“Team Rocket” is playing up! by Liam Doolan 5 hours ago The social media experiment allowing you to play the Game Boy classic Pokémon Red Version inside someone’s Twitter avatar appears to have suffered a major blow. Prior to this, it had been relatively smooth sailing. Earlier this month the Soul Badge was acquired and…
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Twitter says it won’t fully comply with Indian government orders to remove accounts
by news-editorby news-editorU.S. social media giant Twitter locked horns with India on Wednesday saying a government order to remove some accounts was not consistent with Indian law while politicians urged followers to switch to rival local app Koo.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has ordered Twitter to remove more than 1,100 accounts and posts which it says are…
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Technology
Twitter says it won’t block activists, journalists and politicians in India
by news-editorby news-editorTwitter has said in a blog post that it won’t block the accounts of politicians, journalists and activists in India, despite being ordered to do so by the Modi government. “We have not taken any action on accounts that consist of news media entities, journalists, activists, and politicians,” Twitter Safety wrote. “To do so, we…
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Technology
Twitter suspends over 500 accounts in India after government warning
by news-editorby news-editorTwitter said on Wednesday it has taken actions on more than 500 accounts and reduced visibility of some hashtags in India to comply with “several” orders from the Indian government after New Delhi threatened legal action against executives with American social network. Twitter had suspended hundreds of Twitter accounts, several with links to farmers’ protests…
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Twitter had blocked hundreds of Twitter handles last week at the request of New Delhi but then reversed its decision. Photo: Jeff Chiu/Associated Press Updated Feb. 10, 2021 12:03 am ET NEW DELHI— Twitter Inc. said Wednesday that it is re-blocking some accounts the Indian government has asked it to take down after New Delhi…
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Sports
NBA Twitter reacts to Draymond Green’s attempted game-tying heave vs. Spurs
by news-editorby news-editorWith Kevon Looney and James Wiseman injured, the Golden State Warriors have leaned heavily on Draymond Green in the frontcourt. After recording 30 assists in two games against the Dallas Mavericks, Green continued his solid pace against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.The three-time All-Star tallied a double-double with 10 boards and 10 assists…
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Technology
Twitter may launch premium paid features and ‘tipping’ for exclusive content
by news-editorby news-editorTwitter may eventually introduce premium paid features or other user-funded ways to reduce its ad dependency, according to sources. What kind of paid offerings may show up is yet to be seen, but the leak alleges multiple ideas are being explored, including one that may allow users to pay tips to creators for exclusive content.…
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Twitter reacts to Paige VanZant’s decisive loss in Bare Knuckle FC debut
by news-editorby news-editorNews By Mike Bohn February 6, 2021 12:59 am By Mike Bohn | February 6, 2021 12:59 am Paige VanZant’s anticipate bare knuckle boxing debut went down on Friday at “Bare Knuckle FC: KnuckleMania,” but she did not get a winning result. VanZant came out on the losing end of a unanimous decision to Britain…
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Twitter reacts to rumors of Carson Wentz potentially landing with Bears
by news-editorby news-editorThe Chicago Bears were expected to be big players in the quarterback market this offseason, and that’s certainly proven to be true even ahead of free agency and the NFL draft. With several quarterbacks on or rumored to be on the move this offseason, the Bears have been mentioned with all of them — Deshaun…
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Twitter roasts a Penn State football tweet’s fine print about the Super Bowl
by news-editorby news-editorAh, the fine print. Whether it’s part of some deal or discount you’re trying to get, or if it’s the instructions for something, it gets you. That was sort of the case with a tweet sent out by Penn State football on Thursday evening, in which the program claimed in VERY LARGE LETTERS that “A…