Former England skipper Michael Vaughan had predicted that New Zealand would win the World Test Championship final and he was brutally trolled by several Indian fans.

'May need a few apologies from Indian fans': Michael Vaughan's cheeky tweet after WTC Final

Amid news that Oxford is going to be conducting a trial on the efficacy and safety of the drug 'Ivermectin', for COVID-19 treatment, a controversy has once again taken up social media website Twitter by storm.

'Ivermectin' trends on Twitter after controversy over anti-parasitic drug

Social media has become the cornucopia of information and the virality which ensues. With different types of memes, articles, and posts going viral every day, the landscape of social media has tremendously changed over the last decade.

Negative political posts on social media get more traction than positive ones, study claims

Netizens are having a field day, thanks to Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji’s comments on squirrels running on overhead power lines and causing disruptions in service.

Twitter trends 'squirrels' after TN minister blamed them for causing power outages

A few weeks after the Nigerian government banned Twitter from the country, a West African court has restrained the authorities from "unlawfully" prosecuting people using the social media platform.

'Breach of right to express': Activists claim court restrains Nigeria from prosecuting Twitter users

Twitter on Tuesday announced plans to monetise specialised content on the portal through its “Ticketed Spaces” and "Super Follows" features. As part of pilot testing, Twitter will offer the feature to a few influencers in the United States, allowing their fans to pay for content.

'Ticketed Spaces': All you need to know about Twitter's new content monetisation features

India has slammed UN special rapporteurs who have criticised the new IT rules announced in February. In a strongly worded rebuttal, the Indian mission in Geneva highlighted that "India's democratic credentials are well recognised" and "right to freedom of speech and expression is guaranteed under the Indian Constitution".

India slams UN rapporteurs who criticised new IT rules

India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information technology came hard on Twitter on Friday asking the social media platform to follow the law of the land instead of dilly-dallying. The social media platform has not fully implemented the new IT rules that were announced in February.

Indian govt to Twitter: Rule of land is supreme, not your policy

India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information technology came out hard on Twitter on Friday asking the social media platform to follow the law of the land instead of dilly-dallying.

Follow law of the land, Parliamentary panel tells Twitter

Several fans have been waiting for the World Test Championship final for over a year. However, they were left disappointed as the first session of the match was washed out due to heavy rain in Southampton.

Cricket: Twitteratis lash out at ICC as rain plays spoilsport in WTC final

Microblogging platform Twitter has lost its status as an intermediary platform in India as it does not comply with new IT rules. As per the government sources, Twitter is the only social media platform among the mainstream that has not adhered to the new laws.

Twitter loses its status as intermediary platform in India due to non-compliance with new IT rules

Why is Twitter reluctant to comply with India's digital rules? How did a regulatory tussle evolve into a full-blooded feud? Is Twitter asking India to surrender its cyber sovereignty? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: What next in the Twitter-India feud

Twitter has been booked for "promoting enmity" in India. The company could face more such lawsuits. Why? Because it is yet to comply appoint a Compliance Officer in India. Palki Sharma tells you more about Twitter's growing troubles.

Gravitas: Why Twitter could be swamped with lawsuits in India

An interim Chief Compliance Officer has been retained and details will be shared with the Ministry directly soon, the spokesperson added.

Twitter appoints interim Chief Compliance Officer for India

Twitter has lost its intermediary status in India for not complying with the new Information Technology Rules which came into force from May 26. Twitter will be held responsible for what anyone posts on the platform until it gets back the legal protection in the country.

Twitter loses intermediary status in India for not complying with new IT rules

Microblogging platform Twitter has lost its status as an intermediary platform in India as it does not comply with new IT rules.

Twitter loses intermediary status in India over non-compliance with new IT rules

Social media firms wanting to operate in Nigeria must register a local entity and be licensed, the country's information minister said on Wednesday, the government's latest move since it banned Twitter last week.

Nigeria demands social media firms get local licence

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez triggered a Twitter storm and a regional race debate on Wednesday with misjudged comments to visiting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez that sought to play up the South American country's ties with Europe.

Argentine president says Brazilians 'came from the jungle', sparking uproar

Once a lover of Twitter, the former US President, Donald Trump, is not leaving any stone unturned to voice his newfound hatred for the platform now. Almost a week after Nigeria banned the social media platform in the country, Trump has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision.

'Everyone should ban them': Trump hails Nigeria's Twitter ban

Social media giant Twitter has assured Indian government that it is making every effort to comply with the new guidelines. Watch the report to know more.

Twitter says it is making efforts to comply with rules in India

Websites of several international organisations went down for nearly an hour as pages started showing ‘error 503’. The internet outage affected several international media houses such as The Guardian newspaper, Financial Times of London, The New York Times and CNN international and also attacked the UK government’s website gov.

'Jeff Bezos, is that you?': Twitter reacts as #InternetDown trends

A few days after suspending the social media platform, Twitter, ‘indefinitely’, the Nigerian government has ordered all TV and radio stations to immediately stop the usage of the platform.

'Unpatriotic': Nigeria government orders media houses to stop using Twitter

In an address to the faction of Likud party, the longest-serving Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu accused Facebook and Twitter of selective blocking. Netanyahu has slammed the social media giants for silence in criticism against the new coalition government.

Netanyahu accuses social media of selective blocking

A day after Nigerian Government suspended Twitter, telecom operators in the African nations say that they have restricted access to the social media platform. However the US and EU have voiced concerns over Nigeria's decision to indefinitely ban Twitter.

Twitter VS Nigerian Govt: European Union and United States condemn Nigeria's Twitter ban

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