Twitter and three other US tech companies have urged the EU to take a flexible approach towards harmful and illegal online content instead of blanket rules requiring takedown.

Twitter, other US tech companies push back against EU rules on illegal online content

Twitter has become the signifier of not only one’s popularity, but also of the weight one’s voice carries. According to Twitter’s annual year-end review, the incumbent US President Donald Trump and the President-elect Joe Biden are the most talked about people in 2020.

Modi joins Trump, Biden to become most talked about on Twitter in 2020

The announcement of the death of "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman was the most shared on Twitter worldwide in 2020, and got the most "likes" of any Tweet ever, the social media platform said on Monday.

Chadwick Boseman, Donald Trump and pop group BTS dominate Twitter in 2020

Twitter India's annual report, #ThisHappened2020, has been formally released and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the only Asian to feature in the top 10 list of the 'people most tweeted about' in the year 2020.

#ThisHappened2020: Modi features in top 10 Twitter mentions; Kohli and Dhoni top trending charts

From Fleets to Reels, here's all the social media buzz that happened in 2020

Twitter Inc has expanded its policy barring hateful speech to include "language that dehumanises people on the basis of race, ethnicity and national origin." The company had planned to add new categories to the policy over time after testing to ensure it can consistently enforce updated rules.

Twitter expands hate speech rules covering race, ethnicity and nationality

2 days after the China-Australia Twitter war began, questions are being raised on Twitter's inaction. Why hasn't the platform fact-checked Zhao Lijian's post? Is the feature only limited to Donald Trump's tweets? Molly Gambhir gets you the story.

Gravitas: The Australia-China Twitter war

Online media users in China and South Korea are entangled in another column, this time over the provenance of kimchi, the aged cabbage dish that the vast majority perceive as a basic piece of the Korean eating regimen.

'Stealing our culture': Kimchi ferments cultural feud between South Korea and China

After hinting at conceding defeat to Joe Biden in the US election 2020, Donald Trump is also losing his Twitter followers to the president-elect. According to Factbase, a site committed to following Trump's public utterances, the president has lost 133,902 devotees since 17 November while the duly elected president has increased 1,156,610.

Donald Trump losing Twitter followers to Joe Biden

Twitter on Tuesday rebuffed Australian calls to remove a Beijing official's incendiary tweet targeting Australian troops, as China doubled down on criticism in the face of mounting international condemnation.

Twitter rejects call to remove Chinese official's fake Australian troops tweet

Twitter has suspended a Thai pro-royalist account linked to the palace that a Reuters analysis found was connected to thousands of others created in recent weeks spreading posts in favour of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the monarchy.

Twitter suspends Thai royalist account linked to influence campaign

Donald Trump's presidency is coming to an end, but it seems like his antics will seem to continue and entertain the Twitterati till the end of his days in the White House.

Donald Trump and his tiny desk; #DiaperDon trends on Twitter

Twitter Inc on Tuesday released plans to bring back its verification programme on the site. Earlier, Twitter had promised to revamp its verification mechanism which provides blue ticks to prominent faces on the website.

You can apply to get verified on Twitter again starting next year

It's time for Twitter to watch out. There’s a new competition -- that too desi. The entire social media on November 24, including Twitter, was flooded with users who couldn't stop talking about 'Tooter' -- an Indian version of the microblogging website.

Twitter has got desi competition in Tooter. And it's brimming with memes

Presidency of Donald Trump, at least on Twitter, seems to be coming to an end as the social media giant has decided to hand over the POTUS (President Of The United States) Twitter account to Joe Biden, irrespective of how Donald Trump reacts to his loss.

You're fired: Twitter to hand over POTUS account to Biden, whether Trump concedes or not

Ever faced hate, abuse or slander on Twitter? Well, as is usual with the platform, the call for action came via a hashtag, that was trended to prevent such content and keep Twitter clean and free of lies.

What’s #EmptyTwitterTrash and why did it trend?

Twitter Inc will transfer control of the @POTUS account to the Joe Biden administration on Jan. 20, the company said.

Twitter to hand over @POTUS account to President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20

After rolling out a disappearing tweet feature called "Fleets" globally last week, Twitter is now working to fix a bug which makes these tweets visible even after 24 hours.

Bug makes Twitter 'fleets' visible even after 'disappearing'

Singer-songwriter, Sia recently released the first look at her upcoming musical-movie production, 'Music', about a young girl on the autism spectrum. The film was immediately met with dismay by people with disabilities who took issue with the portrayal of autism.

Sia lashes out on Twitter after criticism over the portrayal of autism in her film 'Music'

On Saturday, the official website of the new PUBG India mobile game added download links which gave a hope to the users of the launch being earlier than expected.

As PUBG India launch nears, Twitter reacts with memes

A proposition by New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to pay American people staying at home triggered a spat on Twitter with former UN ambassador of the country Nikki Haley and another prominent Republican.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposal on coronavirus triggers Twitter spat with Nikki Haley

Social media giant Facebook on Friday offered the first-ever estimate of hate speech prevalence on its platform. Facebook's rivals Twitter and YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc's Google, do not disclose comparable prevalence metrics.

In a first, Facebook offers estimate of hate speech prevalence on its platform

The social media platform Twitter is now launching the new feature of 'Fleets' worldwide, after successfully testing it in India, Brazil, Italy, and South Korea.

Tried and tested: Twitter launches 'Fleets' globally after successful testing in India

Parliamentary panel chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi told newswire PTI on Wednesday that Twitter has apologised in writing for showing Ladakh in China.

Twitter apologises to Indian government for showing Ladakh in China

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