elon Musk can't easily give Twitter the boot over botsEven if Twitter's estimate is off, a plaintiff would have to show that the San Francisco-based company was seeking to willfully mislead inv...
19 May, 2022, 08.12 AM IST
As Parag Agrawal vs Elon Musk battle over 'bots' gets murkier, other bosses jump in; Twitter slams Tesla chief for 'trying to get out of $44 bn buyout deal'The Tesla boss, Musk, is on everyone's radar after he replied to Twitter CEO with a "poop" emoji.
19 May, 2022, 07.57 AM IST
Elon Musk can't easily give Twitter the boot over botsMusk tweeted on Tuesday that his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter could not proceed until the company shows proof to back its estimate t...
18 May, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
Elon Musk says Twitter has to show spam accounts less than 5% for deal to move forwardEarlier, Musk suggested that he could seek a lower price for Twitter Inc, saying that there could be at least four times more fake accounts...
17 May, 2022, 04.09 PM IST
Elon Musk versus Parag Agrawal battle continues on Twitter spam account issueAgrawal says he shared an overview of he estimation process and looks forward to continuing the conversation with Musk.
17 May, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
Elon Musk says $44-billion Twitter deal on hold"Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,...
14 May, 2022, 12.48 PM IST
Elon Musk says 'still committed', hours after putting Twitter deal on holdElon Musk on Friday said the deal to take over Twitter is 'on hold' till there's clarity on whether spam and fake accounts represent less t...
14 May, 2022, 10.05 AM IST
What are these spam bots that Elon Musk has vowed to defeat or die trying?Elon Musk, who has made weeding out fake Twitter accounts and spam bots the central theme of his takeover plan, said if he buys the social-...
14 May, 2022, 09.24 AM IST
Elon Musk declares war on spam bots, says he will ‘defeat’ them or ‘die trying’ if his Twitter bid is successfulBesides eliminating bots, Musk highlighted the need to authenticate real humans.
22 Apr, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
- Spam attack hits Twitter, tied to Gawker breach
Twitter said Monday that hackers broke into an unspecified number of accounts and sent spam promoting acai berry drinks.
14 Dec, 2010, 06.55 AM IST