Microblogging site X banned due to national security reasons: Pakistan govt tells High Court

[ad_1] The Pakistan government on Wednesday told a high court that the popular microblogging site X has been banned in the country due to national security issues after the social media platform failed to address concerns on its misuse. The...

X (Twitter) may start charging new users’ tweets, likes

[ad_1] In a bid to restrict the onrush of bots and fake accounts, new users on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) will now be required to pay a small annual fee to be able to like, post,...

Watch out, your social media posts might cost you a job

[ad_1] A refresher on social media best practices as your posts may go against company views, especially during election season /news/big-story/social-media-professional-work-office-elections-censor-111713161320733.html 111713161320733 story For Anant Pujari, a marketing professional with a multinational in Mumbai, getting a job was a struggle,...

How AI bots spread fabricated information to sway public discourse

[ad_1] Social media platforms have become more than mere tools for communication. They’ve evolved into bustling arenas where truth and falsehood collide. Among these platforms, X stands out as a prominent battleground. It’s a place where disinformation campaigns thrive, perpetuated...

How X, formerly Twitter, has mediated conversations between politicians and mainstream media

[ad_1] Though Twitter had around 2.5 to 3 crore users in India between 2017 and 2020, the period of my study, the real-time data it provided was far more useful than the data from the larger user bases of the...

Billionaire Elon Musk says X’s long-form videos will soon be available on smart TVs

[ad_1] Long-form videos will soon be available on smart televisions, billionaire Elon Musk said after Fortune magazine reported that social network X planned to launch next week a TV app for Amazon and Samsung users.The platform rolled out an early...

Massive 26 Billion Records Stolen in Historic Data Breach Dubbed “Mother of all Breaches”

Mother of all Breaches In what is being hailed as the "Mother of all Breaches" (MOAB), cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a staggering data leak, potentially the largest to date, involving a whopping 26 billion records. The breach encompasses a wide...