Social Media
- World
Guterres warns against stigma, discrimination fueled by Internet, social media
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against the stigma and discrimination fanned by the Internet and social media. “The internet and social media have turbocharged hate speech, enabling it to…
- World
FIFA racism study names Rashford, Saka as biggest targets of social media abuse
Zurich (Switzerland): FIFA’s study into racist abuse on social media during Euro 2020 and this year’s Africa Cup of Nations has revealed that nearly half of the players including Marcus Rashford, Bukayo…
- India
UP man arrested for objectionable post on Prophet Mohammad
Ballia: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly uploading an objectionable post on Prophet Mohammad on social media, a police official said. Bajrang Singh Rajput, a resident of Kureji village…
- India
Maha: Protests against ‘derogatory’ social media post on Prophet in Nashik
Nashik: A large number of Muslims staged a protest in front of a police station in Nashik city of Maharashtra on Saturday demanding action against a netizen for allegedly posting derogatory material…
- Technology
TikTok probing claims of aggressive work culture: Report
London: Short video platform TikTok is reportedly investigating claims of an aggressive work culture after a senior executive at the firm allegedly said he “didn’t believe” in maternity leave. Joshua Ma has…
- Andhra Pradesh
Social media posts allegedly trigger violence in Andhra’s Eluru
Eluru: Social media posts allegedly triggered violence in the Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday. According to Police, the violence started after a person named Morla Vara Krishna posted something instigating…
- Technology
Instagram users can now control sensitive content they see
San Francisco: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is expanding the Sensitive Content Control feature as users will now be able to control the amount of sensitive content and accounts they see on the…
- India
Over 30 pc parents feel video games, social media impact kids’ mental health positively: Survey
New Delhi: Almost 40 per cent of parents covered in a recent survey have said video games have had a positive impact on their children’s mental well-being, while 30 per cent have…
- India
Govt proposes to amend social media rules; plans to set up grievance committee
New Delhi: The Centre plans to set up an appellate committee to look into appeals filed by individuals against the decisions of grievance officers of social media platforms. Besides, the panel has to…
- Technology
Twitter enters restructuring mode, focuses on user growth
New Delhi: As Twitter pauses hiring, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly shifting employees away from audio Spaces, Communities and newsletters verticals for areas that “will have the greatest positive impact to the…
- Technology
Twitter to shut down TweetDeck for Mac on July 1
San Francisco: Microblogging site Twitter’s social media dashboard application for management, TweetDeck, will no longer be available as a standalone Mac app from July 1. When launching the TweetDeck for the Mac…
- Entertainment
Shehnaaz Gill looks ‘serene’ in an all-white outfit
Mumbai: Actress and social media sensation Shehnaaz Gill looked every inch gorgeous as she shared a picture dressed in all white. Flaunting her calmer side, Shehnaaz posted a motley of pictures on…
- Technology
Snapchat rolls out new ‘Shared Stories’ feature
San Francisco: Popular social media platform Snapchat has introduced Shared Stories, a new way for Snapchatters to build community around the content users love to Snap. The company said that Shared Stories…
- Offbeat
Pak’s Tik Toker Humaira Asghar poses by forest fire, sparks outrage
Islamabad: A Pakistani social media star, Humaira Asghar is receiving severe backlash from netizens after she posed for a video with forest fire in the background. Humaira, who goes by user name…
- Entertainment
Alia celebrates one-month anniversary with unseen pictures from wedding
Mumbai: On her one month wedding anniversary with actor Ranbir Kapoor, actress Alia Bhatt shared a string of unseen pictures on social media to celebrate the occasion. On May 14, the couple…
