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There are reports of a minimum of 20 to 25 per cent price rise in domestic flights between most major Indian cities till Diwali season. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | As airfares soar, let markets fix prices

Everyone wants transformational infra to be built and development to be rapid, as long as they directly don’t have to bear any of its burden

05 Oct 2022 12:10 AM

Keeping abreast of user demand for more features, Twitter has responded by saying it is working on an “edit” button that would allow users to change tweets for up to 30 minutes after they have been posted. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | Towards a better social media

There is too much licence as social media believe they are havens of free speech

03 Sep 2022 12:15 AM

Social media can emerge as “Hero No. 1”, too, playing a role in organising an Arab Spring, a #BlackLivesMatter or a #MeToo, leading to “E-Democracy From Below” as Jay G. Blumler and Stephen Coleman have dreamt of. (Representational Image/ Pexels)

Kulbir Kaur | Ingroup vs Outgroup & other online aberrations

Social media has recently emerged as 'Villain No. 1' in the eyes of governments all over the world

25 Jun 2022 11:37 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi: Need global norms for crypto and social media

The Prime Minister also called for improving democratic practices and enhancing inclusion and transparency

11 Dec 2021 1:48 AM

Woke Seed Book is written by the global literary sensation and Creator of the word Woke Seed, Ka’Ron Gaines. — By arrangement

Must read books by Author Namita Das, Deepti L Sharma, & Ka'Ron Gaines

Keen Kuku, like any other kid, has non-ending questions for his Mamma who explains everything to him in an amusing way

14 Sep 2021 9:35 PM

A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana was hearing a batch of petitions including the one filed by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind. (PTI)

SC expresses concern over fake, communal news on social media, some channels

Everything shown in a section of private news channels bear a communal tone. Ultimately, this country is going to get a bad name

03 Sep 2021 7:19 AM

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YtViews emphasizes on social media growth services for increased engagement

The team at YtViews point out that social media is one of the most profitable platform that can take brands to dizzying heights of success

04 Aug 2021 11:02 PM

Chandni is presently not only inspiring people to attain a healthy body, but she is changing beliefs and thoughts. — By arrangement

Meet Chandni Who is Breaking Stereotypical Body Shape Norms

Being body positive means loving yourself and accepting yourself

02 Aug 2021 11:55 PM

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Shreya Sen-Handley | Unfriend social media, it is time to get ‘real’

It reduces interaction to likes and emojis, quantity, not quality, with little distinction made between genuine buds and pure acquaintances

01 Aug 2021 7:33 AM

The enactment of these rules had become necessary following widespread concerns about increasing instances of abuse of social media and digital platforms, it said. (Photo: PTI/File)

India strongly rejects criticism of new IT rules by UN special rapporteurs

The Upper House of Parliament had repeatedly asked the government to strengthen the legal framework

20 Jun 2021 8:03 PM

Twitter said it will continue to be strictly guided by principles of transparency. (Photo: PTI)

Concerned over intimidation tactics by police: Twitter

Twitter said it will strive to comply with applicable law in India to keep its service available in the country

27 May 2021 1:36 PM

Google has previously stated that it has consistently invested in significant product changes, resources, and personnel. (Photo: PTI)

Committed to comply with local laws: Sundar Pichai on new social media rules

The new IT rules are aimed at making digital platforms more accountable and responsible for the content hosted on their platform

27 May 2021 10:12 AM

The government, while issuing the guidelines, raised several issues regarding misuse of social media. (Photo: PTI)

New social media guidelines faulty: Experts

Cybersecurity experts say that the government guidelines are half-baked

27 May 2021 12:00 AM

The billions of tax dollars avoided by multinational e-commerce, whilst feeding off the commercial data generated by their customers, often without explicit permission and without compensation and we have a fishbowl of growing global inequity. (Photo: AFP)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | The social media djinn: Excluding and unsocial

India women are 26 per cent less likely to access mobile Internet due to misogyny, harassment and revenge porn

09 May 2021 12:00 AM

Sharon Lowen | View from the Covid cocoon

The inspiration came from an idea to scan my daughter’s childhood photos for a digital birthday gift as I couldn’t give a physical present

31 Jan 2021 12:19 AM

A still from the advertisement featuring gifts bought from local stores

Ad-‘ing’ to a cause

Cadbury’s ad campaign that promotes local vendors by capturing over 1,800 local businesses in India, has won many hearts

29 Nov 2020 4:13 PM

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

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