Musks Twitter to go beyond 280 character limit and also bring longer videos: Heres what we know

Elon Musk on Sunday said that Twitter can soon expand or even get rid of the 280-character limit on the platform.

He also confirmed that the company under him will look into increasing the length of videos so that users can post longer videos.

Responding to a user who asked if we can get rid of character limits, or at least greatly expand it, Musk said: "Absolutely".

Another user asked him about posting longer videos on Twitter, to which he said: "100 per cent".

Musk, who has acquired Twitter for $44 billion after a bitter battle, said in April this year that the micro-blogging platform needs long-form tweets which is "way overdue".

Twitter currently allows people to post in 280 characters.

Reacting to a follower's tweet thread, Musk said: "My most immediate takeaway from this novella of a thread is that Twitter is way overdue for long form tweets!"

Earlier, Musk demanded an Edit button, and the micro-blogging platform announced that it is working on such a feature that will allow users to correct errors in their tweets, albeit with some rules.

Twitter launched 280 characters in November 2017 to all users in supported languages, including English.

The company first announced the controversial plan to move beyond its traditional 140 characters in September 2017 with a small group of users.

Several Twitter users had argued that 280 characters would make Twitter less readable as the platform's defining characteristic is the brevity of posts.

However, Twitter's decision to double its character count from 140 to 280 characters did not dramatically change the length of Twitter posts.

According to the company, Twitter is still a place for briefer thoughts.

Only 1 per cent of tweets hit the 280-character limit, and only 12 per cent of tweets were longer than 140 characters, according to the data provided by the company a couple of years back. Only 5 per cent of tweets were longer than 190 characters.

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Netflixs Profile Transfer feature starts to roll out in India: Heres how it works

Popular streaming platform Netflix, which recently announced the 'Profile Transfer' feature to prevent password sharing, is now available in India.

It is fully enabled and available to users.

The "much requested" feature allows users to transfer their personalised recommendations, viewing history, My List, saved games, and other preferences to a new account when they start their own membership, said the company.

The customers have started receiving emails to upgrade to the new feature.

"We will never transfer your payment information, and Children profiles cannot be transferred. All saved games and game progress connected to a profile will move to the new account," it added.

The streaming platform also mentioned that the users will always be in control of their account. They can turn off Profile Transfer on the app and web by signing in to their account.

Meanwhile, in a bid to introduce an ad-supported tier for its users, the company had announced that it will roll out the 'Basic With Ads' streaming plan on November 3 in several countries.

Also, Netflix recently announced that it is planning to crack down on password sharing beginning in 2023.

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India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Match live streaming: Here is how you can watch it live

India will be facing off against South Africa today in the T20 World Cup tournament. As of now, the Indian team has scored 4 points in the tournament as they have won both the previous matches in this T20 World Cup. The game is being played at the Optus Stadium, in Burswood, Australia and will start at 4:30 PM IST. But many are still not aware of where to even watch the game. So let’s first check that out! 

India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Match: Where to watch?

MATCH-DAY is upon us! #TeamIndia set to face South Africa in their 3⃣rd game of the #T20WorldCup! #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/YP1VDI73Yj

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 30, 2022

The India vs South Africa T20 World Cup match that is being played today will be available to be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar, just like the other matches of this year’s T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, on Set-up box TVs, the T20 match will be available to broadcast on the Star Sports Network Star Sports 1 and Star Sports Select HD channels.

In case you don’t have a Disney+ Hotstar subscription, then you’ll be able to get access to five minutes of the match. But in order to watch the full match live, you would need to subscribe to Disney+ Hotstar. The yearly plan starts from ₹499 for the Mobile subscription, but there are other plan options available on the app too! 

Indian Team in the T20 World Cup

While the confirmed Playing 11 for the Indian team will be announced after the Toss happens, the Indian Team is expected to include: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh.

We wish Team India all the best!

