Twitter invokes freedom of expression, weighs legal options

The networking giant said it has taken steps to reduce the visibility of hashtags containing harmful content, which included prohibiting them from trending and appearing as recommended search......

Twitter head summoned on Feb 25 by Parliamentary panel

The Parliamentary panel on Information Technology has summoned the head of microblogging site Twitter to appear before it on February 25, the committee’s chairman Anurag Thakur said on......

Twitter CEO, top officials decline to appear before parliamentary panel

Twitter chief executive officer and top officials have declined to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on information and technology that had summoned them over the issue of safeguarding......

In India, Twitter's Dorsey offers politicians tools to go viral

During his maiden visit to India, the 41-year-old, nose ring-sporting Dorsey wants “to experience everything”, according to a tweet he posted on November 10, but mainly reach out to all......

Twitter twists to Bollywood's tunes

The micro blogging platform is aggressively pushing its promotional tools to an enthusiastic set of producers and movie starsA few months back, with just a few days to go for Diwali, Bollywood......

Ballmer picks up 4% stake in Twitter, owns more than CEO

However, his backing as an investor is no guarantee of success for Twitter Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has acquired four per cent stake in Twitter, according to his spokesman,......

Matti Makkonen: Father of SMS passes away

Makkonen never received any money from the invention of text messaging, never applied for a patent Matti Makkonen, known as the father of short message service (SMS), passed away on Friday at the......

Twitter in talks to acquire ZipDial, says report

If the deal gets through, ZipDial would become Twitter’s first acquisition in India Micro blogging platform Twitter is in talks to acquire ZipDial, Bengaluru-based mobile value-added service......