Threads app received about 30 million signups as of Thursday morning

WhatsApp unveils the new feature for beta users

Threads has started with some built-in defense mechanisms for harmful content, as its user policies are the same as Instagram’s

Threads bears a strong resemblance to Twitter, as do numerous other social media sites that have cropped up in recent months as users have chafed at Musk's management of the service

At the peak of the outage, lasting over an hour, over 14,000 users reported issues with accessing Instagram, while around 7,000 and 2,700 users faced issues with Facebook and WhatsApp, respectively

Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else: Elon Musk

Following PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that her country and India are among the closest partners in the world

YouTube’s long-press 2x speed playback feature will be available till August 13

Twitter’s brand toolkit page says the company is protective of its logo and offers guidelines on how to use it, Elon Musk apparently isn’t a fan

Twitter sees dramatic new updates that might change its entire character

Elon Musk’s vision for X includes audio, video, messaging, payments, and banking, but rebuilding brand equity and user trust may be challenging

The famous and widely liked ‘blue bird’ logo of Twitter got replaced with ‘X’

Musk’s X platform also pledges to fund legal bills for individuals facing unfair treatment by employers due to their posts or likes on the platform

Musk had tested a live video feature on X.

Celebs and influencers, who present themselves as health experts or medical practioners when promoting health- and wellness-related products, must provide “clear disclaimer”

A Washington Post report said clicking a link on X to one of the affected websites resulted in a delay of about five seconds before the webpage loaded

Joins US federal government, majority of states in banning the social media app on security concerns

Elon Musk confirmed that the feature would be available on DMs.

Kunal Kamra, who for nearly a decade has satirised politics and social norms in his routines, is fighting an amendment to the IT rules that allows the government to order social media platforms to take down any news that its fact-checking unit identifies as "fake or false or misleading"

X users can make video, audio calls without sharing phone number

X’s updated privacy policy seeks to collect biometric data, job history of users

Musk says that subscription for all users would make “the effective cost of bots” very high.

Musk didn’t specify how much users will have to pay but described it as a ‘small amount of money’

It further revealed that 73 per cent of urban Indian parents surveyed want the data protection law to ensure mandatory parental consent is sought for children under 18

India vs Pakistan match during the Asia Cup 2023 garnered 2.8 crore viewers on the platform.

Government officials and platforms representatives will have a brainstorming on the issues and make sure that the platforms make adequate efforts for cleaning up their systems: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The problem, reported around 9 p.m., affected users in India and beyond

A law, signed by Joe Biden on April 24, gives ByteDance until January 19 to sell TikTok or face a ban

After struggling to secure new funding and exploring mergers with various platforms, Koo faced insurmountable challenges

Modi recently reached 100.1 million followers on X, surpassing other global leaders such as US President Joe Biden and Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 

The family plan, which allows users to share their subscription benefits with up to five members, has witnessed the highest price increase

The EV segment needs to deliver good quality products, said Vinkesh Gulati

First advance estimate pegs foodgrain output 6.12 mt lower; record maize, sugarcane crop likely

The export tax on jet fuel or ATF, which was set at ₹5 a litre in the last review on November 1, has not been altered

Insignificant market access, introduction of new issues, a double whammy

Central KYC (CKYC) is managed by CERSAI, which is government authorised entity to function as Central KYC Registry

‘Sale for Apple products will increase 15-16 per cent in fourth quarter of 2022’

‘Principle of economic strategic autonomy will hold the key to global re-balancing and big players will constantly strive to be more capable technologically’

Adani group pips DLF to bag Asia’s biggest slum redevelopment project

ONGC and Oil India will be paid a price linked to imported oil but it will have a minimum or floor price of $4 per million British thermal unit and a cap or ceiling price of $6.5

If the household budget/ cost of living was Rs 100 in September 2021, it has increased by Rs 12 in both the US and India, but it has increased by Rs 20 in Germany and Rs 23 in the UK: Report

Govt launches new policy; aims to make the State a destination choice for industrial enterprises

issued orders for blocking of website , apps and social media accounts of the platform

During the first eight months, urea production stood at 187 lakh tonnes

A special task force has recommended the use of certain red flag indicators as alerts to identify shell companies

For NPS subscribers, PFRDA seeks capital gains treatment on par with mutual funds industry for gains liquidated through Tier-II investments

Transmission remains a challenge even as power demand rises

For the first time, power plants on the western coast would receive coal through the coastal shipping route, he said

Modi meets economists seeking suggestions for the Budget

New Delhi unwilling to show flexibility in elements such as non-discrimination, dispute settlement