Twitter restores access to Rahul Gandhi's account; tweet withheld in India according to country's laws

The accounts of the Congress party, as well as several others, were also restored after they shared the consent letter from the parents of the minor victim.

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Twitter Unlocks Rahul Gandhi's Handle Week After Suspension

Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account has been restored a week after it was suspended. The Congress leader had accused the social media platform of bias.

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Twitter India Chief Moves to New US Role After Criticism Over Compliance

Twitter India Chief Manish Maheshwari is moving on to take up a new role in the US after the company went through a long standoff with the Indian government over compliance.

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Facebook Messenger Gets End-to-End Encryption for Voice and Video Calls

Facebook on Friday rolled out end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls on Messenger, as well as introduced more control over its disappearing messages feature.

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Apple Says At Least 30 iCloud Photos Matching With Child Abuse Material Will Flag Accounts

Apple has further detailed that its child safety mechanism will require at least 30 photos matching with Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) flagged by organisations in at least two countries before an account is flagged for human review.

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Twitter halts its account verification programme again

Twitter admitted last month it permanently suspended a "small number" of fake accounts it mistakenly verified after re-launching its public verification programme.

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Fintech firm Chime valued at $25 billion after $750 million funding

Chime makes money by earning a fee from payment processors such as Visa every time a customer uses a Chime debit or credit card.

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