Rahul Gandhi says Twitter ‘curbing free speech’ NEW DELHI: The de facto head of India’s main opposition party has complained to Twitter about “strange”... Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am
World UAE-US cooperation helped in Houthi missiles shootdown: Emirati ambassador WASHINGTON: The shootdown on Monday of missiles fired at Abu Dhabi by Yemen's Houthi movement was aided by "close... Published 24 Jan, 2022 09:55pm
World Twitter suspends hundreds of accounts promoting Philippines’ Marcos Jr MANILA: Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts reportedly linked to supporters of Philippine presidential... Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am
Technology Twitter loses appeal in French case over online hate speech PARIS: Twitter must disclose details on what it does to tackle hate speech online in France, the Paris appeals court... Published 20 Jan, 2022 03:29pm
Technology Twitter expands feature allowing users to flag misleading tweets Twitter Inc said on Monday it will expand its test feature which allows users to flag misleading content on its... Published 17 Jan, 2022 09:40pm
World UK foreign minister condemns Texas hostage-taking LONDON: Britain's foreign minister Liz Truss on Sunday condemned a hostage-taking at a synagogue in Texas as an "act... Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:28am
World Twitter bans account linked to Iran leader over video threatening Trump WASHINGTON: Twitter said Saturday it had permanently suspended an account linked to Iran’s supreme leader that... Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:06am
World Twitter bans account linked to Iran leader over video threatening Trump WASHINGTON: Twitter said Saturday it had permanently suspended an account linked to Iran's supreme leader that ... Published 16 Jan, 2022 10:46am
World Twitter back in Nigeria after seven-month blackout ABUJA: Twitter was accessible in Nigeria on Thursday after the government lifted a seven-month ban on the social... Published 13 Jan, 2022 01:17pm
Life & Style US comedian and 'Full House' star Bob Saget found dead aged 65 MIAMI: Bob Saget, the US comedian who delighted millions as the star of television's "Full House" in the 1980s and... Published 10 Jan, 2022 09:41am
World Taliban arrest Afghan professor after social media criticism KABUL: A prominent Afghan university professor who openly criticised the Taliban's regime has been arrested in ... Published 09 Jan, 2022 02:38pm
Technology Trump social network expects February 21 launch SAN FRANCISCO: Former US president Donald Trump's media group is aiming to launch its long-promised social network ... Published 07 Jan, 2022 10:21am
World After fueling Capitol riot, disinformation stalks US politics WASHINGTON: The storming of the US Capitol pushed social media platforms to crack down on those who peddled the... Updated 05 Jan, 2022 11:36am
Perspectives The wrong race A number of Pakistanis obsessed about the appointment of Parag Agrawal, an Indian-origin engineer, as CEO of Twitter... Updated 16 Dec, 2021 03:30pm
World Indian PM's Twitter hacked again by crypto scammers NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account was hacked Sunday with a message declaring his... Updated 12 Dec, 2021 04:14pm
Business & Finance Payments firm Square gets new corporate name: Block SAN FRANCISCO: Digital payments firm Square, which was co-founded and is still led by former Twitter chief Jack... Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am
Opinion Twitter admits policy ‘errors’ after far-right abuse Twitter’s new picture permission policy was aimed at combating online abuse, but US activists and researchers said... Published 05 Dec, 2021 04:26am
Business & Finance UK watchdog orders Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy LONDON: Facebook owner Meta has been told by the UK competition watchdog to sell popular animated images platform... Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am
Technology Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to step down, Parag Agrawal to be successor Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey will step down from his role and Chief Technology Officer Parag... Updated 29 Nov, 2021 10:23pm
Technology Twitter expands free data access for app developers Twitter Inc said on Monday it will expand free access to the social networking site's data to help software... Updated 16 Nov, 2021 01:27am
World Biden talks to Walmart, UPS, Target, other CEOs on supply issues WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden spoke on Tuesday with the chief executives of Walmart Inc, United Parcel Service... Published 10 Nov, 2021 10:29am
Markets Tesla shares fall after Musk's 'soap opera' Twitter poll NEW YORK: Tesla's share price plunged Monday in the latest controversy sparked by CEO Elon Musk, who was facing... Published 08 Nov, 2021 10:35pm
Sports Former Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar quits punditry job on-air Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar quit his TV punditry job on-air on Tuesday following a heated exchange with the ... Published 27 Oct, 2021 02:25pm
World RightForge to host Trump social media platform: CEO WASHINGTON: The conservative-friendly internet infrastructure company RightForge will host former US president ... Published 27 Oct, 2021 04:50am
World UN says detention of Sudan civilian leaders 'unacceptable' KHARTOUM: The United Nations said Monday that Sudanese security forces' detention of civilian leaders including... Published 25 Oct, 2021 02:08pm
World India celebrates 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses with song and dance NEW DELHI: India celebrated the milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday, with the... Published 21 Oct, 2021 11:22am
Technology Trump announces plans to launch new social network 'TRUTH Social' WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to launch his own social network, in the... Updated 21 Oct, 2021 03:57pm
World Trump asks court to get him back on Twitter WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has filed suit asking a court to reinstate his account on Twitter and restore the online... Published 03 Oct, 2021 04:16am
Sports Philippine superstar Manny Pacquiao says retiring from boxing MANILA: Philippine superstar Manny Pacquiao announced Wednesday he is retiring from boxing after a glittering... Published 29 Sep, 2021 10:10am
Technology Encrypted messaging app Signal hit by outage SAN FRANCISCO: Encrypted instant messaging app Signal was hit by an outage late Sunday that interrupted services on... Published 27 Sep, 2021 12:02pm
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