Anti Social Media
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Does quitting social media have long-term benefits? Here’s what researchers say
It would be difficult to figure out how much of a person’s increase in life satisfaction is due to quitting social media, and not other factors.
John Malouff, The Conversation
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Twitter and Meta want to make money from protecting users’ identities. Will it work?
Should you pay for Meta and Twitter’s verified identity subscriptions? A social media researcher explains how the choice you face affects everyone else.
Anjana Susarla, The Conversation
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Why Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style is responsible for the chaos at Twitter
The eccentric billionaire’s treatment of his employees has prompted many to leave.
Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, The Conversation
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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The test of time: A jail mulaqat with Umar Khalid
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How Twitter’s liberal policy on porn allows Indian Muslim women to be harassed
A plethora of handles promoting obscene content showcasing Muslim women as submissive to Hindu men thrives on the platform.
Pooja Chaudhuri
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Cambridge Analytica row shows how Facebook is killing democracy with its personality profiling data
The social media platform harvests individual users' data and sells it to advertisers, who narrowly target specific messages to particular people.
Timothy Summers, The Conversation
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Creator of Humans of Hindutva deletes Facebook parody page after receiving death threats
The administrator wrote on a website that he had ‘no desire to end up like Gauri Lankesh or Afrazul Khan’.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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The video of the ‘drunk’ policeman on the Delhi Metro showed the after-effects of a stroke
The 50-year-old constable is seeking compensation for the video, which, he claims, has 'irreparably maligned his image in the eyes of the public'.
Scroll Staff
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Rude comments online are a reality we can’t get away from
Without the non-verbal communication we rely on in real life, chat online is bound to get heated.
Vincent Brown, The Conversation