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Twitter’s top content moderation executive Ella Irwin resigns

As head of Trust and Safety, Irwin helped oversee Twitter’s policies on harassment, hate speech and violent content — rules which were relaxed under new owner Elon Musk




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Twitter under Jack Dorsey and team were in repeated, continuous violations of Indian law: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The former Twitter Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder has alleged that the Indian government threatened to shut down Twitter during farmers protest




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Twitter sued by music publishers for allowing copyrighted songs

Members of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) are seeking over $250 million in damages for alleged infringement of nearly 1,700 copyrights.




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Elon Musk says Twitter video app for smart TVs is 'coming'

Musk responded to a tweet suggesting that a Twitter video app is needed.




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After Youtuber's arrest, Kerala govt warns stern legal action against misleading social media content

Kerala Police arrested controversial Youtuber 'Thoppi' who had been accused of making allegedly objectionable remarks and creating a traffic block in Malappuram district




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Musk sets tweet-viewing limits to combat data scraping from large AI companies

Temporary limits to address “extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation”




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Zuckerberg’s Threads could disrupt Musk’s Twitter

New platform garnered over 30 million users after its debut




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Twitter removes account requirement restriction for viewing tweets

Users do not need to have Twitter accounts to view tweets




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How to deactivate Threads account?

Guide to deactivate Threads




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Twitter threatens legal action against “copy cat” Meta for launching Threads

In a letter to Mark Zuckerburg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing Twitter, accused Meta of unlawfully using Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property by hiring former Twitter employees to create a “copycat” app




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Meta's 'friendly' Threads collides with unfriendly internet

Mark Zuckerberg’s idealistic vision for Threads has been challenged from Day 1 by news junkies, politicians and other fans of rhetorical combat




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Meta's social media apps back up after brief outage - Downdetector.com

At the peak of the outage, lasting over an hour, over 14,000 users reported issues with accessing Instagram, while around 7,000 and 2,700 users faced issues with Facebook and WhatsApp, respectively




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Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down; company is carrying heavy debt

Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else: Elon Musk




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US willing to work with India on investment platform to deliver lower cost capital for energy transitionition

Following PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that her country and India are among the closest partners in the world




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Twitter allows Blue accounts to download videos posted to X

X allows videos up to two-hours long




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Musk's X delays access to content on Reuters, NY Times, social media rivals

A Washington Post report said clicking a link on X to one of the affected websites resulted in a delay of about five seconds before the webpage loaded




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Artists take government to court over 'chilling' tech laws

Kunal Kamra, who for nearly a decade has satirised politics and social norms in his routines, is fighting an amendment to the IT rules that allows the government to order social media platforms to take down any news that its fact-checking unit identifies as "fake or false or misleading"




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Community norm violation: YouTube removed 1.9 million videos in Jan-Mar 2023 in India

In the same period, YouTube removed over 6.48 million videos globally for violation of the norms




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India-Pakistan match garnered peak concurrency viewership of 3.5 crore on Disney+Hotstar

India vs Pakistan match during the Asia Cup 2023 garnered 2.8 crore viewers on the platform.




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TRAI red flags concerns around Metaverse

Must take proper steps to save the next generation from predators, says TRAI




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WhatsApp unveils ‘Secret Code’ feature to enhance privacy

The new feature allows users to set a distinct password that is separate from their phone unlock code




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YouTube rewinds to top trending content, creators of 2023

Short-form videos, Chandrayaan-3 live telecast among Youtube’s top draws of 2023




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I&B Ministry issues advisory to media and social media platforms ahead of Ram temple consecration ceremony

This comes after the Ministry observed that certain fake and unverified messages are being spread, especially on social media.




