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San Francisco, May 23: After killing off apps used by a minority of its userbase including the "Twitter for Mac", the micro-blogging site is shutting down its TV apps on Roku, Android TV and Xbox from May 24.

"On Thursday, May 24, Twitter for Roku, Twitter for Android TV and Twitter for Xbox will no longer be available. To get the full Twitter experience, visit https://twitter.com on your device or desktop," the microblogging website tweeted.

This is due to the dismal feedback that users gave because these Twitter apps did not allow them to tweet from their account or fully interact with the Twittersphere in general, The Verge reported.

A report in Tech Crunch, however, said that Twitter has made the decision to kill off these apps as the micro-blogging platform works towards GDPR compliance. 

"In addition, neither Xbox or Roku support a standard regularly supported video player, which made them more difficult to maintain. That also came into play with this decision," the report said.

As compared to other TV apps like Netflix, Twitter lacked on the "exclusive video content" front as well.

Twitter for tvOS (Apple TV) and Twitter for Amazon Fire TV will continue to be available.

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka tourism department has urged all tour operators and travel agents in the state to contact its helpline numbers and provide details of tourists who have recently travelled from the state to Jammu and Kashmir.

The helplines are as follows:
080-43344334
080-43344335
080-43344336
080-43344342

These helplines have been activated to help the state government trace and ensure the safe return of Karnataka tourists currently in Jammu and Kashmir, following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.

Family members and relatives of those who have travelled to Jammu and Kashmir can also provide relevant details by reaching out to the four helpline numbers mentioned above.

Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed Labour Minister Santosh Lad to rush to Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir where 26 people, including tourists, were killed in a terror attack and facilitate the smooth return of the affected Kannadigas.

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