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New check marks on Elon Musk’s Twitter verifying the accounts of Taliban leaders have vanished following “outrage” over the “Twitter Blue” policy, according to media reports.The check marks began disappearing after a story early this week by the BBC reporting that the Taliban was paying for the verification under Musk’s new scheme to make money.It was unclear if the check marks were removed by Twitter, or by the Taliban, because of the ensuing controversy, reported Business Insider.The check marks are supposed to verify the identities of those with Twitter profiles (though counterfeit profiles have also been mistakenly “verified”).Before Musk purchased Twitter last October for $44 billion, the blue ticks indicated “active, notable, and authentic accounts of public interest” verified by Twitter, and could not be purchased.But now subscribers to Musk’s new Twitter Blue system — which costs $8 a month — benefit from “priority ranking in search, mentions and replies,” according to the social media platform.soon, subscribers with the blue checkmark will get priority ranking in search, mentions, and replies to help lower the visibility of scams, spam and bots— Twitter Blue (@TwitterBlue) December 12, 2022As of early last week two Taliban officials, four prominent supporters in Afghanistan and other

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Published on Jan 20, 2023 07:10 PM IST Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna starrer-Mission Majnu leaves fans emotional. However, many of them also wish for a theatrical release of the spy film. Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna starrer-Mission Majnu leaves fans impressed. Actor Sidharth Malhotra's much-awaited feature Mission Majnu was finally released on Friday. The film stars him with Rashmika Mandanna as he plays an Indian spy in Pakistan in this inspired-by-real-life tale set in the 1970s. The film landed on Netflix after much delay and it seems like fans are upset with it. (Also read: Mission Majnu movie review: Weak story makes you miss Sidharth Malhotra's Shershaah charm)Going by the Twitter review of Mission Majnu, fans have heaped praises on the fresh on-screen pair. Talking about it, one of them tweeted, “The direction of this film is most amazing. It is also affecting people a lot because patriotic slogans are given as much as possible and are the most preferred thing. Mission Majnu.” “Honestly I enjoyed the spy and action sequences more than the love story,” added another one. Someone wrote, “I wonder if #MissionMajnu & #Shershah would have been released on theatre..! Log sadiyo yaad rakhega @SidMalhotra ka

Shannon Sharpe made all sorts of headlines on Friday night after he was involved in a heated altercation during the nationally-televised matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies. Sharpe had to be escorted out of the stands after getting in a heated altercation with Ja Morant, Steven Adams, and eventually, Ja’s dad Tee Morant.Sharpe’s show-stopping antics went completely viral as several videos showed the former NFL star turned FS1 analyst absolutely turned up as he was separated from what seemed like the entire Grizzlies team:Tee Morant and Shannon Sharpe got into a heated confrontation and had to be separated 😳(via @BenGolliver)pic.twitter.com/NXVssRMZI5— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) January 21, 2023Another angle of Shannon Sharpe and Ja Morant's dad, Tee, getting into it 👀(via @DamichaelC)pic.twitter.com/hbeZ7z1end— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) January 21, 2023Apparently, it all started with a verbal spat between Sharpe and Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks. It wasn’t long before Morant, Adams, and Papa Tee got involved. It led to Sharpe getting all riled up and having to be escorted to the tunnels by security personnel of Crypto.com Arena.Unsurprisingly, the mean streets of Twitter went all in on Shannon Sharpe and his antics during the high-profile matchup:This is a WWF backstage interview quote.— David

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Twitter has suspended an account that called for violence against Georgia police officers and law enforcement after a police-involved shooting on Wednesday that left a state trooper wounded and one man dead. The Twitter account Scenes from the Atlanta Forest had called for a "Night of Rage" on Friday to enact "reciprocal violence to be done to the police and their allies." The violent threat, posted in a tweet, came after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said that law enforcement had shot and killed a protester who had shot at a state trooper on Wednesday morning.By Thursday, the account had been suspended for violating Twitter rules.  The shooting incident happened Wednesday, as police were clearing demonstrators from a wooded area where a planned $90 million Atlanta Police Department (APD) facility will be constructed. GBI said that multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the "operation" to "identify people who are trespassing and committing other crimes on the property."  ATLANTA: PROTESTERS CALL FOR ‘VIOLENCE’ AGAINST POLICE AFTER SHOOTING LEAVES 1 DEAD, OFFICER INJURED Georgia state troopers stand with a DeKalb, Georgia, police officer on Constitution and International Park in Atlanta on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.  (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

Elon Musk is cleaning house — literally. The Tesla billionaire is selling off furniture and other items from Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters in an unprecedented auction. More than 600 items of what have been labeled as “surplus corporate office assets” are up for sale and organized by auction firm Heritage Global Partners. The move comes months after laying off thousands of employees at Twitter, and then downsizing its headquarters. The social media platform, which Musk took over in October in a whopping $44 billion deal, has reduced its space by two-thirds at 1355 Market St. Among the items are a Twitter bird statue, which some were willing to pay a whopping $16,000 for — meanwhile, a neon digital sign depicting the blue Twitter logo went for $23,000 and whiteboards for $1,500. Other items included laser projectors for $2,100, a conference phone for $250 and couches for $1,550. Portable standing desks went for as much as $3,100. What’s more: A soundproof office phone booth is up for auction with a bid of $4,500. Even kitchen appliances, like a walk-in fridge, ovens and freezers were included in the sale. A semi-auto espresso machine went for $4,700. The bidding is expected to close

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Elon Musk Twitter page seen on mobile with his poll to step down as head of TwitterJonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesTwitter is auctioning off espresso machines, kegerators, computers, and even oversized neon displays with the company's logo as the social messaging service reportedly has fallen behind on office rent payments.Interested buyers can peruse an assortment of goods that Twitter wishes to sell via the website of Heritage Global Partners, which is conducting the auction.Among the numerous kitchen supplies that Twitter is selling includes a rotisserie cooker, multiple refrigerators and pizza ovens. Some of the office equipment include numerous televisions, desks, and conferencing gear.The company is even selling a neon electrical sign that prominently displays the company's corporate bird logo. As of Monday afternoon, someone has placed a bid of $17,500 for the neon sign.The gear comes from the company's San Francisco office and appears to be another sign that new owner Elon Musk is looking to slash costs amid numerous financial difficulties, as several companies have halted their advertising campaigns on Twitter.Multiple civil rights groups have urged businesses to stop advertising on Twitter over allegations that the company is failing to prevent the spread of hate speech and

That escalated quickly. A race for an at-large seat on Allegheny County Council had barely gotten underway this month when attacks started flying. Many of them came from observers of the race on social media, particularly Twitter, and almost immediately put the race’s two candidates on the defensive. Joanna Doven announced her candidacy for Allegheny County’s Democratic at-large seat on Jan. 4, challenging incumbent Councilwoman Bethany Hallam. Doven, 38, of Squirrel Hill, runs a public relations firm and previously worked as a spokeswoman for former Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. Hallam, 33, of the North Side, is completing her first term on county council. A few days after Doven’s announcement, screenshots of old tweets from her personal account started to circulate online. They included a 2015 post that praised Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, another post that called an interview with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump “refreshing” and one that compared transgender people to a white woman who pretended to be Black. “So if a man can feel like he is a woman and vice versa — why can’t a white person feel like they are black?” Doven tweeted in 2015 in response to the national story about Rachel Dolezal, a white