Social Media
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Congress questions Election Commission about removal of social media posts on electoral bonds
Social media platform X said that it had taken down four posts by political parties and leaders on the poll panel’s orders.
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Amid farmers’ protest, X says it disagrees with Indian government’s order to block accounts
The Centre had recently ordered the temporary blocking of around 177 social media accounts and web links.
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Amid farmers’ protests, over a dozen social media accounts withheld in India
Among those whose accounts have been blocked in India are farm leaders Sarvan Singh Pandher, Tejveer Singh Ambala and Ramandeep Singh Mann.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Salman Rushdie’s new memoir un-wounds the ‘knife’ of language
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Centre tells social media platforms to comply with IT Rules amid concerns about deepfakes
The government said that the platforms must make users aware of penal provisions under the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.
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Merely liking a social media post is not an offence under IT Act, says Bombay HC
The High Court said that sharing or tweeting the content was an offence under Section 67 of the law as it amounted to ‘transmission’.
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Body image, negative comparisons: Meta faces lawsuit over harmful effects of Facebook and Instagram
The big question will be how the social media giant handles these damaging results.
Christia Spears Brown, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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X accounts of Indian American Muslim Council, Hindus for Human Rights withheld in India
The two organisations have been carrying out advocacy on subjects related to minority rights and caste inequality in India.
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India tells X, YouTube and Telegram to remove child sexual abuse material
Failure to comply with the directives would be considered a breach of the Information Technology Rules.
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X account of ‘The Liver Doc’ withheld after Bengaluru court order
The court passed the order in response to a defamation suit filed pharmaceutical and wellness company Himalaya Wellness.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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UP teacher case: Several Twitter users say their posts are blocked in India due to ‘legal demand’
Actor Urmila Matondkar and journalists Rohini Singh and Gargi Rawat were among those who faced the problem.
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How to be a better traveller in the age of social media and influencer-driven tourism
The democratisation of travel has had other consequences. Several bad travel attitudes and habits have emerged as a result of social media-driven tourism.
Lauren A Siegel, The Conversation
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Twitter bird logo to change to ‘X’, says Elon Musk
‘If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we’ll make go live worldwide tomorrow’, the billionaire tweeted on Sunday.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time