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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Soon Get New Features Like Voice and Video Calls, Encrypted Messaging
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App", which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments.
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China Directs Tech Companies Not to Offer Access to ChatGPT on Their Platforms: Report
China has instructed them not to offer access to ChatGPT services on their platforms, either directly or via third parties, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Nikkei Asia. Beijing's clampdown on ChatGPT, the hugely popular AI-powered chatbot, comes as little surprise to many in China's tech industry.
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Twitter Becomes First Social Media Platform to Allow Cannabis Ads in the US
Twitter on Wednesday became the first social media platform to allow cannabis companies to market their brands and products in the United States. The company had earlier only allowed advertising for hemp-derived CBD topical products, while other social media platforms follow a "no cannabis advertising policy" as pot remains illegal at the federal l...
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Is 13 Too Young to Have a TikTok or Instagram Account?
Social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook, require users to be at least 13 years old to use their services. However, US surgeon general Vivek Murthy recently warned 13 is too young to join social media. It is worth noting that these apps and services do present some risks for younger people including bullying, misinformat...
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Twitter, Other Social Media Apps Fail to Remove Hate Speech, Says EU Review
Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to European Union data released Thursday. The EU figures were published as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms' compliance with the 27-nation bloc's code of conduct on disinformation.
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Twitter, Facebook, Others Will Have to Abide by Local Laws, Says Minister
The new amendments to IT rules impose a legal obligation on social media companies to take all out efforts to prevent barred content and misinformation, the government said on Saturday making it clear that platforms such as Twitter and Facebook operating in India will have to abide by local laws and constitutional rights of Indian users.
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For Twitter, Facebook Users' Complaints, New Panels In 3 Months
The panels will settle issues that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters.
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Government May Set Up Committees to Redress User Grievance Against Social Media Platforms: Officials
The government plans to set up appellate committees to redress grievances that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other issues, officials said. Amendments may provide for social media platforms to acknowledge within 24 hours user complaints and resolve them within 15 days...
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US Reviews Psychological Warfare Operations After Reports of Fake Accounts Promoting Pro-West Disinformation
The US Department of Defense is reviewing its psychological warfare operations following reports of Twitter and Facebook removing nearly 150 US and Britain-origin accounts in July and August engaging in "inauthentic behavior." The accounts came from a series of campaigns over five years rather than one single effort, according to a report by Graphi...
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Twitter Tests New Tools to Expand Recommendations, Allows Users to Remove Unrelated Tweets From Timeline
Twitter is expanding how it recommends posts from accounts that users do not follow, the social media company announced on Tuesday. Among the new designs Twitter has been testing is placement of "related tweets" below conversations on a tweet detail page.
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Twitter Reports Huge Spike in Governments' Requests to Remove Content, Snoop Users' Details
Twitter has warned that governments around the globe are asking to remove content or snoop on private details of user accounts at an alarming rate. While US made up for 20 percent requests, India is close behind.
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Facebook, Twitter, Telegram Urged to Fight Russian Disinformation in a Better Way
Facebook, Twitter and Telegram have been urged to do a better job of stopping Russian efforts to spread Spanish-language disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. The social media companies received letter from a bipartisan group of three US senators requesting stricter actions.
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Google, Twitter Yet to Comply With Indonesia’s Licensing Rules; Facebook, Other Meta Units Registered
Google and Twitter are yet to sign up for Indonesia's new licensing rules as of midday Wednesday, ministry records showed. Meanwhile, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have agreed to Indonesia’s licensing rules for tech companies. The Meta-owned firms signed up for the rules a day ahead of the deadline provided by the government, before they risk ...
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54 Percent in India Turn to Social Media for Factual Info, Says OUP Study
Despite concerns around misinformation and false claims, social media users around the world continue to believe that the information they read and share on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook is factually correct, with levels of trust highest in emerging economies, the Oxford University Press (OUP) study says.
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Trump's App Truth Social Deal Goes Under Investigation as Digital World Acquisition Faces Subpoenas
Donald Trump’s new social media business SPAC deal is facing a federal grand jury investigation that could impede or even prevent the acquisition of the Truth Social app. Digital World said in a regulatory filing on Monday that each member of its board of directors has been subpoenaed by the grand jury in the Southern District of New York.