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Telegram is testing paid posts to help creators monetise their content: Heres how it works

Earlier this year, the popular instant messaging service Telegram released a Premium subscription model. As a part of the subscription, Telegram offers exclusive features to users, such as the ability to follow more channels and download files at the fastest speed possible. Most recently, Telegram has been spotted experimenting with paid messages and media, a feature that could enable several content creators to monetise their work on the platform. A report by 9To5Mac tells us that Telegram is testing paid posts.

Here is how paid posts could look on Telegram

Telegram is testing pay to view posts?! pic.twitter.com/ZDI5xUpBkR

— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) October 27, 2022

As seen in the screenshots shared by Matt Navarra, paid posts seemed to be locked behind a paywall. The posts could include images, videos and even text messages, and they can only be viewed once a user pays the mentioned amount through a button at the centre. 

Otherwise, the video and image previews are blurred out, and messages are collapsed. The report mentions, "paying to access individual posts could also become a simple way to gauge interest in a creator's work, helping them gather funds for small-to-medium-scale projects, or rally support for social causes."

The platform is looking for ways to help creators monetise their content

In a post, Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov said that "some content creators started using third-party payment bots to sell access to individual posts in their Telegram channels." This way, they could receive close to 100% of what their subscribers paid. However, Cupertino-based tech giant Apple raised this issue with Telegram, saying that it has a problem with creators monetising their work without paying a 30% tax to Apple. 

Hence, Telegram had to disable the bots on iOS devices. Adding to his statement, Durov says, "this is just another example of how a trillion-dollar monopoly abuses its market dominance at the expense of millions of users who are trying to monetise their own content."

In the past, apps like Fortnite were unlisted from the Apple App Store for not following payment-related guidelines. Although something like this should not happen with Telegram, there is nothing wrong with the platform looking for ways to help creators monetise their content. If paid posts become a thing on Telegram, other social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and even WhatsApp will likely follow. 

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Google preparing to challenge Competition Commission on Indias anti-competitive directives: Report

Last week, the Competition Commission of India imposed a heavy penalty of Rs. 1,338 crores on Google for "abusing its market dominant position." The CCI had considered five relevant markets to investigate Google, wherein it found that the Alphabet-owned company is dominant. The regulatory authority also released a set of guidelines for the company, including the manufacturer's right to choose which Google service they wish to ship with the phone. 

Google is preparing a legal appeal against CCI’s directive

While the search giant was still in shock, the CCI imposed yet another penalty of Rs. 936 crores for "anti-competitive policies" on the Play Store. In total, the company has to pay Rs. 2,274 crores. However, a report by Reuters suggests that Google is planning to challenge the CCI legally. 

The news agency's source informed that Google was concerned that the CCI's ruling could increase regulatory pressure in other parts of the world. Hence, the company plans to present a legal appeal to "block implementation of the antitrust directive" within weeks. 

Reiterating its statement from last week, Google said that the decision was "a major setback for Indian consumers and businesses, opening serious security risks ... and raising the cost of mobile devices for Indians." The lead counsel for Google before the CCI, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, tweeted recently that "inherent & patent infirmities" in the directive make a challenge inevitable. 

Google is facing global scrutiny

This is not the first time that Google has faced such criticism and monetary penalty. In 2018, the European Commission ruled that the company abused its dominant position by compelling smartphone makers to pre-install its apps, including Google Search and Chrome. Although the company appealed to the EU as well, it lost the appeal and has to pay $4 billion. However, the Indian order takes it even further, imposing restrictions on various Google apps such as YouTube, Maps, Gmail and more. 

If Google complies with the CCI directive, it might come up with a new revenue model wherein the company could charge a licensing fee from smartphone manufacturers. The manufacturers will, in turn, charge this cost from consumers by increasing the prices of their smartphones. Such a model is already in place in Europe.  

On the other side, CCI's order is welcomed by platforms such as the Indus App Bazaar, a local online app store that provides thousands of apps in regional languages and in English. Nevertheless, it looks like Google will prepare an appeal and try to reduce the fine amount as much as possible. 

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Google Messages is testing end-to-end encryption for RCS-enabled group chats

Popular messaging service for Android users, Google Messages is testing end-to-end encryption for group chats. Recently, Google is adding a lot of features to its messaging platform. For instance, Google Messages users can now watch YouTube videos in the app and react to messages sent by iPhone users. Now, it looks like the platform will get a security upgrade.

