The Volkswagen Group recommended that its automotive brands Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and Porsche, pause their spending on Twitter out of concerns that their ads could appear alongside problematic content. The Danish brewing company Carlsberg Group also said it did the same.
Instagram could be jumping on the paid subscription bandwagon with ‘Exclusive Stories’ so creators can monetise their content – the feature seems similar to Twitter’s recently launched Super Follow feature.
Over 700 million Tweets were sent in 2020 about elections around the world and Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Narendra Modi, and Kamala Harris were among the most Tweeted-about global figures.
A Twitter spokeswoman said the company had planned from the start to add new categories to the policy over time after testing to ensure it can consistently enforce updated rules.
While maintaining that regional parties are better prepared to take on the BJP in 2024, Mamata Banerjee described her meeting with Naveen Patnaik as a courtesy call.
