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Elon Musk
Won't send my people to jail in India for violating laws: Musk on BBC documentary ban

In a Twitter Spaces interview with the BBC, he was asked about the micro-blogging platform taking down links related to the BBC's controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

  • Wednesday, 12 April 2023
What does BBC stand for, asks Musk after labelling it as govt-funded media
What does BBC stand for, asks Musk after labelling it as govt-funded media

After labelling the @BBC account -- which has 2.2 million followers -- Musk tweeted on Monday: "What does BBC stand for again? I keep forgetting."

  • Monday, 10 April 2023
Couple kissing inside Delhi Metro sparks debates on internet over public display of affection
Couple kissing inside Delhi Metro sparks debate on internet over public display of affection

On the other hand, a few others argued that such things are common in foreign countries and in this era of the internet and social media in 2023, it should become a new normal. 

  • Saturday, 08 April 2023
Elon Musk's Dogecoin logo replaced by Twitter's Little Birdie
Elon Musk's Dogecoin logo replaced by Twitter's Little Birdie

Elon Musk changed Twitter's bird logo to Dogecoin, possibly to prove that his tweets about it are silly, while Twitter introduces paid verification.

  • Friday, 07 April 2023
Girl requests internet to remove boys from her picture; hilarious edits will leave you in splits
Girl requests internet to remove boys from her picture; hilarious edits will leave you in splits

Needless to say, the internet came to her rescue as people came up with hilarious edits with funny twists that can leave anyone in splits. While they cropped out the boys from the picture as requested, they edited it with funny objects and people.

  • Friday, 07 April 2023
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Vendors sue Twitter for thousands of dollars in unpaid bills

White Coat Captioning, YES Consulting and public relations firms Cancomm and Dialogue Mexico alleged in the proposed class-action lawsuit that Twitter is yet to pay bills ranging from around $40,000 to $140,000 for their services.

  • Wednesday, 05 April 2023
Elon Musk changes Twitter's blue bird logo with 'Doge' meme
Elon Musk changes Twitter's blue bird logo with 'Doge' meme

Musk tweeted, "As promised" and attached a screenshot of his tweet conversation of last year with a user in which they had asked him to buy Twitter and change the bird logo to a doge.

  • Tuesday, 04 April 2023
Several celebrities refuse to pay Musk $8 for Twitter Blue
Several celebrities refuse to pay Musk $8 for Twitter Blue

Musk now wants everyone to pay $8 a month (Rs 900 in India a month) for verified Blue check marks, and all legacy Blue badges are set to go away any moment.

  • Sunday, 02 April 2023
Twitter bans record over 6.8 lakh accounts in India amid major overhaul
Twitter bans record over 6.8 lakh accounts in India amid major overhaul

The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under Musk, also took down 1,548 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country.

  • Saturday, 01 April 2023
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White House refuses to pay for Twitter's Blue verification: Report

According to a report in Axios, White House director of digital strategy, Rob Flaherty, has sent guidance to the staffers via an email.

  • Saturday, 01 April 2023
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Twitter 'Verification for Organisations' now available globally

Micro-blogging platform Twitter on Friday announced that its 'Verification for Organisations' service is now available globally.

  • Friday, 31 March 2023
Elon Musk
Paid account social media will be only media that matters: Musk

Twitter boss Elon Musk on Monday said that paid verification increases the cost of bots by 10,000 per cent and makes it much easier to identify bots by phone, so paid accounts will be the only social media that matters.

  • Monday, 27 March 2023
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Twitter Blue subscription users may hide their paid check marks soon

App researcher Alessandro Paluzzi posted on Twitter that the micro-blogging platform is working on a control panel for verification settings.

  • Saturday, 25 March 2023
Woman says paneer is better than chicken, sparks war on Twitter
Woman says paneer is better than chicken, sparks war on Twitter

Soon, Twitterati flooded the comment section with their thoughts and opinions. Since being shared online, the post has already got 723.2k views, with 2533 likes, 721 quotes and 199 retweets.

  • Saturday, 25 March 2023
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Legacy Twitter Blue badges to be removed from April 1, pay Rs 9,400 a year in India

Elon Musk on Friday said that Twitter will remove all legacy Blue verified checkmarks for both individual users and organisations from April 1. Twitter Blue in India will cost Rs 9,400 a year for individual users.

  • Friday, 24 March 2023
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