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Indian Army soldiers stand guard near Nastachun pass, also known as Sadhana pass, about 8 Km from the Line of Control (LOC) in the district of Kupwara. (AFP)

AA Edit | Hate squad’s dangerous agenda

So frightening has the monster of social media grown that it is causing concern about the cohesiveness of our Armed Forces

16 Oct 2020 11:05 AM

Shaming people who get sick or don’t follow the rules in a public health crisis has been a thing since well before coronavirus, researchers say. But the warp speed and reach of social media in the pandemic era gives the practice an aggressive new dimension.

Boy do they like to come after you! Social media won't let you live down your mistakes

Several people who did not wear masks and subsequently got infected with COVID-19 have been hounded on social media.

26 Sep 2020 7:21 PM

No one ever is happy with the current amount of content moderation that platforms are undertaking. Some people think it is too little, while others think it is too much.

Tech This Week | Should India have its own social media content moderation rules?

Platforms are diverse and a one-size-fits-all approach will not work.

05 Sep 2020 6:03 PM

TMC MP writes to Mark Zuckerberg, raises issue of alleged bias of Facebook towards BJP. (AFP Photo)

TMC writes to Zuckerberg over Facebook's alleged bias towards BJP

MP Derek O'Brien has written the letter to Zuckerberg also makes a reference to an earlier meeting, where some of these concerns were raised

02 Sep 2020 1:26 PM

Aliya Hamidi is a social media Influencer and an actress. (Photo- Social Media)

Social Media Influencer Aliya Hamidi is liked by hundreds of thousands for her acting & vogue films

She wishes to make an important effect in world-wide-web and impact more and more people to appreciate themselves the identical way

27 Aug 2020 4:43 PM

Akshat Malik, Founder & CEO with Alan Miller, SVP – Operations ClickOnCare.com

Education Before Sales - Helping customers in making an Informed Decision

ClickOnCare is a Trademarked Health and Wellness Brand Servicing Domestic and International Markets

20 Aug 2020 7:08 PM

“I want to be more open about my insecurities, what makes me happy and what makes me sad. I want to be extremely transparent. And I’m not even talking about my body, you know, just my life. I feel like not everybody deserves to see it,” Cardi B said. (Photo | Instagram - iamcardib)

OnlyFans deserve to hear what Carbi B has to say about her life, rapper starts new social media account

The 27-year-old musician said she wants to share her personal experiences with her admirers.

16 Aug 2020 3:06 PM

Rana Daggubati and Miheeka Bajaj performed Satyanarayan Pooja at the groom's house. (Photo- Social Media)

Newlyweds Rana and Miheeka perform Satyanarayan Pooja

The wedding took place on Saturday with rituals following both Telugu and Marwari traditions

10 Aug 2020 4:35 PM

FIR against Congress leader Jitu Patwari for tampering PM’s photograph. (PTI Photo)

FIR against Congress leader Jitu Patwari for tampering PM’s bhoomi pujan photo

The Congress leader however said he had not made any derogatory or offensive remarks against the PM

10 Aug 2020 12:51 PM

UPSC rank 93 Aishwarya Sheoran, who is also a former model.

UPSC Rank 93 lodges complaint over several Instagram accounts impersonating her

Sheoran lodged a complaint on Thursday after she found as many as 16 fake Instagram accounts in her name

08 Aug 2020 8:12 PM

Evidence produced in court showed how unsuspecting officers had been giving out information on their postings and the whereabouts of other colleagues on social media, putting national security at risk, despite earlier advisories on conduct of military personnel on social media. (Photo | Pixabay - PixelKult)

Ban on social media use by defence personnel remains, Delhi High Court dismisses plea against it

The court said that if the government had assessed that social media enables espionage by enemy countries, it would not overturn the ban.

