Tag: tweets
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Shehzad Roy tweets about ‘time flying’; fans have hilarious reaction
We all know Shehzad Roy is refusing to age. While the world marches past him on the endless loop of time, the singer, social worker, and humanitarian stays put, refusing to let time ravage him. Roy, actively involved in promoting education and child rights through his organization, Zindagi Trust, is revered and adored for his…
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Shehbaz Sharif, Imran Khan trade barbs on Twitter
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Prime Minister Imran Khan engaged in a tweet spat on Twitter that started on Sunday. The exchange of barbs directed at each other started with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan responding to a tweet by Shehbaz Sharif where the Premier accused Khan of “using the proxies to threaten…
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Twitter’s worst nightmare: Facebook to launch Threads on Thursday as a rival to Musk’s platform
Facebook plans to launch its own Twitter. This development comes shortly after Twitter CEO Elon Musk faced criticism for implementing a temporary cap on the number of posts users can read on the platform.
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Twitter back online following major outage that logged out thousands of users
According to tracking sites Downdetector and Netblocks, thousands of Twitter users reported an outage on Wednesday, but the problem seemed to be resolved with lost tweets reappearing.
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Balochistan High Court orders no more cases to be registered against Azam Swati
Balochistan High Court (BHC) has ordered that no more cases should be registered against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati. The senator is currently the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for tweeting against senior army officials. BHC has also sought a written report of the cases filed against Swati…
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Serena Williams bids an emotional goodbye to 27-year career after US Open loss
Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia has made history by defeating Serena Williams at the US Open for the last time after the 23-time major winner acknowledged her career to be concluded. Serena and the boisterous audience couldn’t stop Tomljanovic, who prevailed 7-5, 6-7,6-1. After suffering through two sets that couldn’t separate the two, the final began…
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Twitter sues Indian government over content removal directives
Twitter has sued the Indian government to challenge some of its takedown orders, a source familiar with the matter revealed, further escalating the tension between the American social giant and India. In its lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Karnataka High Court, Twitter alleges that New Delhi has abused its power by ordering it to remove several…
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Elon Musk gets board approval for $44 billion Twitter deal
Twitter’s board of directors unanimously recommended Tuesday that shareholders support Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the company, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, agreed to buy Twitter in April. Still, the business mogul has faced numerous roadblocks in his pursuit of Twitter, but he…
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Twitter is testing 2,500 word limit ‘Notes’ feature
Twitter announced on Wednesday that it is testing a new feature called ‘Notes’ that will allow users to create long-form content utilising rich formatting and uploaded media. The new feature allows users to share ‘Notes’ up to 2,500 words long. Presently, posts on the social media platform are limited to 280 characters. Once published, these…
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Elon Musk is no longer joining Twitter board as the microblogging network is “dying”
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk will not be joining the Twitter board of directors, according to Twitter’s CEO Parag Agrawal. Musk’s appointment on the board was supposed to start on April 9, however, he announced that he would no longer be joining. Agrawal posted a statement on April 10, saying Musk’s appointment to the…