Twitter on Friday announced that it has launched a new ads revenue sharing programme for creators. The programme will be available in all the countries where Stripe supports payouts.
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Swedish privacy watchdog warns firms to stop using Google Analytics
Swedish data protection watchdog has fined two companies for using Google Analytics for web statistics, asking them, along with two more companies it audited, to stop using Google Analytics.
Meta's Twitter competitor briefly appeared on Google Play store
Alessandro Paluzzi, a developer who digs into app code to expose unreleased features, tweeted that Meta's Twitter-like app had been released into the Google Play store, reports The Verge.
Twitter faces global outage, users in a fix
The "cannot retrieve tweets" error message has been reported by many users when they try to view or post a tweet. Besides this, users are also get "rate limit exceeded" message while refreshing the 'For You' tab.
WhatsApp Pink scam on rise, Mumbai Police issues red alert for Android users
In a Twitter post, the Mumbai Police said, "WHATSAPP PINK - A Red Alert For Android Users", along with a picture explaining the consequences as well as the measures to protect yourself from the scam.
India likely to see 147 unicorns in next 5 years: Report
India which is currently the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, is likely to see 147 unicorns in the next five years, disrupting financial services, healthcare, business management solutions and education sectors, a report showed on Tuesday.
ThoughtSpot acquires Mode Analytics for $200 mn, expands India footprint
ThoughtSpot recently announced $150 million investment in India between 2022 and 2027, which includes 30 per cent headcount growth in the market, and follows the opening of its third R&D centre in the region in Thiruvananthapuram in 2022.
Twitter rival Bluesky working on user lists, reply controls tools
Twitter rival Bluesky, backed by Jack Dorsey, has introduced some proposals for new moderation and safety tooling, which the company is presently working on, including -- user lists and reply controls.
WhatsApp working on darker top app bar for Android beta
According to WABetainfo, although most users seem to like this modification, others seem to still think that the company should provide a new dark theme for the Android app, similar to the one offered in WhatsApp for iOS.
Outright lie, no one was raided or sent to jail: Rajeev Chandrasekhar to Dorsey
The Centre on Tuesday lashed out at former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for claiming that the Indian government threatened to wind it down and conducted raids on employees' homes, saying it is an attempt to "brush out that very dubious period of Twitter's history".
'We'll shut you down, raid homes': Ex-Twitter CEO Dorsey on pressure from India
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, in an exploratory remark, has claimed that India had put pressure on the micro-blogging platform, including giving threats of winding it down and conducting raids on employees' homes.
Conversion via app case shows how children get swayed by virtual world
Anuneet Sabharwal, a psychiatrist and founder-director at The Happy Tree De-addiction and Mental Health Hospital, told IANS that children's screen time (on TV or cellphones) increases mainly due to the ambience at home, loneliness, and a feeling of being neglected.
Linda Yaccarino to take over as new Twitter CEO on Monday, hires key aide
Yaccarino, former Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBC Universal, has also hired Joe Benarroch, executive vice-president at NBC Universal, to work along with her at Twitter.
Twitter testing new feature to identify misleading media
"From AI-generated images to manipulated videos, it's common to come across misleading media. Today we're piloting a feature that puts a superpower into contributors' hands: Notes on Media," Twitter's Community Notes tweeted on Tuesday.
Microsoft brings Bing to ChatGPT as default search engine
Moreover, the company said that this new experience is now rolling out to ChatGPT Plus subscribers and will be available to free users soon by simply enabling a plugin which brings Bing to ChatGPT.
From WhatsApp to Telegram, how fraudsters are still conning Indian users
Not just international spam calls, scamsters have devised several ways to con WhatsApp users in India, especially the popular 'like YouTube videos' scam, where they lure them via WhatsApp and then take them to rival chat app Telegram and siphon off their hard-earned money.
YouTuber who crashed his plane to gain online views faces 20 yrs in prison
A US-based YouTuber who deliberately destroyed the wreckage of an airplane that he intentionally crashed to gain online views, has agreed to plead guilty and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
WhatsApp curbs international spam calls in India after govt's tough call
Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday said it has taken stern action on the growing menace of International scam calls in India, after the government took cognisance of the issue and announced to send a notice to the platform over the issue.
Twitter introduces new features in DMs, will soon launch voice, video chat
Twitter is set to introduce some significant changes to its direct messaging (DMs) feature, including the addition of encrypted DMs, as per tweets from the company and its CEO, Elon Musk.
'Jamtara Global': Indian WhatsApp users flooded with spam calls
Millions of WhatsApp users in India have been left baffled at the amount of international spam calls they have been receiving in the last couple of days, leaving many at the risk of financial loss.
Delhi HC orders Google to remove YouTube videos claiming Indian spices contain cow dung, urine
In view of some videos posted on YouTube channels claiming that all Indian spices contain cow dung and cow urine, the Delhi High Court has ordered Google to take them down.
Google pays entire Rs 1,338 cr penalty to CCI in Android case
In probably the first case of a Big Tech giant paying a penalty to the Indian regulators as the government aims to bring a new Digital India Act, Google has paid the entire penalty amount of Rs 1,337.76 crore imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in the Android case.
Sundar Pichai took home $226 mn in 2022 amid layoffs at Google
Amid layoffs, tech giant Google is also creating several cost-cutting measures such as cutting down on free snacks and workout classes for its existing employees, the media reported.
Elon Musk removes all legacy Blue ticks, allows some celebrities to retain
Chaos prevailed on Twitter on Friday when Elon Musk finally removed all legacy verified accounts with Blue check marks but allowed some celebrities to retain it. In India, one has to shell out Rs 900 a month (or Rs 9,400 a year) to get Blue Verified status.
Twitter rival Koo lets go 30% staff over course of the year amid global slowdown
Koo started its monetisation experiments in September 2022 and within six months, it claims to have one of the highest average revenue per user (ARPU) per daily active user (DAU) compared to Indian social media companies and direct global competitors.