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Elon Musk announces organizations on Twitter will be able to identify asso
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Elon Musk, in a bid to tackle the rise of fake accounts, has announced that organizations on the micro-blogging platform will soon be able to find out the Twitter accounts associated with them.
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Verified Twitter account claiming to be Jesus Christ sparks debate on Elon
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A verified Twitter account claiming to be Jesus Christ has taken over the internet. As soon as the paid verification feature rolled out, many fake accounts of famous personalities like former US President Donal Trump surfaced on the application.
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Twitter shares rise 23 pc after confirming Musk buyout offer
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Shares of Twitter rose 23 per cent to $52 at the close in New York after the tech company confirmed on Tuesday (local time) that Tesla CEO Elon Musk had sent a letter saying he would go through the deal he signed early this year to buy the social media fi
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Facebook parent company Meta shuts down Russia, China-based influence camp
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 28 (ANI): Meta, the parent company of Facebook, on Tuesday took down two separate covert influence networks operating from China and Russia.
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Elon Musk threatens to 'abandon' Twitter deal over merger breach
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
California [United States], June 7 (ANI): Openly accusing Twitter of breaching the merger agreement, Elon Musk has threatened to walk away and call off the USD 44 billion acquisition of the social media company for not providing the data he has requested on spam and fake accounts.
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Even blue ticks on Twitter part of pushing political agenda: Reports
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): In a bid to promote political agendas and spread communal hatred, several imposters on Twitter change their usernames and information, reports have found, which also claimed that not only unverified accounts but several verified accounts are also part of this
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3 held for VAT fraud, tax evasion during demonetisation
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police has arrested three persons for allegedly committing VAT fraud and tax evasion by depositing huge cash in the fake accounts during demonetization, the police said on Friday.
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Twitter shares dip 20 pc after Musk puts $44 billion takeover 'on hold'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): Twitter shares tumbled around 20 per cent in the pre-market trading on Friday after billionaire Elon Musk declared that the $44 billion takeover bid of the micro-blogging site is on hold.
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Twitter deal on hold due to calculation of fake accounts: Elon Musk
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said that the deal to buy the social media platform Twitter is put on hold due to the calculation of fake accounts in it.
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Digital forensics report shows network of imposters in Pakistan pushing Pr
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): Reports by digital forensics and fact-checking center confirm that many imposters in Pakistan are using the digital platform to carry out Pro-China and Pro-Pakistan narratives through fake Twitter accounts.
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Delhi Police Cyber Cell arrests man for threatening people on social media
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Delhi Police cyber cell arrested a man allegedly for stalking and threatening people on social media by creating multiple fake accounts.
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'Dirty Game' of Pakistan's social media troll army revealed: Analysis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 26 (ANI): Pakistan has set up a massive troll army to tarnish India's image in front of the world with the use of Twitter extensively, a recent analysis has revealed.
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