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Twitter may struggle to replicate bumper 2020 growth

The lifting of restrictions as people get vaccinated has largely seen benefiting other digital ad firms such as Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google whose stocks soared after reporting blockbuster results this week.
A vow to focus on new products and features by Twitter did little to allay investor concerns on Friday.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 08:13pm

Technology

Twitter starts testing its 'undo tweet' feature

Twitter has confirmed that it will be adding an 'undo tweet' feature to its platform.
Users might have to pay for this new feature.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 05:05pm

Technology

Twitter expects annual revenue to double in 2023, shares up 8pc

The company expects to reach at least 315 million monetizable daily active users (mDAU) by the fourth quarter of 2023.
Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said earlier this month that Twitter would explore launching content subscriptions and letting users receive tip payments from followers.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 08:49pm

World

Facebook, Twitter CEOs in talks to testify at House hearing as early as March: Politico

The appearance of the Facebook and Twitter CEOs could be contingent on them testifying jointly alongside Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google and its parent company, Alphabet Inc.
Republican lawmakers questioned them about their content moderation decisions while Democrats primarily focused on insufficient actions against misinformation that interfered with the election.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 07:18pm

World

India warns Twitter to comply with orders to block accounts

Twitter blocked dozens of accounts in India, including that of a leading news magazine, on Monday after the government said that users were posting content aimed at inciting violence.
Twitter unilaterally unblocked accounts, tweets despite the government's order.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 07:12pm

World

Twitter says White House Twitter accounts will be transferred to Biden admin

Twitter said, it will facilitate transfer of institutional White House Twitter accounts including.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 10:52am

World

Watchdogs across EU should be allowed to challenge Facebook, EU court adviser says

The adviser to the EU’s top court has issued a recommendation to allow data protection agencies in any EU country to take legal action against Facebook or any other tech firm even if their regional headquarters are in a different EU state.
If the recommendation is followed, it could prompt action by national agencies in the 27-member EU against other U.S. tech companies, such as Google, Twitter and Apple, which also have their EU headquarters in Ireland.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 03:45pm

World

UK says Twitter entitled to ban Trump, but social media firms must be accountable

Social media companies are entitled to make their own moderation decisions.
Social media companies must be held accountable for the consistent, transparent, and effective enforcement of their terms and conditions.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 07:00pm

Markets

Wall St ends lower with Washington turmoil, earnings in view

"After last week the market is in a little bit of a digestion phase. Underneath the surface what you're seeing continue is the reflation trade," said Lerner.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 02:52am

World

White House discusses Trump address on Big Tech ban

Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, Facebook-owned Instagram, Alphabet Inc-owned Google, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc took their strongest actions yet against Trump to limit his reach.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 08:47pm

Markets

Twitter shares dive 7pc after Trump account suspension

Account suspended over risk of further violence – Twitter.
Trump's account had over 88 mln followers.
Stock drop set to wipe $2.5 bln off Twitter's market value.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 08:38pm

Technology

Amazon pushes Parler offline after Capitol attack

Google pulled Parler from its app store for allowing "egregious content" that could incite deadly violence like that seen at the Capitol.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 10:50am

World

Putin targets US social media, secret agent leaks and protests with new laws

Twitter currently labels some Russian media "state-affiliated media", a move decried by Moscow.
The law's backers cited complaints made about prejudice shown by Facebook , Twitter and YouTube.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 07:41pm

Technology

Twitter users can now share tweets to Snapchat

Users on the iOS platform can now post tweets on stories, or send them as individual messages on Snapchat by tapping on the share icon, Twitter said.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 01:05am

Technology

Twitter wants feedback on new plan for 'verification' check marks

The social media company said in a blog post that it plans to relaunch its verification program, including a new public application process, in early 2021.
The company laid out more detailed criteria for the "core types" of notable, active accounts it will verify.

Published 25 Nov, 2020 12:32am

Technology

Twitter's security fell short before hack targeting celebrities, regulator says

The report by New York's Department of Financial Services recommended that the largest social media companies be deemed systemically important.
Twitter said it cooperated with the review and was increasing security for its teams and platform.

Published 15 Oct, 2020 12:13am

Technology

Twitter imposes restrictions, more warning labels ahead of US election

Twitter said in a blog post that, from next week, users will get a prompt pointing them to credible information.
Twitter, which recently told Reuters that it was testing how to make its labeling more obvious and direct.

Published 10 Oct, 2020 12:45am

World

Facebook, Twitter take action against misleading Trump comparison of COVID-19 to flu

We remove incorrect information about the severity of COVID-19.
During the 2019-2020 influenza season, the flu was associated with 22,000 deaths in the United States.

Published 07 Oct, 2020 12:58am

World

Twitter labels video of Biden shared by Trump 'manipulated media'

Trump has cast himself as a "law-and-order" president during the campaign, in response to widespread protests.
A Twitter spokeswoman said the video, which garnered more than 2.8 million views, was labeled based on its synthetic and manipulated media policy.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 07:15pm

Technology

Twitter users can now control who replies to their tweet

Users can select from three sets of people - everyone, only people they follow and only people they mention in the tweet.
The microblogging site, which started testing the feature in May, added that all users can continue to like and retweet posts.

Published 11 Aug, 2020 11:37pm

World

Twitter temporarily restricts Donald Trump Jr.'s account over COVID-19 video

The eldest son of US President Donald Trump had posted a now-deleted tweet on Monday, with a video of doctors talking about the drug hydroxychloroquine.
The video was also taken down by Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc-owned YouTube after racking up millions of views, for breaking their rules on COVID-19 misinformation.

Published 28 Jul, 2020 11:55pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5022.21
Nasdaq / Apr 17	15683.37
Dow Jones / Apr 17	37735.31
India Sensex / Apr 18	72965.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	38103.03
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16452.30
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7883.62
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17795.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	215964
Petrol/Litre / Apr 18	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.98
Diesel/Litre / Apr 18	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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