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Elon Musk congratulates PM Modi for becoming most followed leader on X

Modi recently reached 100.1 million followers on X, surpassing other global leaders such as US President Joe Biden and Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 




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Cabinet approves 50% incentive to manufacture semiconductors

‘The modifications will strengthen the semi-conductor scheme and raise capacities within the country’




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Margins of most MSMEs to remain below pre-Covid levels this fiscal

Except for a few in select sectors, many will reach the pre-Covid revenue mark: Crisil report




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PE/VC investments record 60% growth sequentially in October

Sequential uptick in October 2022 after facing declining trend in past five months; total investment flows however down 75 per cent y-o-y




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GST payers get communication to first show irreversible ITC and then reverse, experts advise caution in filing Nov GSTR-3B

In August 2022 this year, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom (CBIC) issued a detailed clarification on reporting of information about reversal of ITC as well as ineligible ITC




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Centre to invest over ₹380 crore to deepen draft depth at Cochin port

Eyes Cochin port as an alternative trans-shipment hub to Colombo




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FinMin claims enough opportunity given to trade unions to present views during pre-budget consultations

FinMin officials say issue raised by the Trade Unions is politically motivated




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Ease of NPS account opening: PFRDA allows digital onboarding through Central KYC

Central KYC (CKYC) is managed by CERSAI, which is government authorised entity to function as Central KYC Registry




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Can climate-resilient farming become a profitable venture?  

The mantra of climate-resilient farming was simple but difficult to digest for traditional farming households




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Core industries’ output dips to 20-month low of 0.1% in October

Centre revises final growth rate for July 2022 upwards to 4.8 per cent from 4.3 per cent earlier




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Operating profit margin of 625 listed companies hits multi-year low

This, even as earnings jumped 27 per cent y-on-y, finds an ICRA study




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India’s coal bed methane output expected at 759 MSCM in FY23

India’s coal bed methane production is estimated to grow to 1,072 MSCM in FY24 and 1,508 MSCM in FY25




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More than 5.57 lakh cos struck off due to non-compliance with companies law provisions

A special task force has recommended the use of certain red flag indicators as alerts to identify shell companies




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Govt prepares draft to use Middleware for broadcasting TV channel content without Internet

Middleware can be used to deliver broadcast content to portable devices through Wireless LAN/WiFi




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ONDC may cover mobility, hospitality and travel sectors

Plans come at a time when traditional transport, hotel and restaurant sectors are up in arms against monopolisation of some aggregators




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India to become $10-trillion economy by 2035, forecasts CEBR

Its latest edition of the report released on Monday also warned that the world is moving toward recession




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PFRDA pitches for doubling tax break for NPS subscribers in the upcoming Budget

For NPS subscribers, PFRDA seeks capital gains treatment on par with mutual funds industry for gains liquidated through Tier-II investments




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Eleven captive and commercial coal mines to begin production in FY23: IEA

IEA projects that India’s domestic supply will continue to grow in line with the steady increase in demand while also striving to reduce import dependency




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CPSEs hired more contractual staff in FY22; regular, women employees drop out

Total staff count up 2.74%, but still lower than pre-Covid levels




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Grid stability, solar PV manufacturing, discom dues to take centrestage in 2023

Transmission remains a challenge even as power demand rises




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Indian economy is confronting strong global headwinds: RBI

Declining tendency in GNPAs ratio is likely to continue




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Micro & small enterprises corner 55% of total orders placed on GeM portal

Procurement of goods and services from GeM has crossed ₹1-lakh cr so far this fiscal on account of an increase in buying activities by different ministries and departments




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110 mt of coal stocks to be maintained at mine pitheads, power plants by March 2023: Coal Secretary

For the first time, power plants on the western coast would receive coal through the coastal shipping route, he said




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India-EU FTA: EU seeks ambitious commitments in government procurement, India resists

New Delhi unwilling to show flexibility in elements such as non-discrimination, dispute settlement




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WPI inflation cools to 4.95% in December

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was 5.85 per cent in November 2022 and 14.27 per cent in December 2021




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Economic Survey sees India’s economic growth at 6-6.8% in FY24

With recovery from the pandemic complete, India is now positioning itself to ascend to the pre-pandemic growth path, says Survey




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Need to closely monitor CAD: Economic Survey

India’s current account deficit widens to 4.4 per cent of the GDP in the September quarter, from 2.2 per cent during the April-June period