Days after the US warned of a cyber attack against Russia, the Kremlin website and a few other official websites have stopped working. In a surprising move, on Wednesday morning, nobody was able to open the websites of Prime Minister, Roskomnadzor and other state departments.

Kremlin and other Russian official websites down; experts doubt US involvement

Moscow has restricted the use of Twitter by slowing down its speed for users in the country over what it said was the social media platform's failure to remove "illegal" content.

Russia says disrupting Twitter over 'illegal' content

Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news agency cited a Moscow court as saying on Tuesday.

Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter for not deleting protest content: Report

Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B has deactivated her Twitter account after facing intense backlash following the launch of her new doll. On Friday, the rapper took to Instagram to announce the release of her new venture: an original doll modelled after the artist herself.

Cardi B deactivates Twitter after backlash over doll release

Twitter's top boss Jack Dorsey recently listed the first-ever Tweet on the platform for sale. The Tweet, posted by Dorsey himself, said the following - ''just setting up my twttr'' and is being sold as a unique digital signature on a website that sells Tweets as "non-fungible tokens" (NFTs).

Twitter's Jack Dorsey auctions first ever Tweet!

"just setting up my twttr" - the first ever tweet on the platform is up for sale after Twitter boss Jack Dorsey listed his famous post as a unique digital signature on a website for selling tweets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Twitter's Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

Russia’s communications regulator has accused Twitter of violating Russian law, saying the social media platform failed to comply with its requests to delete banned content.

Russia accuses Twitter of breaking law by failing to delete unauthorized posts

Many people opposed to vaccination, or anti-vaxxers, find their audience in social media, but now Twitter is deploying human monitors to crack down on disinformation as Covid-19 shots are being rolled out across the world.

Twitter deploys human monitors to strike down coronavirus vaccine misinformation

Russia's communications regulator accused Twitter on Monday of violating the country's law, saying the social media platform had not complied with some of its requests to delete banned content.

Russia accuses Twitter of breaking law by failing to delete content

This story contains spoilers for the seventh episode of 'WandaVision.' If you are a fan of the Disney+ Marvel series “WandaVision,” there are five words that have been stuck in your head for the past week: “It was Agatha all along.

Meet the songwriters behind the 'WandaVision' hit 'Agatha All Along'

Twitter on Thursday announced the launch of a "super follow" feature, which will allow users to charge followers to get exclusive content. The new feature will let users charge for exclusive, extra material from their followers and can include subscriber-only newsletters, videos, deals and discounts, the social media giant said in an investor presentation on Thursday.

Twitter announces 'Super Follow' feature that will ask users pay for content

The US state of Texas is currently witnessing a winter storm, knocking out electricity in most parts of the state. Electricity returned to the state on Friday after Texans experienced almost 2,00,000 power outages over the last week.

Twitter reacts to Texans being charged upto $17,000 for electricity amid outages

Popular social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter recently disabled and banned several accounts of Donald Trump supporters as they were accused of inciting violence and spreading misinformation.

Trump supporters find solace in alternate apps after Twitter and Facebook ban

Do we have an alternative to Facebook as it isn't mending its ways? Should we all just log out of it? Delete accounts. Can we do that? Many of our apps are linked to it.

Can we do without big tech companies?

This comes as no surprise. Popular K-pop boy band BTS has topped the list of 2020 Most Tweeted About Musicians in US list for the fourth consecutive year. A Twitter survey recently rounded up the most trending topics of last year.

BTS tops Twitter's most tweeted about musician list for the fourth consecutive year 

The White House has been reaching out to social media companies including Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc’s Google about clamping down on COVID misinformation and getting their help to stop it from going viral, a senior administration official said.

White House working with Facebook and Twitter to tackle anti-vaxxers

Ehsanullah Ehsan was in prison not only for orchestrating the attack on Malala but also for carrying out the deadly Peshawar Army school terror attack in 2014.

Malala Yousafzai's shooter threatens her on Twitter

China on Thursday defended its use of social networking platforms Twitter and Facebook following a report that it had used its growing media presence to spread disinformation about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

China defends use of social networking platforms amid allegations of spreading disinformation

Legendary Caribbean batsman Sir Vivian Richards on Saturday took to Twitter and supported #FreedomForTibet creating a buzz on the internet. ALSO READ: Indian army chief expresses concern over China's BRI, lauds ties with Nepal and Bangladesh Former West Indies batsman said: "“Happy Independence Day, Tibet" Way To Go #FreedomForTibet.

'Way to go': Batting legend Vivian Richards bats for #FreedomForTibet

Now after the series of sharp exchanges with the Indian government, the microblogging platform Twitter has blocked most of the accounts that were listed by India set to have fueled the violence on the country's Republic Day.

Twitter vs Government: Twitter blocks most of the accounts listed by India

Former US President Donald Trump will not be permitted to be back on Twitter, even though he again runs for office and victory, the company's chief financial officer said.

Twitter CFO confirms permanent ban against US Former President Donald Trump

After Twitter refused to fully comply to the Indian Govt's order. New Delhi is readying draft rules to regulate all social media platforms. Meanwhile, Govt officials are promoting an Indian alternative to Twitter.

Gravitas: Indian Govt to regulate Social Media platforms

Twitter on Wednesday said that ban on former US President Donald Trump was permanent and it did not matter whether he ran for the post of president again. A senior executive of Twitter stressed that if anyone was removed from platform, Twitter did not allow him to come back.

Twitter: Trump ban permanent, no matter if he runs for president again

Indian IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad slams twitter from the Rajya Sabha ( Upper House of Parliament) today. He says that the Indian govt respects the power of social media but can't accept the double standards. 'Do Business, make money but you have to follow and respect the Indian laws', he added.

'Different standards for Capitol hill and R-Day violence', India's IT Minister takes on Twitter

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