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  • Twitter Adds Support for Ethereum Wallets

    Twitter Adds Support for Ethereum Wallets

    Ethereum wallet addresses are now being considered for Twitter-native tipping, the firm said on Wednesday.

    Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey may be a fervent Bitcoin supporter, but now that he’s relinquished his crown as king tweeter, why not send him an ETH tip? Twitter announced many additional payment methods for its tip jar function today, including Ethereum addresses. Twitter now accepts international financial companies Paga, Paytm, and Barter by Flutterwave, allowing users in Nigeria, India, and Ghana to tip.

    Bitcoin tips are currently accessible on Twitter on the grounds that to Strike’s Lightning Network, which diminishes transaction costs. The joining of Ethereum, then again, supplements Twitter’s move into non-Bitcoin crypto highlights, for example, the famous hexagonal NFT profile pictures.

    In September, the online media behemoth presented bitcoin guidance. Clients may now additionally incorporate their Ethereum wallets into the item. (Kindly remember that it is just accessible on phones.)

    The move comes following Twitter’s continuous assessment of the Ethereum environment. Last month, the business presented a non-fungible token (NFT) check for premium “Twitter Blue” individuals. Ethereum wallet support, then again, is accessible to all clients who consent to the organization’s tipping strategy.

    As per the news, Ethereum Naming Service is not available rather we can only use those long wallet addresses to send tips. Stable Coins and ERC-based tokens can be used to tip.

    As indicated by Johnny Winston, Twitter’s senior item administrator for maker adaptation, the organization is proceeding to extend techniques to get compensated on Twitter, including new choices for makers and fans who wish to use cryptographic money. They’re excited to have the option to add anybody’s ETH address to Tips.

  • Twitter Inc. (TWTR) halts Thai royalist account related to influence campaign

    Twitter Inc. (TWTR) halts Thai royalist account related to influence campaign

    A Thai pro-royalist account connected to the palace was suspended by Twitter Inc. (TWTR), which was found to be affiliated to thousands of others created in recent weeks, sharing messages in support of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the monarchy.

    It was found tens of thousands of tweets that seemed to be from accounts exacerbating royalist messaging in a bid to fight a month-long political campaign that swelled by questioning the monarchy from criticizing the establishment to violating a long-standing taboo.

     Documents of internal military preparation revealed signs of a concerted propaganda operation aimed at disseminating positive information and discrediting critics.

    The role of social media in propelling the protest movement has been quoted by demonstrators and royalists, which has been the greatest threat to the monarchy and the government of former junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha in decades.

    Formed in September, until its termination, the @jitarsa school account had more than 48,000 followers.

    A Twitter spokesperson said on Sunday, “The account in question was suspended for violating our rules on spam and platform manipulation.” She said the suspension was in accordance with the policy of the organization and not a consequence of the request for comment from Reuters.

    The profile of the account said it qualified individuals for the Royal Volunteers scheme, which is run by the Royal Office. The Twitter account is also described as its own by a Facebook page for the Royal Volunteers Academy, which publishes pro-monarchy videos and program news.

    More than 80% of the accounts that follow @jitarsa school have also been generated since the beginning of September, according to the reports. A survey of 4,600 of the newly formed accounts revealed that the royalist hashtags were all advertised, an indicator of the sort of behavior that would not be related to normal Twitter Inc. (TWTR) users.