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Twitter shuts down ‘Fleets’ service

Twitter Inc announced on July 14, 2021 that it is going to shut down its Fleets feature. Key points As per Twitter, this feature will no longer be...

July 16, 2021

Twitter India appoints Interim chief compliance officer

Twitter India has appointed an interim chief compliance officer to comply with the new IT rules in India. Highlights Twitter India will also designate two other executives in...

July 9, 2021

Twitter- Razorpay tie up for Tip Jar feature

Social media platform, Twitter, has partnered with first payments operator, Razorpay for its Tip Jar feature. Highlights Twitter is in process of adding new monetization features. It was...

June 25, 2021

Google, Microsoft announce funding to help India tackle COVID-19

Google and Microsoft have recently pledged to help India fight COVID-19. Google is to provide 18 million USD (Rs 135 crores). Microsoft is to help India with relief...

April 27, 2021

JAN ANDOLAN: PM Modi launches “COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour” Campaign

On October 7, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Jan Andolan. It is a campaign for covid-19 appropriate behaviour. The campaign was launched by the Prime Minister in...

October 8, 2020

Turkey Passes Law to Regulate Social Media Content

The Turkish Parliament has passed a law that gives the authorities in the country greater power to regulate social media content despite concerns of censorship by the international...

July 31, 2020

Asiatic Lion population increased

On June 10, 2020, PM Modi on Twitter announced about the increase in population of Asiatic Lions. Highlights The Asiatic Lion population has increased by 29%. It was...

June 11, 2020

A new species “Troglomyces twitteri” discovered

A new parasitic fungus was discovered by a Denmark biologist called “Troglomyces twitteri”. The fungus has been named after Twitter as it was discovered in Twitter Discovery The...

May 18, 2020

“Stranded in India” Portal launched to help Foreign Tourists

On March 31, 2020, the Ministry of Tourism had launched “Stranded in India”, a portal aimed to support foreign tourists. Highlights The portal aims to disseminate information to...

March 31, 2020

Twitter acquires Chroma Labs

American social network company Twitter has recently acquired California-based Chroma Labs, known for its ‘Chroma Stories application. The Labs, which develop tools for short video and creation of...

February 19, 2020

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