Sri Lanka’s head coach Mickey Arthur ordered the national squad off social media on Saturday after disgruntled fans launched a campaign to boycott players following a string of defeats overseas. The South African coach said players were getting “absolutely hammered” and it was affecting their judgement and mood as they prepare for the T20 World […]
Twitter’s new feature that will increase account security
One of the famous social media platforms Twitter is introducing a new feature that will increase the security of the account. By introducing security keys the accounts will be accessed after a two step authentication. Twitter users can use this without having a backup authentication method and will keep your phone number private as […]
Indian police probe Twitter over Kashmir map
Indian police have filed preliminary charges against senior Twitter officials over an inaccurate map of the country, an official said Tuesday, in the latest escalation between the US firm and New Delhi. Uttar Pradesh state police said the criminal case was filed against two Twitter India officials late Monday following a complaint from the local […]
India accuses Twitter of ignoring new rules as row festers
India’s battle with Twitter escalated on Wednesday with the government accusing the US firm of deliberately ignoring new IT rules, as reports suggested it can now be prosecuted for users’ tweets. Currently social media companies operating in India are classed as intermediaries, shielding them from criminal liability for anything posted on their platforms. But the […]
India warns Twitter to comply with new IT rules
India on Saturday issued “one last notice” to Twitter to comply with new IT regulations that the social media giant says threaten privacy guarantees. Digital rights activists say New Delhi’s latest rules could be used by the government to identify authors of critical posts on social media sites. But the government argues they are needed […]
Political hate speech no longer to be tolerated on Facebook
Facebook will not tolerate hate speech ethics to anyone, especially politicians. The giant social media outlet has announced on Friday the landmark policy on the much-awaited issue, even though it has yet to announce its plans regarding the former president of the United States Donald Trump’s suspended account. Social Media has given us the power […]
Wasim Akram fans won over Shaniera’s heart
Legendary cricketer Wasim Akram’s fans have won over his wife Shaniera Akram’s heart. Any idea how? Well, a twitter account had edited a short video of Wasim Akram’s best cricket moments and shared it on Twitter with the caption, “Just for you,” while tagging the former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Shaniera re-shared […]
Paris Hilton receives backlash for deleting pro Palestine tweets
Paris Hilton had expressed her stand with Palestine. The American personality demanded the Israeli government to stop killing innocent civilians in Palestine while sharing an article about the Israeli government in a now deleted tweet. “This hurts my heart. No one should have to live in fear. My heart goes out to the little girl […]
Pakistan Single Window Act to save $500 mln per year: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said Pakistan Single Window (PSW) Act 2021 would ease the process of imports and exports, bringing an annual saving of $500 million to the country. The prime minister in a tweet said the “another landmark reform by PTI government” would reduce cargo clearance time from days to […]
Twitter to tackle COVID misinformation with “strike system”
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter announced on Monday that it will be rolling out a strike system against users tweeting misleading information about the coronavirus vaccines. The one-to-many messaging service introduced a “strike system” that will gradually escalate to a permanent ban after the fifth offending tweet. “We believe the strike system will help to educate the […]