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Almost a year after its rebrand by new owner Elon Musk, social media platform Twitter has now officially adopted the X.com domain for all its core systems. Announced by Musk on the platform, this means that typing twitter.com on your browser will redirect to X.com instead.

Do you often take screencaps on your game console to post straight to social media? If that's you, then this news might be relevant to you. Yesterday, Nintendo announced that Switch users will no longer connect straight to X. But why?

If you frequently use X, this news might surprise you. Recently, Elon Musk announced X might charge a small fee for new X users. That said, what should you know about it?

Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching has revealed that a total of 1454 contents touching on issues of race, religion and royalty (3R) were removed from social media platforms between January and March this year. She added that the posts were removed after the social media operators collaborated with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Previously, you had to subscribe to the Premium plan to get a blue tick (verification) on your account profile. But now, X has suddenly given a blue mark to accounts that have a high number of followers for verified accounts (blue mark).

If you frequently use X (formerly known as Twitter), this news might please you. Today, X has made it possible to log into your account via the Passkey feature. So, what should you know about it?

It seems like every other social media app wants to add call features these days. Ever felt like wanting to make a voice or video call on X? Well, now you can do so on an Android phone.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) revealed that it will summon several social media platform providers over inappropriate advertising content on their platforms. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil, said that discussions will be held aimed at getting clarifications concerning these ads.

It's not often you hear figureheads on an interview swearing on live television. Well, that was exactly how it happened on CNBC TV's interview with Elon Musk, the current owner of Twitter X regarding advertisers boycotting the platform.

If you are a Malaysian, you might want to pay more attention to this news. Recently, NordPass revealed the 15 most used passwords in Malaysia. That said, is your password one of them?