Manish Tewari, a lawyer and representative of the Anandpur Sahib constituency in Punjab who leads Congress, India's opposition party, has called out Twitter for unfollowing his followers automatically. In a Tweet on Wednesday morning, Tewari said Twitter is automatically making people unfollow him. [email protected] is automatically making people unfollow me. @Iyervval has just flagged it.Others have told me the same. Is @Twitter doing it on GOI instructions to Opposition [email protected] Chair of Telecom & IT standing Committee should schedule a hearing & ask them to explain https://t.co/JDz9lLUNIN — Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) December 11, 2019 Tewari is speculating whether Twitter users are being removed from his follower list automatically; one of his followers tagged him in a tweet and said that he had to re-follow him for the second time this month. Hey @Twitter this is the second time I’ve had to follow @ManishTewari this month. Why does … [Read more...] about Indian Opposition Leader Flags Twitter for Unfollowing his Followers Automatically, Seeks Inquiry
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Saudi Arabia allegedly recruited former Twitter employees to access user data
Two former Twitter employees, along with another individual, were charged on Wednesday for allegedly spying on Twitter users critical of the Saudi royal family, the US Justice Department has announced. The complaint, unsealed on Wednesday, alleges that Saudi officials recruited employees at Twitter to look up the private data of thousands of Twitter accounts and remove certain content from the social media platform. The two former Twitter employees, Ahmad Abouammo and Ali Alzabarah, and the third person named Ahmed Almutairi were arrested on charges of fraudulently accessing private information and acting as illegal agents of a foreign government. Abouammo has also been separately charged with providing the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with a falsified, backdated invoice. According to the complaint, between November 2014 and May 2015, Almutairi and Saudi officials convinced the two men to use their employee credentials to access private information about … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia allegedly recruited former Twitter employees to access user data
Indian Leader’s Claims of Being Blocked by Twitter for Criticising Govt Trolled on Twitter
Netizens on Wednesday trolled a senior leader of India’s main political opposition party who claimed that his tweets regarding the 14 February terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir state and the country’s intelligence failure had resulted in a ban by Twitter. In a series of tweets, Digvijaya Singh blamed the government of having ignored forewarning of a possible terror attack in the town of Pulwama. The lawmaker then claimed that his account was blocked from being retweeted. J&K Governor admitted Intelligence failure in Pulwama attack. IG, Kashmir Police warned of IED attack, via Signal sent on 8 Feb, 2018. It was ignored. The result was Pulwama attack, where 44 of our Jawans sacrificed their lives in IED blast. — digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) 19 June 2019 GOI denied Air Lifting to CRPF Jawans forcing them to take the dangerous land route without sanitising the Route leading to 44 of our Jawans. GOI doesn't even asks anyone who is … [Read more...] about Indian Leader’s Claims of Being Blocked by Twitter for Criticising Govt Trolled on Twitter
K-Pop Twitter set abuzz with 102 Million Tweets about 2019 MAMA, ranking #1 on Twitter real-time trends across 46 countries
2019 MAMA ranked #1 on Twitter across 46 countries, with the highest Tweet volumes coming from South Korea, the United States of America (USA), Japan, Southeast Asia and Latin America3 million people tuned in to watch 2019 MAMA Red Carpet Live and #TwitterBlueRoom 'Thank You stage'K-Pop fans around the world were treated to exclusive, never-seen-before videos on Twitter from K-Pop artists/bands, including popular Red Carpet 360 camerasSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Media OutReach - 11 December 2019 - Twitter and Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the biggest K-pop award show in the world, joined hands again to engage K-Pop fans worldwide on Twitter for the #2019MAMA event. From exclusive content from K-Pop artists/bands leading up to the event, to Red Carpet livestreams during the event, K-Pop fans globally generated 102 million Tweets, using hashtags such as #2019MAMA, #MAMARedCarpet, and #MnetAsianMusicAwards. Conversations about 2019 MAMA were measured from October 24th when … [Read more...] about K-Pop Twitter set abuzz with 102 Million Tweets about 2019 MAMA, ranking #1 on Twitter real-time trends across 46 countries
Amazon accounts ‘hacked’ with fraudsters ordering hundreds of pounds worth of items
AMAZON shoppers are being warned to check their accounts after scores of customers have complained that their accounts have been hacked. Some account holders have reported how they've been charged for orders they didn't make and that parcels have been posted to addresses that aren't theirs, reports This Is Money. And many shoppers have been left frustrated by the retailer as they say it's taken months for Amazon to respond to the fraud alert. The problem occurs when shoppers save card details to their accounts - as once someone gains access to the account, they can then pay for the goods using the bank information. One shopper, called Gary, told This Is Money that he was "fobbed off" by Amazon after reporting that his card had been used to order 26 items from his account. He was also unable to cancel the payments via his bank, which told him it wasn't a fraudulent company and that his only option was to cancel his card.second time in a month my amazon account has been hacked … [Read more...] about Amazon accounts ‘hacked’ with fraudsters ordering hundreds of pounds worth of items