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Twitter now tells advertisers to pay for verification or they can’t run ads

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New Delhi: After removing all legacy Blue check marks and asking individual users to pay for being verified, Elon Musk-run Twitter on Friday asked advertisers to either pay for the verification or they will not be able to run their ads on the platform.
Social media consultant Matt Navarra shared the letter sent by Twitter to advertisers, which read that starting April 21, “your account must have a verified checkmark or subscribe to either Twitter Blue or Verified Organisations to continue running ads on Twitter.”
“Business accounts spending in excess of $1,000 per month already have gold checks or will soon, and they’ll continue to enjoy access to advertising without interruption at this time,” the company posted.

The company said it aligns with the broader verification strategy to elevate the quality of content on Twitter and enhance experience as a user and advertiser.
“This approach also supports our ongoing efforts to reduce fraudulent accounts and bots. Subscribing to either of these services means you have been verified by Twitter as a real person and/or business,” said the micro-blogging platform.
Navarra tweeted: “Twitter is now telling advertisers it MUST subscribe to Twitter Blue or Verified Organisations to continue running ads!”
Twitter had told businesses to pay $1,000 per month for retaining gold badges and brands and organisations which do not pay the money will lose their checkmarks.
The Musk-run company, which is busy monetising its platform via various means, will also charge an extra $50 per month to add badges to each account affiliated with the brand, The Information reported recently.

Earlier, all legacy verified accounts lost their Blue badges, creating chaos on the platform all over the world. Several celebrities lost their Blue check marks.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 21, 2023
Twitter plea against Centre’s order to block accounts: Karnataka HC reserves judgment

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Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on social media platform Twitter’s plea challenging the central government’s directions to take down 39 URLs.
The matter pertains to the 10 blocking orders that the central government had issued to Twitter, between February 2021 and February 2022, directing the social media platform to block public access to certain information, and suspend several accounts as well.
The Centre had handed over the blocking orders in sealed covers to the High Court.

Justice Krishna S Dixit reserved the judgment after hearing the arguments presented by Twitter and the central government.
Twitter challenged the government orders claiming that they are arbitrary, and procedurally and substantively not in consonance with Section 69A of the IT Act. Twitter also contended that account-level blocking is a violation of the constitutional rights of users.
Apart from arguing that the direction to block entire accounts falls afoul of Section 69A of the IT Act, Twitter claimed that the government orders do not comply with the procedures and safeguards prescribed by the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009 (Blocking Rules).
In its reply, the Centre submitted that the directions were issued in national and public interest and to prevent lynching and mob violence incidents.
Stating that it only intervenes when there is a threat to the sovereignty of India or public order, the central government argued that being a foreign entity and the government’s 10 blocking orders not being arbitrary, Twitter could not take refuge under the fundamental rights under Articles 14 (right to equality) and 19 (right to freedom of speech and expression) of the Indian Constitution.

Contending that Twitter does not have the right to espouse the cause of users as statutory enable is required for such action, the Centre also argued that Twitter has no locus standi to file the plea as it cann’t speak on behalf of its account holders.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 21, 2023
Bill Gates, Hillary Clinton, SRK, Virat Kohli lose Twitter Blue ticks

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New DelhI : Bill Gates, Hillary Clinton, Shah Rukh Khan, Virat Kohli, Priyana Chopra Jonas are some of the popular names among the more than 4 lakh users who on Friday lost their Twitter Blue ticks, even as CEO Elon Musk removed all legacy verified accounts.
This comes months after Musk announced the date to press users to sign up for Twitter Blue, its paid subscription service.
In India, one has to shell out Rs 900 a month (or Rs 9,400 a year) to get Blue Verified status.

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, and billionaire George Soros are some popular names in the US who lost the legacy Blue ticks.
Other big names included the Pope, Beyonce, Kim Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey.
In India, several Bollywood celebrities like Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bhachan; and cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma lost the blue ticks.
The list also includes several politicians like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Musk has also offered complimentary Twitter Blue subscriptions to some celebrities to retain the blue ticks.