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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Soon Get New Features Like Voice and Video Calls, Encrypted Messaging
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App", which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments.
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China Directs Tech Companies Not to Offer Access to ChatGPT on Their Platforms: Report
China has instructed them not to offer access to ChatGPT services on their platforms, either directly or via third parties, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Nikkei Asia. Beijing's clampdown on ChatGPT, the hugely popular AI-powered chatbot, comes as little surprise to many in China's tech industry.
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Twitter Becomes First Social Media Platform to Allow Cannabis Ads in the US
Twitter on Wednesday became the first social media platform to allow cannabis companies to market their brands and products in the United States. The company had earlier only allowed advertising for hemp-derived CBD topical products, while other social media platforms follow a "no cannabis advertising policy" as pot remains illegal at the federal l...
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Is 13 Too Young to Have a TikTok or Instagram Account?
Social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook, require users to be at least 13 years old to use their services. However, US surgeon general Vivek Murthy recently warned 13 is too young to join social media. It is worth noting that these apps and services do present some risks for younger people including bullying, misinformat...
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Twitter, Other Social Media Apps Fail to Remove Hate Speech, Says EU Review
Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to European Union data released Thursday. The EU figures were published as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms' compliance with the 27-nation bloc's code of conduct on disinformation.
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Twitter, Facebook, Others Will Have to Abide by Local Laws, Says Minister
The new amendments to IT rules impose a legal obligation on social media companies to take all out efforts to prevent barred content and misinformation, the government said on Saturday making it clear that platforms such as Twitter and Facebook operating in India will have to abide by local laws and constitutional rights of Indian users.
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For Twitter, Facebook Users' Complaints, New Panels In 3 Months
The panels will settle issues that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other matters.
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Government May Set Up Committees to Redress User Grievance Against Social Media Platforms: Officials
The government plans to set up appellate committees to redress grievances that users may have against the way social media platforms initially addressed their complaints regarding content and other issues, officials said. Amendments may provide for social media platforms to acknowledge within 24 hours user complaints and resolve them within 15 days...
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US Reviews Psychological Warfare Operations After Reports of Fake Accounts Promoting Pro-West Disinformation
The US Department of Defense is reviewing its psychological warfare operations following reports of Twitter and Facebook removing nearly 150 US and Britain-origin accounts in July and August engaging in "inauthentic behavior." The accounts came from a series of campaigns over five years rather than one single effort, according to a report by Graphi...
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Twitter Tests New Tools to Expand Recommendations, Allows Users to Remove Unrelated Tweets From Timeline
Twitter is expanding how it recommends posts from accounts that users do not follow, the social media company announced on Tuesday. Among the new designs Twitter has been testing is placement of "related tweets" below conversations on a tweet detail page.
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Twitter Reports Huge Spike in Governments' Requests to Remove Content, Snoop Users' Details
Twitter has warned that governments around the globe are asking to remove content or snoop on private details of user accounts at an alarming rate. While US made up for 20 percent requests, India is close behind.
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Facebook, Twitter, Telegram Urged to Fight Russian Disinformation in a Better Way
Facebook, Twitter and Telegram have been urged to do a better job of stopping Russian efforts to spread Spanish-language disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. The social media companies received letter from a bipartisan group of three US senators requesting stricter actions.
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Google, Twitter Yet to Comply With Indonesia’s Licensing Rules; Facebook, Other Meta Units Registered
Google and Twitter are yet to sign up for Indonesia's new licensing rules as of midday Wednesday, ministry records showed. Meanwhile, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have agreed to Indonesia’s licensing rules for tech companies. The Meta-owned firms signed up for the rules a day ahead of the deadline provided by the government, before they risk ...
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54 Percent in India Turn to Social Media for Factual Info, Says OUP Study
Despite concerns around misinformation and false claims, social media users around the world continue to believe that the information they read and share on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook is factually correct, with levels of trust highest in emerging economies, the Oxford University Press (OUP) study says.
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Trump's App Truth Social Deal Goes Under Investigation as Digital World Acquisition Faces Subpoenas
Donald Trump’s new social media business SPAC deal is facing a federal grand jury investigation that could impede or even prevent the acquisition of the Truth Social app. Digital World said in a regulatory filing on Monday that each member of its board of directors has been subpoenaed by the grand jury in the Southern District of New York.
