Month: April 2023
Twitter Users With Over 1 Million Followers to get blue tick restored
Blue ticks, which were once a free sign of authenticity and celebrity, must now be purchased by subscribers for $8 per month, according to Twitter. Non-paying accounts with a blue tick were removed on Thursday, as owner Elon Musk implemented a strategy dubbed “Twitter Blue” to generate new revenue announced last year. Twitter has reinstated
protecting South Korea from nukes
Last month, South Korea announced a plan to compensate Koreans who performed forced labor during Tokyo’s colonial rule that doesn’t require Japanese companies to contribute to the reparations. President Joe Biden will use this week’s celebratory state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to underscore that the U.S. is ready to step up
The robot lawyer
DoNotPay’s Ai was recently integrated as a plugin within ChatGPT. According to Browder, it allows users to search for information about themselves that is subject to legal challenges, for example, finding where their data is online and requesting its deletion. generative artificial intelligence tools have gained traction in applications such as legal work, with the
Russia is evacuating people in southern Ukraine
On April 8th, Ukraine’s General Staff warned in its daily war update that Russian forces had begun preparations for the evacuation of the local population in southern Ukraine. Talk of a counteroffensive has been going on for months as the country’s Western allies worked to supply Ukraine with the weapons required to push Russia out
Iran to continue to support Yemen
Iranian President Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi has underlined Iran’s readiness to press ahead with supporting the Yemenis and called on Europe to stop supporting terrorists. Expressing his satisfaction with the results of the recent talks regarding the resolution of Yemen’s issues, President Raisi said, “We are concerned about the humanitarian situation in Yemen, but we hope
Twitter restores badges to some high profile accounts
Some Twitter accounts with more than one million followers have had their blue tick badges re-instated by Twitter without paying to subscribe. Before the platform was bought by Elon Musk, the blue tick was a badge of verification given for free by Twitter. It was originally used as a tool of authentication, designed to help
EA Sports rebrands
EA is still making content for the current and final version of Fifa, so will not reveal any details about the new game until July. Fifa president Gianni Infantino said last month it is planning to compete with EA Sports FC in the future, and will keep its video game brand alive. Electronic Arts (EA),
fake Disney account verified on Twitter
Twitter has already rolled back free blue ticks for accounts with more than a million followers, and there are increasing numbers of accounts who seem to have badges for which they haven’t paid. Twitter gave a fake Disney account verification status at the weekend. The account, called @DisneyJuniorUK, was tweeting vile content, but managed to
BeReal increases its post limit
BeReal was a surprise success when it was first launched by young French entrepreneur Alexis Barreyat. BeReal was the must-have app, hooking millions of downloads with its one-post-a-day take on social media. At a random time, an alert prompts you to drop everything and post photos of whatever you’re doing. No warning, no filter. With
Carlos Irwin Estévez begging for Twitter blue badge
The development has affected several individuals including celebrities as Twitter insists on a $8 monthly payment to subscribe to its ‘Twitter Blue’ if account holders must retain their verification badge, or for those who want to get the blue tick newly. Carlos Irwin Estévez has begged the Chief Executive Officer of the microblogging platform, Elon