“I am paying for a few personally,” said Musk. “Just William Shatner, LeBron James and Stephen King,” he added.
The blue tick marks were introduced in 2009 to help users identify genuine accounts of celebrities, politicians, companies, news organisations. Twitter did not charge users for verification.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 21, 2023
Rahul, Mamata, Kejriwal among politicians who lost Twitter blue tick

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New Delhi: Micro-blogging site Twitter on Tursday removed the verified blue tick from many high-profile individuals’ account in India including West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s among others.
The only individual Twitter users who have verified blue checkmarks are those paying for Twitter Blue, which costs USD 8/month via the web and USD 11/month through the in-app payment on iOS and Android.
The other political figures who have lost the blue tick are Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.

Besides them, political parties like the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and the Congress also lost their verification badges.
Due to the recent development, several B-town celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt and cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma among others have lost their verified blue ticks from their Twitter accounts.
Earlier it was announced that the microblogging site would remove the verified check-mark status of accounts that Twitter had been verified as notable before Elon Musk’s takeover unless they have subscribed to Twitter Blue or the business-focused Twitter Verified Organizations plan, Variety reported.
Initially, the blue tick served as a way of protecting well-known individuals from impersonation and tackling false information.
Earlier in March, Twitter posted from their official handle, “On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue.

Twitter first introduced the blue check mark system in 2009 to help users identify that celebrities, politicians, companies and brands, news organizations and other accounts “of public interest” were genuine and not impostors or parody accounts. The company didn’t previously charge for verification.
Musk launched Twitter Blue with the check-mark badge as one of the premium perks within two weeks of the company’s takeover last year.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 21, 2023
Hillary Clinton loses her Twitter verification badge

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Hillary Clinton’s Twitter verification badge has been removed, with no official statement from Twitter or Clinton on the matter. The move comes after the rollout of Twitter’s paid verification system, which has sparked controversy among users of the platform.
Twitter’s verification badge is a coveted symbol of credibility and authenticity on the platform. It is meant to identify accounts belonging to public figures, journalists, and other notable individuals. However, Twitter has faced criticism for its inconsistent and opaque verification process in the past.
To address this, Twitter recently introduced a paid verification system, which allows users to apply for a verification badge for a fee. However, this move has been met with skepticism by some, who believe that it will only exacerbate existing inequalities on the platform.

Amid the controversy, the verification badge of Hillary Clinton, a former First Lady, Secretary of State, and presidential candidate, was removed. Clinton’s account has been verified since 2015, indicating that Twitter had confirmed her identity and the authenticity of her account.
The reason for the removal of Clinton’s verification badge remains unknown, leading to speculation among Twitter users about the motives behind the move.
The news of Hillary Clinton’s verification badge being removed on Twitter quickly spread, generating mixed responses from users of the platform.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 21, 2023
Twitter removes verification badges of Trump, Soros, Gates, and Hillary Clinton

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Twitter recently removed the verification badges of several high-profile individuals, including former President Donald Trump, billionaire philanthropist George Soros, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and former First Lady Hillary Clinton. The move has sparked controversy and speculation about Twitter’s motives, with some users criticizing the company’s lack of transparency and consistency in its verification process.
Twitter’s verification badge is meant to identify accounts belonging to public figures, journalists, and other notable individuals, and is a highly coveted symbol of credibility and authenticity on the platform. However, the company has faced criticism in the past for its opaque and inconsistent verification process, which has led to confusion and frustration among users.
Twitter recently introduced a paid verification system, allowing users to apply for a verification badge for a fee. However, the move has been met with skepticism and criticism from some, who argue that it will only exacerbate existing inequalities on the platform.

The recent removal of the verification badges of high-profile figures like Trump, Soros, Gates, and Clinton has added fuel to this controversy. Twitter has not provided an official explanation for the removal of these badges, which has only added to the controversy and confusion surrounding the issue.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 21, 2023
Twitter will label ‘hateful’ tweets, make them less discoverable

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New Delhi; Twitter has announced to add publicly visible labels to tweets identified as potentially violating its policies, letting the users know the company has limited their visibility.
The company occasionally restricts tweets that violate its policies by making them harder to find or visible to fewer people.
The new labels will make those actions more clear, said the Elon Musk-run company.

