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Snapchat Blocks Over 400,000 Accounts Amid Australia's Social Media Ban
Snapchat has blocked 415,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the company said Monday, but warned some youngsters may be bypassing age verification technology.
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"X Exploited Technicalities...": Centre Refutes "Press Censorship" Charge
The government today refuted microblogging platform X's claim that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a fresh blocking order on July 3 against 2,355 accounts including international news agency Reuters and Reuters World.
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Reuters' X Account Unblocked In India After Government Intervention
International news agency Reuters' X account was withheld in India for a few hours but restored later on Sunday after the government intervened to say it had not sought the blocking of the handle.
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X To Block Over 8,000 Accounts In India After Government Order
The microblogging website X (formerly Twitter) will block over 8,000 accounts in India following the government's order to do so, the Elon Musk-run company said today.
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Social Media Handles Blocked, Centre Trying To Suppress Voices: Farmer Leader
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Friday accused the Centre of trying to "suppress" the voices of protesters, claiming that social media accounts of farmers and YouTubers have been suspended.
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China Social Media Users Urges Accounts Restoration After Protest Ban
Dozens of Chinese internet users have posted desperate pleas for access to their WeChat app accounts after hundreds were banned for posts about a rare street protest in Beijing against President Xi Jinping.
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35 Pak-Based YouTube Channels Blocked For Fake Anti-India News: Centre
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday blocked 35 YouTube channels, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts, two websites and a Facebook account, stated Vikram Sahay, Joint Secretary (P&A), Ministry of Information and Broadcast
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Twitter: How to Clean, Customise Your Feed
Twitter is one of the most microblogging and social networking platform globally. Twitter's feed also includes suggested tweets so in case you want to clean up your Twitter feed and stop seeing tweets that you don't like, here’s what you can do.
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Tweeting This 7-Letter Word Got Many Banned From Twitter. Here's Why
Twitter users were recently surprised to learn that the microblogging platform was automatically suspending the accounts of people tweeting the word "Memphis".
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China Closes 1,100 Social Media Accounts For Unlawful Activities: Report
Chinese police today said that it has closed 1,100 social media accounts, along with 31 websites, this year for unlawful activities such as trolling or blackmailing, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The police found that some social media accounts on Tencent's Wechat and Sina-owned Weibo fabricated accusations against companies and individ...
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Facebook Blocks Iran-Linked Accounts With Posts On "Race, Immigration"
Facebook said Friday it had blocked an Iran-linked effort to influence US and British politics with posts about charged topics such as immigration and race relations.
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Facebook Shut 583 Million Fake Accounts In 3 Months
Facebook axed 583 million fake accounts in the first three months of 2018, the social media giant said Tuesday, detailing how it enforces "community standards" against sexual or violent images, terrorist propaganda or hate speech.
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Twitter Banned White Nationalist Leader Richard Spencer. Now He's Back.
Spencer's personal account reappeared on Twitter on Saturday night, complete with the blue verification check mark.
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Twitter Briefly Suspends Its Own CEO's Account
Twitter has not been shy about banning accounts on its network, most recently taking down several high-profile accounts from the "alt-right" movement.
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Google Pixel Resellers See Their Google Accounts Locked for Violating Terms of Service
Google's rules, outlined in a document that few people read closely, forbid the purchase of the Pixel for "commercial" resale.
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Snapchat Blocks Over 400,000 Accounts Amid Australia's Social Media Ban
Snapchat has blocked 415,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the company said Monday, but warned some youngsters may be bypassing age verification technology.
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"X Exploited Technicalities...": Centre Refutes "Press Censorship" Charge
The government today refuted microblogging platform X's claim that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a fresh blocking order on July 3 against 2,355 accounts including international news agency Reuters and Reuters World.
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Reuters' X Account Unblocked In India After Government Intervention
International news agency Reuters' X account was withheld in India for a few hours but restored later on Sunday after the government intervened to say it had not sought the blocking of the handle.
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X To Block Over 8,000 Accounts In India After Government Order
The microblogging website X (formerly Twitter) will block over 8,000 accounts in India following the government's order to do so, the Elon Musk-run company said today.
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Social Media Handles Blocked, Centre Trying To Suppress Voices: Farmer Leader
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Friday accused the Centre of trying to "suppress" the voices of protesters, claiming that social media accounts of farmers and YouTubers have been suspended.
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China Social Media Users Urges Accounts Restoration After Protest Ban
Dozens of Chinese internet users have posted desperate pleas for access to their WeChat app accounts after hundreds were banned for posts about a rare street protest in Beijing against President Xi Jinping.
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35 Pak-Based YouTube Channels Blocked For Fake Anti-India News: Centre
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday blocked 35 YouTube channels, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts, two websites and a Facebook account, stated Vikram Sahay, Joint Secretary (P&A), Ministry of Information and Broadcast
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Twitter: How to Clean, Customise Your Feed
Twitter is one of the most microblogging and social networking platform globally. Twitter's feed also includes suggested tweets so in case you want to clean up your Twitter feed and stop seeing tweets that you don't like, here’s what you can do.
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Tweeting This 7-Letter Word Got Many Banned From Twitter. Here's Why
Twitter users were recently surprised to learn that the microblogging platform was automatically suspending the accounts of people tweeting the word "Memphis".
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China Closes 1,100 Social Media Accounts For Unlawful Activities: Report
Chinese police today said that it has closed 1,100 social media accounts, along with 31 websites, this year for unlawful activities such as trolling or blackmailing, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The police found that some social media accounts on Tencent's Wechat and Sina-owned Weibo fabricated accusations against companies and individ...
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Facebook Blocks Iran-Linked Accounts With Posts On "Race, Immigration"
Facebook said Friday it had blocked an Iran-linked effort to influence US and British politics with posts about charged topics such as immigration and race relations.
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Facebook Shut 583 Million Fake Accounts In 3 Months
Facebook axed 583 million fake accounts in the first three months of 2018, the social media giant said Tuesday, detailing how it enforces "community standards" against sexual or violent images, terrorist propaganda or hate speech.
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Twitter Banned White Nationalist Leader Richard Spencer. Now He's Back.
Spencer's personal account reappeared on Twitter on Saturday night, complete with the blue verification check mark.
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Twitter Briefly Suspends Its Own CEO's Account
Twitter has not been shy about banning accounts on its network, most recently taking down several high-profile accounts from the "alt-right" movement.
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Google Pixel Resellers See Their Google Accounts Locked for Violating Terms of Service
Google's rules, outlined in a document that few people read closely, forbid the purchase of the Pixel for "commercial" resale.