05 Aug 2020 7:42 PM

Some analysts are sceptical that Microsoft would be successful with TikTok as it has never been good at consumer-focused business. They also don’t see a synergy between Microsoft's core businesses and catering to a teen user base, although the tech giant’s Xbox gaming business has somewhat similar users. (Photo | AP)

Microsoft hopes to gain social media cred with TikTok purchase

Microsoft has had limited success in social media, although it did acquire the business-focused network LinkedIn.

05 Aug 2020 6:13 PM

Over the years, customers have either forgotten or failed to collect reams of clothing that the couple, Hsu Sho-er, 84 and her husband Chang Wan-ji, 83, never felt able to throw away. Grandson Reef Chang, 31, hit upon the idea of using the clothes to alleviate the couple’s boredom, and featured them on the Instagram account @wantshowasyoung modelling the clothes. (Photo | Instagram - @wantshowasyoung)

The cutest and most fashionable couple on Instagram are in their eighties!

The duo who run a mom-and-pop laundry service in Taiwan have even been featured in the Taiwanese edition of Vogue and Marie Claire.

01 Aug 2020 7:19 PM

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has greatly concentrated powers into his own hands during 17 years in office, vowed this month to bring social media platforms under control following a series of tweets that allegedly insulted his daughter and son-in-law. (Photo | AP)

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube could be forced to toe Turkey government line

An official said a draft legislation would make social media companies accountable in Turkey legally and for tax purposes.

21 Jul 2020 6:40 PM

Just hours before Wednesday’s hack of Twitter handles, the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform called for the appointment of a national cybersecurity czar. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

Twitter hack brings up concerns about social media manipulation ahead of US election

Tweets may increase misperception and sow confusion during crises, creating escalation incentives for an adversary, experts say.

17 Jul 2020 7:36 PM

Tourists browse a gift store featuring US President Donald Trump campaign items in Keystone, South Dakota on July 2, 2020. Social media is virtually a Trump shop full of buyers. On Twitter, Donald Trump’s 82.4 million followers dwarf Joe Biden’s 6.4 million. The president has spent years cultivating a ragtag digital “army” of meme makers and political influencers who retweet campaign messages hundreds of times daily. Trump is outspending Biden on Google and YouTube advertising by nearly 3 to 1. (Photo | AFP)

Donald Trump is way ahead of Joe Biden if this were a social media election

Trump’s ‘steady retweets of everyday users helps fans feel connected to him’ while Biden remains traditional and ‘promotes values’.

04 Jul 2020 5:02 PM

Local police have been granted wider surveillance powers to monitor suspects, including wiretapping and accessing digital communications, without a judge’s approval. In this photo, blank notes are seen on a “Lennon Wall” (where people can air grievances, inspired by a wall in Prague that came up in the 1980s after John Lennon's assassination) inside a pro-democracy bubble tea shop in Hong Kong on July 3, 2020, in response to a new national security law introduced in the city which makes political views, slogans and signs advocating Hong Kong’s independence or liberation illegal. (Photo | AFP)

Hong Kongers worried about being targeted by national security law scrub social media history

With mainland China enforcing the law, views such as wanting independence became outlawed overnight.

03 Jul 2020 8:41 PM

Since the misinformation law came into force last year, several opposition figures and activists have been ordered to correct posts while Facebook has been forced to block pages on several occasions. (Photo | Flickr - Newtown Grafitti)

Ahead of polls, Singapore government uses misinformation law to rein in opposition parties

Under the law, ministers can order social media sites to put warnings next to posts the government considers false and order pages blocked.

03 Jul 2020 5:10 PM

Images and videos shared on social media suggested a large explosion. (viaTwitter)

Gas tank blast rocks Iran's capital, no casualties: ministry

A number of social media users reported seeing an orange light in the east of Tehran as the tank blew up around midnight

26 Jun 2020 12:19 PM

Telangana High Court to Twitter, state and Centre: Why Islamophobic posts not yet removed?

The court posted the matter on July 20 for hearing.

23 Jun 2020 1:42 PM

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