“Restricting the reach of Tweets, also known as visibility filtering, is one of our existing enforcement actions that allows us to move beyond the binary aleave up versus take down’ approach to content moderation,” Twitter said in a blog post late on Monday.
“However, like other social platforms, we have not historically been transparent when we’ve taken this action,” it added.
The labels are only implemented at “tweet level” and won’t affect a user’s account.
Tweets with new labels will be made less discoverable on the platform.
“Additionally, we will not place ads adjacent to content that we label,” said the company.

While these labels will initially only apply to a set of Tweets that potentially violate our Hateful Conduct policy, the company plans to expand these to other applicable policy areas in the coming months.
“Our mission at Twitter 2.0 is to promote and protect the public conversation. We believe Twitter users have the right to express their opinions and ideas without fear of censorship,” said the micro-blogging platform.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 18, 2023
Salman Khan’s entry scene in Tiger 3 leaked on Twitter

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Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan is currently gearing up for the release of ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’. The actor enjoys a huge fan following and his fans are often seen waiting eagerly to get glimpses of his new looks every time. After the release of Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, Salman Khan will be seen in Tiger 3 which will be directed by Maneesh Sharma. As Salman has been praised for his South Indian looks and long hair in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, one of the entry scenes of his next film Tiger 3 has been leaked online.
Yes, Salman Khan’s photograph is doing rounds on social media and netizens claim it has been taken from the sets of Tiger 3. One of the popular box office experts Harminder also shared the photograph on Twitter.
In the picture, Salman can be seen sporting long hair and a long beard. Netizens are reacting to the photograph and expressing their opinion about the new look of Bhaijaan in the comments section.

Apart from Salman Khan Tiger 3 also stars Emraan Hashmi and Katrina Kaif in important roles. The movie is slated to hit the screens on Diwali 2023.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 17, 2023
Twitter introduces 10K character long tweets amid fight with Substack

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New Delhi: Before deleting all legacy Blue tick marks on April 20, Twitter on Friday introduced a feature that allows posts with 10,000 characters for paid Blue subscribers.
Twitter now supports tweets up to 10,000 characters in length, “with bold and italic text formatting,” the company informed.
In February, the micro-blogging platform introduced 4,000-character-long tweets for Blue subscribers.

“Sign up for Twitter Blue to access these new features, and apply to enable Subscriptions on your account to earn income directly on Twitter. Tap on ‘Monetization’ in settings,” said the Elon Musk-run company.
Musk on Thursday announced that ‘Subscriptions’ are now enabled on the platform — a way for people’s most engaged followers to help them earn money from Twitter for their contributions on the platform.
“We’re firing up creator subscriptions bigtime! Works for longform text, pics or video,” Musk posted.
The decision to introduce 10,000-character-long tweets comes as Twitter is embroiled in a fight with popular subscription newsletter platform Substack.
Substack hit back at Twitter for blocking the ability to like or retweet any posts containing the word ‘Substack’, saying the whole situation is “very frustrating.”

The company CEO Chris Best responded to Musk with a post on Substack Notes, saying Substack links have been obviously severely throttled on Twitter.
The Twitter move has become a huge problem for Substack writers, who use the Musk-run platform to promote their newsletters.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 14, 2023
NPR leaves Twitter after ‘government-funded media’ label

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“Actions by Twitter or other social media companies to tarnish the independence of any public media institution are exceptionally harmful and set a dangerous precedent,” NPR CEO John Lansing said in a statement. | Charles Dharapak/AP Photo
NPR announced Wednesday it will cease posting to Twitter altogether after the social media company labeled the news outlet “state-affiliated media” last week.
“NPR’s organizational accounts will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent,” NPR said in a statement. “We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public’s understanding of our editorial independence.”
The move makes NPR the first major media outlet to exit the platform.
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

April 12, 2023