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Twitter CEO takes stand on controversial tweet-reading limit amidst backlash

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Twitter’s owner, Elon Musk, announced a temporary cap on the number of tweets users can read in a day – a recent move that sparked significant criticism. However, Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino took to the platform on Tuesday to defend the decision and address concerns raised by users and marketing professionals. 

The restriction, which came into effect on July 1, limited most users to reading just 600 tweets per day. However, this limit proved to be a mere inconvenience for many users, as they hit the cap within an hour or less. Screenshots shared on Twitter showcased frustrated users unable to view any tweets, including those from corporate advertisers. This development has raised concerns among marketing professionals, who fear it could undermine Yaccarino’s efforts to attract advertisers to the platform.

Yaccarino, in her first public comment on the matter, underscored the need for “big moves” to strengthen the platform and maintain Twitter’s mission. She said, “When you have a mission like Twitter — you need to make big moves to keep strengthening the platform.” Yaccarino’s support of the tweet limits aligns with Musk’s intention to deter excessive data scraping and system manipulation on the platform.

Twitter defended the temporary cap, stating that only a small percentage of users have been affected by the limitations. The company explained that the measures were necessary to combat spam and bot activity, ensuring the authenticity of the user base. In a blog post, Twitter stated, “To ensure the authenticity of our user base, we must take extreme measures to remove spam and bots from our platform.”

Elon Musk, on the day of the announcement, further clarified the tweet limits. Verified Twitter accounts were restricted to reading 6,000 posts per day, while unverified accounts had a limit of 600 posts. Additionally, new and unverified accounts faced an even lower limit of 300 posts. However, in a series of subsequent tweets, Musk increased the limits to 8,000 for verified accounts, 800 for unverified accounts, and 400 for new unverified accounts. 

Finally, he raised the limits once again to 10,000 for verified accounts, 1,000 for unverified accounts, and 500 for new unverified users.

The move by Twitter comes at a crucial time when competitors are seeking to challenge its dominance. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has announced its plans to launch a microblogging app called Threads, directly taking on Twitter. This rollout poses a significant challenge to Twitter, particularly after Musk’s acquisition of the company for $44 billion in 2022.

Twitter’s delayed response to the temporary tweet limits has raised questions among users. When asked about the CEO’s delayed comment, Twitter responded with a playful poop emoji, their standard response to media inquiries.

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Cybersecurity firm reports exposure of sensitive DeepSeek data on the internet.

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The New York-based cybersecurity firm Wiz has discovered a cache of sensitive data from the Chinese artificial intelligence business DeepSeek that was mistakenly exposed to the public internet.

In a blog post released on Wednesday, Wiz reported that examinations of DeepSeek’s infrastructure revealed that the company had inadvertently exposed over a million lines of unencrypted data. The materials were digital software keys and chat logs that seemingly documented prompts transmitted from consumers to the company’s complimentary AI assistant.

The chief technical officer of Wiz stated that DeepSeek promptly safeguarded the data following the notice from his organisation.

“It was removed in under an hour,” stated Ami Luttwak. “However, this was exceedingly easy to locate, leading us to believe we are not the sole discoverers.”

DeepSeek did not promptly respond to a request for comment.

DeepSeek’s rapid success after the introduction of its AI helper has exhilarated China and incited concern in America. The Chinese company’s evident capacity to rival OpenAI’s skills at a significantly reduced cost has raised concerns regarding the viability of the business models and profit margins of U.S. AI behemoths like Nvidia and Microsoft.

By Monday, it surpassed the U.S. competitor ChatGPT in downloads from Apple’s App Store, prompting a worldwide decline in technology stocks.

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WhatsApp launches bulk channel management functionality

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WhatsApp has initiated testing of a bulk channel administration feature on iOS for select beta users, enabling the simultaneous selection of many channels, hence enhancing the efficiency of managing following channels.

This essential update enables users to perform bulk activities, including muting many channels simultaneously, designating them as read, and altering notifications. If the chosen channels are muted, users will now have the option to activate notifications. Users can swiftly silence unmuted channels in one action.

Additionally, this feature enables users to unfollow many channels simultaneously, thereby optimizing the process of decluttering their channel list. This change is particularly beneficial for users that oversee numerous subscriptions, as reported by WABetaInfo.

Previously, users were required to manage each channel individually, rendering tasks such as muting or designating channels as read laborious and time-consuming.

The functionality provides enhanced flexibility and control over channel subscriptions, enabling users to efficiently manage notifications. The solution streamlines laborious operations for consumers who subscribe to numerous channels, hence enhancing their entire experience.

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The bulk management feature is presently accessible exclusively to a limited number of beta testers who installed the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS using the TestFlight application. WhatsApp, owned by Meta, plans to expand the feature’s availability to a larger user base in the next weeks.

This update demonstrates WhatsApp’s dedication to enhancing user experience by offering a clear and efficient method for managing channels and notifications.

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Pakistani internet slowdown: ongoing submarine cable issue

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Even after two weeks, the global submarine cable AAA-1 problem that was discovered on January 2 near Qatar has not been fixed, causing sluggish internet connection in several Pakistani towns.

According to a representative for Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the issue has affected customers’ capacity to effectively access social media applications and browse the online. Even with initiatives to fix the problem, social networking sites still lag during busy times.

Internet traffic has been redirected via alternate channels to lessen the impact, and more capacity has been set up to stabilize the service.

The PTCL representative promised that “Internet service across the country is operating normally, and there will be no issues with web browsing,” noting that social media applications’ lag is common during

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