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‘Account doesn't exist’: ANI, NDTV’s official Twitter handles blocked

One of India’s prominent news agencies, ANI’s Twitter account was suspended on Saturday, for “violation of the minimum age restriction”, the social media platform informed the company in an official mail.    

Newslaundry · Apr 29, 2023

Maher calls Elon Musk "a likable guy"

"There's a very few people who actually make change happen — you are one of those people," Maher said to Musk

Salon · Apr 29, 2023

Twitter takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive

Twitter globally took down tweets from Indian users in response to an order from the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued in February, according to information from the social media platform provided to Saurav Das, a transparency activist and journalist whose posts were removed from the platform recently.

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023

Giants select John Michael Schmitz: Here’s how Twitter reacted

Here's how Twitter reacted to the New York Giants selecting center John Michael Schmitz in Round 2 of the 2023 NFL draft.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 29, 2023

Jack Dorsey–backed Bluesky was nurtured at Twitter. Now its ‘biggest single-day jump in new users’ could threaten Elon Musk’s bird app

Elon Musk’s paid verification scheme is driving many users off Twitter, landing them at Bluesky, an invite-only social media service backed by Twitter’s cofounder.

Fortune · Apr 28, 2023

Twitter reacts: Atlanta Falcons pass on Georgia’s Jalen Carter

The Atlanta Falcons had a chance to take Jalen Carter at No. 8...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 28, 2023

Here's why Twitter is about to get way less useful for everyone

Twitter's exorbitant API fees are pushing useful services off the platform

TechRadar · Apr 28, 2023

Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Doubles Down on Transphobic Dress Code

After the Observer published the agency’s dress code memo, Sid Miller defended the policy and posted anti-trans remarks on Twitter.

Texas Observer · Apr 28, 2023

Stephen King slams Elon Musk’s ‘weird’ revamp of Twitter’s blue check marks: ‘I get paid to write. I don’t have to pay to do it’

Stephen King calls Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue subscription “kind of a head-scratcher.”

Fortune · Apr 28, 2023

Hard times are here for news sites and social media. Is this the end of Web 2.0?

A steep decline in advertising is forcing a historic shakeup in digital news and social media, and leading some to imagine navigating the internet without the likes of Google or Facebook.

WEKU · Apr 28, 2023