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Twitter boss Elon Musk announced in a series of tweets on Jan. 21 that the company's subscription service would show less advertising to users, including an ad-free tier.

The announcement comes as the social network has faced major economic uncertainty since its takeover by Musk in October.

President of Serbia posted a photo on his Instagram profile with the following caption:
"A very correct conversation about Serbian-Croatian relations. I believe that in the period ahead of us we will manage to make progress, both in terms of the economy and in terms of political relations."

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Igor Despotovic, a Serbian citizen, pleaded not guilty to publicly inciting terrorism by posting on the Telegram and Instagram accounts he moderated.

Despotovic told the Belgrade Higher Court he had posted things "out of boredom" and because he wanted "to post religious content".

"For five years, there has been neither truth nor justice in the case of this heinous and inhumane act. Serbia has not forgotten and will not give up the demand that the real criminals be brought to justice. Rest in peace," reads the photo on the Instagram profile.

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1. Online Gaming

The effect of social media use on children is a fraught area of research as parents and policymakers try to ascertain the results of a vast experiment already in full swing. Successive studies have added pieces to the puzzle, fleshing out the implications of a nearly constant stream of virtual interactions beginning in childhood.

Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals can apply to have their YouTube channels certified, the video sharing platform said on Oct. 27, in a push to limit misinformation on the site.

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu states that social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and TikTok are created to oppress democratic governments, adding that the U.S. has been demanding the data of Syrian people from Türkiye for six years.

The Turkish Competition Authority has ordered Facebook to pay a total fine of 346 million Turkish Liras ($6.5 million) for breaching competition rules.

The fine announced yesterday came as the result of an investigation regarding the obligation of WhatsApp users to share their data with other Meta Inc. Companies.

A look at the size of different tech companies’ staff shows the comparably small size of Twitter