Twitter Inc on Tuesday rolled out new ad features and revamped the algorithm that decides which ads users see, as part of an effort to lay the groundwork to launch future ecommerce features, the social networking company told Reuters.

Twitter debuts new ad features, revamped algorithm ahead of ecommerce push

A latest tweet by the Nobel Prize authorities seems to have caught the attention of the netizens. In the tweet, The Nobel Prize, which is the official Twitter handle of the authorities, shared, “Discover the person behind the striking illustrations of the 2021 Nobel Prize laureates: Niklas Elmehed.

Twitter erupts as Nobel Prize authorities reveal artist behind laureates’ illustrations

Bollywood star Richa Chadha has decided to take a break from Twitter. On Tuesday, Richa shared that she`s deleting the application from her phone as she finds it "toxic".

Richa Chadha deletes Twitter, calls the social media platform 'toxic'

Users claimed that popular social media platforms WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook were down in various regions of the world on Monday evening. Around 9 pm Indian time, users reported on Twitter that the prominent social networking and communication sites were unreachable.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp services down for users

Twitter has appealed a French court decision that ordered it to give activists full access to all of its relevant documents on efforts to fight hate speech, lawyers and a judicial source said on Saturday.

Twitter appeals French court ruling on anti-hate speech

Former US President Donald Trump on Friday asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account. The social media giant had removed his account in January this year citing risk of incitement of violence.

Trump wants to tweet again: Ex-US president requests US judge to force Twitter into restoring account

Former United States President Donald Trump asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to reinstate his account. Watch this report for more details.

Former US Prez Donald Trump asks Florida Judge to force Twitter to restart his account

Generally, even an autocratic, dictatorial leader has to sugar-coat his words. Days of unabashed power-wielding are gone. Even an individual possessing maximum power in a country tries to contextualise the situation in unending jargon.

El Salvador president changes Twitter bio to 'dictator'

Twitter announced Monday it will pay $809 million to settle a 2016 lawsuit alleging members of the social network's leadership, including founder Jack Dorsey, provided misleading information to investors about slowing user growth.

Twitter to pay $809 million to settle a suit claiming investors were misled

A volunteer's photo and video showing deaths of migratory birds after crashing into New York's glass highrises has undelined the problem the city faces. The reflection from the glass facades of the building make the birds unable to change path and thus meet their end in collision with the surface.

Hundreds of birds pictured dead after collision with NYC glass towers

Twitter is now testing new changes to how photos and videos appear on its apps, closer to how images appear on other services such as Instagram. The new feature will expand its media embedded in tweets to fill the whole width of a mobile phone's screen.

Twitter tests bigger pictures in timeline for iOS users

Money Heist fever is high again. The popular spanish thriller series has dropped the 5th season and fans are going gaga again. It has been seen in the past that whenever Money Heist becomes talk of the town, social media gets flooded with memes, tweets, jokes and whatnot.

Twitter loses it over Money Heist Professor's doppelganger in Pakistan

The Taliban has understood the power of social media. But the question is - will tech giants like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government and let them host content on their services? We explore that in this video.

How social media platforms are dealing with the Taliban

An internal communique issued by China’s Shanghai University has raised eyebrows of many after it ordered its colleges to report students who identify as LGBTQ+ or “non-heterosexual”.

Chinese university asks colleges to compile list of LGTBQ+ students, stokes fears of ‘crackdown’

As the UK’s evacuation process comes to an end, British footprints in Afghan’s social media also seem to have hit a dead end. The official Twitter account of the British embassy in Afghanistan has been deactivated, without any explanation or acknowledgment.

UK suddenly deletes its Afghan embassy's Twitter account

After asking working women in Afghanistan to stay at home in its second press conference on August 24, the Taliban is now requesting that all female health department employees in the centre and provinces attend their duties on a regular basis.

Taliban ask female health department employees to return to work

Russia's internet watchdog said on Thursday that the country has fined Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp for failing to store data of Russian users on local servers.

Russia fines Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter for breach of law

The milk crate challenge that involves walking over a pyramid of precariously balanced milk crates has gone viral on social media. TikTok and other social media sites have been flooded in recent days by videos of people in the United States and beyond trying, and mostly failing, the climb the crates.

What is the milk crate challenge that has gone viral on social media?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday to maintain dialogue with the Taliban and to take a "gradual" approach to relations with Afghanistan's new rulers.

Turkey's Erdogan urges Putin to remain 'open' to Taliban

"It's mathematically impossible" for the US and its allies to evacuate tens of thousands of their Afghan personnel and families by August 31, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Saturday.

'Impossible' to evacuate all allied Afghans by Aug 31: EU

As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, thousands of locals and foreign nationals tried their best to flee the country. However, one UK citizen has decided to stay back till all of his employees and family members have safely left Afghanistan.

UK citizen who runs animal shelter refuses to leave Afghanistan without his staff

The United States on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to the Kabul airport for now, citing "potential security threats" near its gates.

US tells citizens to avoid Kabul airport due to 'security threats'

Thousands rallied in central London on Saturday to protest the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban and show solidarity with Afghans opposed to the new regime in Kabul.

Thousands rally in London decrying Taliban takeover

After women being sent back home from their workplace, turns out the Taliban is sending back Afghanistan’s government employees too. "I went to the office this morning, but the Taliban who were at the gate told us they have not received any orders to reopen government offices," said Hamdullah, a government employee was quoted by news agency AFP.

After women, Taliban send back Afghan's government employees

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