In a dramatic twist that sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency world, the FBI arrested an Alabama man responsible for hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X (formerly Twitter) account. This cyberattack unleashed a fraudulent post that claimed the SEC had approved Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), leading to a Bitcoin price surge beyond $40,000. However, […]
In a stunning crackdown on the recent communal violence in Nuh, Haryana’s Home Minister Anil Vij unleashed a major offensive against social media, blaming it for fueling the recent unrest. Announcing the formation of a three-member committee to monitor social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp from July 21 onwards, Anil Vij warned that […]
Meta’s Instagram has launched Threads, an innovative app designed for text-based sharing, broadening the scope of communication beyond photo and video sharing. The app, which is set to become a rival of Twitter, offers a separate platform for real-time updates and public dialogues. Threads, in line with Instagram’s vision, promises a positive, creative space for […]
Elon Musk, the influential CEO of Twitter, announced measures to curb daily tweet readings, in an effort to tackle excessive data scraping by artificial intelligence (AI) firms. Verified accounts on the platform have seen their reading limits cut to 6,000 tweets per day, while non-verified users can access only 600. Newly minted non-verified accounts face […]
Elon Musk has closed the previously announced acquisition of social media platform Twitter for $44 billion after several twists and turns. Announced in April 2022, the deal was even terminated by Elon Musk after the latter accused Twitter of having a lot of fake accounts and bots. The Tesla and Space X CEO said that […]
Elon Musk has abandoned his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter citing that the latter has breached various provisions of the all-cash deal that was announced earlier this year. The American billionaire has been accusing Twitter of underreporting the number of bots and fake accounts on its social media platform. Elon Musk alleged that Twitter seems […]
Elon Musk has succeeded in his efforts to sign a deal to acquire publicly-listed microblogging platform Twitter with the consideration being about $44 billion. The acquisition will be undertaken via a fully-owned entity of the American billionaire, who recently purchased a stake of 9.2% in Twitter. Elon Musk, who is the founder of Tesla and […]
Microblogging platform Twitter has acquired Revue, an email newsletter startup, for an undisclosed price. Revue enables people to start and publish editorial newsletters without any charges. Twitter said that Revue will speed up its work to help people get information related to their interests while offering all types of writers an opportunity to monetize their […]