Taliban websites that delivered all important pieces of information to the rest of the world in different languages have gone offline abruptly. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it has been painting a picture of change infront of the rest of the world.

Taliban's websites go offline as social media giants crackdown on group

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted amid the Taliban's swift takeover of the country.

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn secure Afghan users' accounts amid Taliban takeover

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn moved to secure accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted at a time when the Taliban has taken over the country.

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn move to secure accounts of Afghans amid Taliban takeover

Twitter has announced that its updated privacy policy comes into effect from Thursday, August 19. In a blog post Twitter highlighted the changes in its privacy policy, including those around Twitter Blue, Twitter Spaces, payment features, and the like.

Twitter's updated privacy policy to come into effect from today, read everything here

Twitter has introduced a new feature to allow users to flag content that could curb the growth in misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic. It comes after the San Francisco-based social media giant announced its 'one-size-fits-all' approach that is facing massive backlash from its users.

Twitter announces new feature to allow users flag 'misleading' content

Are you having trouble with TWITTER's new design? Don't worry, you're not alone. Thousands of Twitter users are unimpressed with the platform's 'one-size-fits-all' approach. Molly Gambhir gets you a report.

Gravitas: Twitter's new design is giving people headache

The Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses challenges for multiple major social media and messaging platforms on what and who should be allowed on their platforms.

What are social media giants doing to curb Taliban amid Afghanistan crisis?

Nigeria will soon lift its ban on Twitter, roughly two months after suspending the microblogging platform indefinitely in Africa's most populous nation, the nation’s information minister Lai Mohammed said.

Nigeria to lift ban on Twitter after two months of suspension

Months after Nigeria banned the social media platform Twitter in a 'tit for tat' action, Information Minister Lai Mohammed says the end to the Twitter ban might be very near.

Twitter ban to be lifted soon in Nigeria, claims minister

On Friday, the American social networking platform Twitter removed the blue tick (verified mark) from India's former cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's account.

Cricket - Twitter removes blue verified badge from MS Dhoni's account; netizens fume

Twitter Inc will partner with the Associated Press and Reuters to more quickly provide credible information on the social networking site as part of an effort to fight the spread of misinformation, it said on Monday.

Twitter partners with AP, Reuters to battle misinformation on its site

Social media platform Twitter is set to begin testing of shopping feature on profile pages of various brands that will enable brands to showcase their products. Hoping to enter the online shopping world, Twitter is set to launch "Shops" feature that allowed users to purchase products from companies directly through their profile pages.

Twitter set to test 'shop' feature for select brands

Twitter Inc on Thursday reported higher revenue growth than Wall Street had expected, as the social media platform rolled out ad targeting improvements to help brands reach potential customers.

Twitter beats revenue targets with ad improvements, shares jump 5%

A 22-year-old British citizen was arrested in Spain on Wednesday in connection with a July 2020 Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday.

UK citizen arrested in Spain for role in 2020 Twitter hack that targeted Biden, Obama, Musk, Karadashian

According to a Twitter spokesperson, the company temporarily suspended Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene account at the microblogging site on Monday evening after she shared misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines.

US lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account temporarily suspended for vaccine misinformation  

Islamabad airport frequents remember a bucket lying in the centre of the floor. This bucket was used to collect water pouring from the ceiling during the rainy days.

Real-life waterfall? Twitter laughs after Islamabad airport's false ceiling collapses again

Unprecedented anti-government protests broke out in Cuba on July 11, which the single-party state leadership blames on a Twitter campaign orchestrated by the United States.

Cuban government blames Twitter for unrest

While responding to the queries asked by the Indian government's parliamentary panel, Twitter said that it is deeply committed to the people of the country, and is striving to comply with the new IT guidelines.

Twitter to parliamentary panel: Deeply committed to people of India

Social audio app Clubhouse launched a direct messaging feature called 'Backchannel' to allow one-to-one and group text chats. The feature is designed to help moderators chat among themselves during an active room; let people connect after an event; and broadly, foster text conversations that otherwise would have to take place in a separate app.

Invite-only app Clubhouse launches direct messages feature 'Backchannel'

Twitter has had to admit that Fleets have not been able to attract more users to the social media platform and has now announced that it will discontinue the feature August onwards.

Twitter Fleets to be discontinued in August

Twitter has told a parliamentary panel in India it is deeply committed to the people of the country, and said it is striving to comply with the new IT guidelines.

Deeply committed to people of India: Twitter to Indian parliamentary panel

A video of Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin went viral over the weekend on TikTok as it appeared in the video that Bieber was yelling at his wife during their outing in Las Vegas.

Did Justin Bieber yell at his wife Hailey Baldwin? The jury is out on this one

Days after designating a chief compliance officer, Twitter Inc's India unit appointed a resident grievance officer to meet new IT rules in the country. On Sunday, the US social media firm's website showed Vinay Prakash as the new grievance officer.

To comply with new rules, Twitter appoints grievance officer in India

Twitter filed its first grievance redressal report as required by India's new Information Technology norms. The social media platform said that it has suspended 22,564 accounts for "child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity" and "promotion of terrorism".

India: Twitter submits first compliance report

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