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02 Jul 2023

Elon Musk Announces Twitter To Increase Daily Reading Limit For All Users Soon

Earlier, Twitter put restriction of maximum number of posts a user can read per day on the platform in order to stop data scrapping and system manipulation. The new limit of reading posts per day will be 10 k for verified users, 1k for unverified ones and 500 for new unverfied ones.

16 Jun 2021

Nation can't run as per Twitter: IT Minister on FIR against microblogging site

Twitter no longer has the 'suraksha kavach' or statutory exemption from legal liability. Internet Freedom Foundation said that the "intermediary status" is not a registration granted by the government. Twitter was given multiple opportunities to comply with IT Rules.

07 Jun 2021

Twitter seeks more time from govt to comply with new IT rules

Twitter has said that it intends to comply with the rules but needs more time due to the pandemic situation in India. Twitter's refusal to comply with the rules demonstrated the micro-blogging site's "lack of commitment and efforts towards providing a safe experience for the people of India on its platform".

01 Jun 2021

Twitter strives to comply with applicable laws in India, says its spokesperson

The Delhi High Court issued notice to Twitter after a petition was filed against it for alleged non-compliance of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Twitter had said it was concerned by recent events regarding their employees in India and the potential threat to freedom of expression. MeitY asserted that India had a "glorious tradition of free speech and democratic practices" and Twitter's statements were an 'attempt to dictate its terms to the world's largest democracy.

31 May 2021

Twitter must comply with new IT rules for digital media, says Delhi HC

Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to the Centre and social media platform Twitter seeking their stand on a plea by a lawyer, Amit Acharya, claiming non-compliance of the rules by it. During the hearing, central government standing counsel Ripudaman Singh Bhardwaj told the court that Twitter has not complied with the rules. The petition has sought direction to Twitter to appoint a resident grievance officer without further delay.

28 May 2021

WhatsApp and Twitter’s war with government: What’s the future ahead?

Twitter had raised concerns over the `potential threat` to freedom of speech and the new IT rules have elements that inhibit free conversation. WhatsApp has sued the government over the new IT policies which say that these rules will eventually force the company to break its encryption. The future looks uncertain as the government is not looking to bow down in front of these social media giants as that has been on cards for the past few years.

27 Feb 2021

Twitter working on new ‘Safety Mode’ feature: All you need to know

The social media giant hinted that this new feature will be a toggle for users, who will have the option to turn it on in a new "safety mode." Twitter described how the toggle will work if users turn it on, "Automatically block accounts that appear to break the Twitter Rules, and mute accounts that might be using insults, name-calling, strong language, or hateful remarks." The company also has some automated tools in place to remove abusive tweets, and it said in 2019 that it removes more than 50 percent of abusive tweets before users report them.

10 Feb 2021

Twitter suspends nearly 500 accounts linked to farmers’ protest

Twitter has said that it has suspended nearly 500 accounts linked to farmers’ protest The micro-blogging platform also said that it will continue to work with the govt of India

04 Nov 2017

Twitter aims at handling abuse better

"The fundamentals of our policies and our approach have not changed, this updated version presents our rules with more details and examples," Twitter wrote in a blog post late on Friday.

31 May 2017

Those violating our policies can face permanent suspension: Twitter on Abhijeet row

Micro-blogging site Twitter has issued a statement, justifying why it suspended singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya's account for his use of offensive language.

06 Feb 2016

Twitter suspends 125,000 terrorism-related accounts

Twitter said on Friday it has suspended 125,000 accounts primarily related to the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) since the middle of 2015.

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