Redditors discovered the ongoing encryption test for group chats

As per a report by 9To5Google, Google is testing end-to-end encryption for group chats over RCS in the Messages app. Earlier this year, the company said it would start experimenting with the feature in late 2022. The report cites users in the r/GoogleMessages subreddit, saying they noticed one encrypted group message. 

The people in the subreddit used both Google Messages and Samsung Messages RCS. Upon investigating, the Redditors found that end-to-end encryption was enabled via Google Messages, which means it would encrypt the messages sent via RCS group chats. However, for an RCS group chat to be encrypted, it should be enabled on all devices. 

On the other hand, the report also mentioned that in one example the publication has seen, the app tried to send an encrypted message anyway but was unsuccessful (when encryption was not enabled for all users). Additionally, there is no easy way for users to tell whether E2EE is enabled on their devices for group chats. To recall, E2E was first added to Google Messages in late 2020. However, the feature was limited to one-to-one conversations only. Although other online messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram provide E2E for group chats. 

Here is how Google Messages’ end-to-end encryption works

On a support page, Google writes that users' eligible messages and attachments, including photos and videos, are end-to-end encrypted. It is a security method that keeps their communications secure so that no one, not even Google, can read the eligible messages. They travel between the users' phones and the receivers' phones. 

When texting in an encrypted environment, both the sender and receiver have a code, which should be the same for both. The code is called a secret key and exists only on the two devices. However, it is an old support page published before Google started texting end-to-end encryption for group conversations on Messages. Nevertheless, the underlying technology that encrypts the messages remains the same. 

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Realme 10, Realme 10 Pro, and Realme 10 Pro+ specifications surface online

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme is gearing up to launch three new smartphones in India. The smartphones will be a part of the Realme 10 series, becoming the successor to the Realme 9 series. The series consists of three smartphones: the Realme 10, Realme 10 Pro 5G and Realme 10 Pro+ 5G. However, ahead of the official launch by the company, the specifications of all three models have surfaced online. Here are all the details about the smartphones in the Realme 10 series. 

Realme 10 expected specifications

Realme 10 series official promo image. 2nd image Realme 10 3rd image Realme 10 Pro 4th image Realme 10 Pro+#realme #Realme10Series pic.twitter.com/kGTrmaHJbW

— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) October 28, 2022

To begin with, the base model of the Realme 10 series, Realme 10, could come with a 6.7-inch display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels. The smartphone will feature a 4,870 mAh battery as well. Mukul Sharma also suggests that Realme 10 will feature a 108MP primary, a 2MP secondary camera, and a 16MP selfie shooter. 

What's more interesting is that the smartphone could come in multiple RAM and storage models. Mukul's tweet mentions RAM options as 6GB, 8GB and 12GB while storage options as 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. Last but not least, the smartphone might weigh 190 grams and measure 8.1mm in thickness. 

Realme 10 Pro 5G expected specifications

As per another tipster Abhishek Yadav, the Realme 10 Pro 5G will come with a curved 120Hz AMOLED display. Under the hood, the smartphone may feature MediaTek Dimensity 1080 chipset, which was announced recently. Users may get a 50MP primary camera with optical image stabilisation for taking pictures. The smartphone could feature a 5,000 mAh battery to power through a day. Additionally, it could support 67-watt fast wired charging as well. The source tweet that contains two images and the leaked specifications of the Realme 10 Pro 5G is attached below. 

Realme 10 Pro+ 5G expected specifications

Out of the box, the Realme 10 Pro+ 5G may come with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2412 x 1080 pixels. Although Mukul's tweet does not mention anything about the smartphone's processor, it includes details about RAM and storage options. The Realme 10 Pro+ 5G could come with 6GB, 8GB and 12GB RAM options and 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB storage options. On the rear panel, users may get a triple camera setup, including a 108MP primary sensor, 8MP secondary sensor and a 2MP tertiary sensor. On the front, users should get a 16MP selfie shooter as well. 

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