Twitter has delayed the rollout of its highly coveted paid blue check verification mark until after the US midterm elections, per a report by CNN. The publication said a source privy to the knowledge confirmed the decision to it.

Twitter delaying rollout of paid blue verification mark until after US midterm elections: Report

In a huge development that can be seen as his political endorsement, Twitter boss Elon Musk has explicitly appealed American voters to vote for 'Republican Congress' in midterm elections due on November 8.

US Midterms: Twitter boss Elon Musk asks Americans to vote for 'Republican Congress'

Calling the US-South Korea military drills an 'open provacation', the rogue state of North Korea has shot off a warning to the two countries, saying it will respond with "sustained, resolute, and overwhelming" military actions.

Morning news brief: N Korea issues threat to US, S Korea, Twitter calls back fired employees and more

Parody Twitter accounts will be “permanently suspended” if they do not specify in their bio that they are impersonating, warned “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk.

Elon Musk issues warning to Twitter parody account users

Twitter has been working towards reducing its workforce all around the world and according to reports, the company has decided to fire more than 90 per cent of its staff in India.

Twitter fires more than 90 per cent of its staff in India following Musk takeover: Report

Social media alternatives if you are planning to quit Elon Musk's Twitter

Twitter is now reaching out to thousands of employees who lost their jobs last week, the social media giant have now asked them to return.

Elon Musk's Twitter overhaul: Report says dozens who were laid off asked to return

Twitter current chief Elon Musk and its co-founder Jack Dorsey engaged in a war of words on Monday over the social media platform’s vision and the “Birdwatch” feature.

Twitter boss Elon Musk and co-founder Jack Dorsey spar over new feature

Ever since billionaire Elon Musk formally took over Twitter, a big chunk of its users have jumped ship to other social media platforms. Mastodon and Koo have been the two platforms that have benefitted immensely.

Twitter users jump ship to Mastodon and Koo. What are these social media platforms?

Elon Musk who has taken charge of Twitter after having purchased the company for a jaw-dropping $44 billion, has started off cost cutting and the way he's got about cost-cutting is by sacking employees.

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In what can be quite a sensational development, Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has apparently indicated his agreement when a user demanded investigation into Twitter employees, allegedly asking in past, for USD 15,000 for a verification blue tick.

'Yup', says Elon Musk when user claims Twitter employees asked for USD 15k for blue tick

As Twitter began unrolling its 'paid' blue tick, Olivier Veran, French minister and government spokesperson, said on Sunday (November 6) that he will not pay USD 7.

Will not pay for Twitter blue tick, says French minister

Joe Manchin, the influential Democrat leader from West Virginia on Saturday slammed President Joe Biden for his recent statements about 'shutting down coal plants across America'.

Morning news brief: Biden slammed for coal comments, UN writes letter to Musk and more

Twitter's co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey has now issued an apology and said sorry for 'growing the company too quickly and that led to the mass lay-offs'. He owned the responsibility for putting people in this situation.

Twitter tussle: Former CEO Jack Dorsey apologises to staff

Under the ownership of Elon Musk, Twitter Inc. has started to lay off staff members. As many as 3,700 employees, or half of its workforce, were sacked by the San Francisco-based social media company on Friday.

Explained: Will Twitter layoffs breach American law? Here's everything you need to know

Since taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has recommended a slew of changes on the microblogging site and in the latest Musk is now preparing to roll out a feature that would cost users money if they want to send direct messages to well-known public personalities on the network.

Elon Musk to introduce a new feature on Twitter, UN urges CEO to ensure respect of human rights

Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, the microblogging site has been flooded with news, hate comments, rumours and whatnot. This all began right after Musk took over the social media firm.

'Any kind of Twitter we knew before is dead', say employees as many get emails of being fired

Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey posted a series of tweets containing apology late on Saturday (October 5). Dorsey's apology has come amid mass layoffs in the social media giant under its new boss Elon Musk.

Amid uproar over mass layoffs at Twitter, founder Jack Dorsey tweets apology

According to the reports, lay-offs at Twitter has been talked about over the course of last week, has now finally begun. Elon Musk's overhaul of the microblogging platform is currently underway and Twitter employees around the world have been asked to stay at home and wait to find out if they still have a job.

Twitter mass lay-offs underway, employees file lawsuit against company

Though Twitter's new owner and CEO Elon Musk has pledged that the social media platform will not become a "free-for-all hellscape," mass layoffs at the company have sparked fears of misinformation just when US midterm elections are around the corner.

Layoffs at Twitter raise fears of misinformation just before US midterm elections

Twitter offices around the World shut, any email on the office ID meant jobs are secure

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Trending on WION: 'Blood bath' begins at Twitter as employees across verticals laid off in India

Late Friday, the Head of Safety and Integrity at Twitter, Yoel Roth, took to the social media platform and appears to have confirmed that at least 50% of the workforce has been impacted by the company-wide mass layoffs.

Twitter layoffs impact at least 50% of employees, reassures content moderation amid speculations

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