As of Friday (April 7), the Twitter Verified handle has unfollowed all accounts in what is being seen as the microblogging platform’s move to revoke legacy verified accounts getting underway.

Twitter Verified account unfollows everyone amid confusion over the blue check mark

Widely used meme coin Dogecoin dropped by about 9% on Thursday as Twitter switched back to its old Bluebird logo. This came after Twitter had replaced the iconic bird with a Shiba Inu parody just days before, after reaching a high of about 30%.

Dogecoin falls nearly 9% after Twitter's bird flies back as the logo

Popular cryptocurrency Dogecoin fell by nearly 9% on Thursday after Twitter reverted to its iconic blue bird logo. The fall in price is a mere reflection of how Elon Musk has used the crypto token as a joke.

Dogecoin drops after Twitter switches logo back to iconic blue bird

Elon Musk's Twitter has been accused of illegally laying off contract workers without notice, in the sixth lawsuit the social media company is facing for allegedly violating labour laws at San Francisco federal court.

Lawsuit after lawsuit! Elon Musk's Twitter accused of illegal layoffs

In another setback to Twitter users, Elon Musk replaced the iconic blue bird logo of the micro-blogging site with the Shiba Inu logo related to the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.

Here's why Elon Musk replaced Twitter's blue bird with ‘Doge’ meme

Twitter's iconic blue bird was changed to an image of the doge meme featuring the face of a Shiba Inu. Dogecoins's value witnesses a 30% hike. A late april fool's day gag or is musk onto something? Michael Owens, president of US Global Center for cyber policy joins us to discuss.

Iconic Twitter blue bird swapped for the doge meme

The New York Times will not pay a monthly fee to get verified check mark status on Twitter, a spokesperson for the newspaper said. Organizations will have to shell out $1,000 a month to obtain gold check marks while individuals can get blue checks for a starting price of $7 in the United States.

The New York Times says it won't pay for Twitter verified account badge

Twitter's fanciful blue ticks for legacy verified accounts remain intact despite Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk's announcement that the social media platform will begin winding down such ticks from April 1.

Twitter's 'nonsensical' legacy blue ticks up and running even after April 1 deadline

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms - Twitter bans over 680,000 accounts in India over nudity and sexual exploitation, Climate activists turn landmark Rome fountain black, New French bill requires influencers to disclose use of filters & photoshop, Pope Francis discharged from hospital in Rome.

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A record 682,420 accounts in India, which were reportedly promoting non-consensual nudity and child sexual exploitation, were banned between January 26 and February 25 by Twitter in a major overhaul.

Over 680,000 Twitter and 4.5 million WhatsApp accounts banned in India

Twitter has stated that starting on April 1st, all underpaid blue ticks will be removed. Additionally, the identities will no longer have their verification badges. According to the social media site, users can now join up for Twitter Blue, a paid subscription program, and receive the Blue Tick impartially.

Twitter to remove all unpaid blue ticks from April 1

Elon Musk broke federal labour law by tweeting that Tesla workers would lose stock options if they joined a union, ruled a US appeals court. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals judges in New Orleans over Musk's 2018 tweet said that it constituted an unlawful threat that would deter unionisation and ordered Musk to remove it.

Musk violated labour law by tweeting Tesla workers would lose stock options if they joined union: Court

Elon Musk, on Friday, defended his contentious pay model for Twitter, asserting that any social media site that didn't adopt a similar model would fail and be swarmed by bot accounts.

Musk defends Twitter’s paid blue tick, says social media sites without such model ‘will fail’

Social media platform Twitter on Friday (March 31) made some of its computer code public. The code decides how the platform recommends content. Making part of the code public means that users and programmers would get to glean into how the code works and would be able to suggest modifications to the algorithm.

Twitter makes part of its source code public

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, surpassed former US president Barack Obama to become the user with the most followers on the social media platform. Five months after purchasing the microblogging site for $44 billion, Musk has gained more than 133 million followers on Twitter, according to a report by Guinness World Records.

Elon Musk now the most followed on Twitter; overtakes Barack Obama, Justin Bieber

All verified accounts will lose their blue tick on Saturday (April 1), putting an end to Twitter's system of account verification. From this point on, they will only be given to "Twitter Blue" subscribers who pay a $8 monthly subscription fee.

No to checkmark badges: NYT, LA Times, Politico, and other major news outlets reject Twitter's blue tick

MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will square off against the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in the opening game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 edition on Friday evening (March 31).

IPL 2023: Ravindra Jadeja shares heartfelt message for Yellow Army fans before CSK-GT tie

Billionaire mogul Elon Musk and a range of experts called on Wednesday for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) systems to allow time to make sure they are safe.

Elon Musk among experts urging a halt to AI training

Pakistan's government Twitter account has been withheld in India due to a 'legal demand', informed the microblogging site on Thursday. Anyone attempting to view the tweets on the handle was directed to a blank page with the message, "Account Withheld @GovtofPakistan's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.

Pakistan government's Twitter account withheld in India yet again

Elon Musk has reportedly stopped paying rent for office space since he took over as Twitter owner in October 2022, following which several landlords have taken the social media company to court.

Why Elon Musk just would not pay rent for Twitter offices?

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has announced a blue tick shake-up. From April 15, only verified users will be able to vote in Twitter polls. U.S. has decided to go forward with a plan to ban TikTok on federal devices due to security concerns. Is the future of Twitter & TikTok in peril? Molly Gambhir reports.

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Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced a shake-up of the social media platform's paid Twitter Blue feature. From 15 April only verified subscribers will have posts recommended to other users and be allowed to vote in polls.

Elon Musk announces Twitter blue tick shake-up

An image of Pope Francis sporting a stylish white puffer jacket went viral on social media, fooling thousands of netizens into believing that it is a real image contrary to the fact that it was created using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Netizens fooled by AI-generated viral images of Pope Francis in white puffer jacket

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