Social Media
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Facebook says India made second-most number of requests for users’ data in July-December 2018
Scroll Staff
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MySpace data loss shows that your content is never safe on the internet
Paul Royster, The Conversation
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Delhi: Gym instructor, known for his TikTok videos, shot dead in Najafgarh
Scroll Staff
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EC says social media took down 909 posts during seven phases of Lok Sabha polls
Scroll Staff
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Mumbai doctor arrested for ‘anti-Hindu’ Facebook post gets bail, says report
Scroll Staff
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Wikipedia is being weaponised in the Indian election battle
Aria Thaker, qz.com
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Fact check: Examining BJP’s claims about perpetrators of violence at Kolkata’s Vidyasagar College
Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in
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Educated Indians are more wary of technology’s role in spreading fake news, finds study
Aria Thaker, qz.com
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Sri Lanka: Facebook, WhatsApp blocked after mosque, shops attacked
Scroll Staff
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BJP leader jailed for sharing morphed images of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Scroll Staff
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Facebook wants to combat fake news with ID checks – but the implications on privacy could be grave
Fadi Safieddine, The Conversation
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Porn, tobacco, violent video games: A survey finds what Indians want banned the most
Aria Thaker, qz.com
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“The digital world feels more real to me”: A bipolar mother finds support online
Rae Rose
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Watch: Jimmy Fallon hilariously attempts to 'break the internet' as Beto O'Rourke
Scroll Staff
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How did Starbucks reach Westeros? Coffee cup cameo in ‘Game of Thrones’ gets Twitter’s attention
Scroll Staff
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Meet the advisors who helped make the BJP a social media powerhouse of data and propaganda
Cyril Sam Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
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Ten Indian designers who are reimagining the English alphabet for an Instagram challenge
Rohini Kejriwal
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After a brief ban, TikTok is back with a bang – with the help of a cash incentive for users
Aria Thaker, qz.com
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The Silent Army: When it comes to monitoring parties’ social media campaigns, EC guidelines flounder
Mridula Chari Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Sri Lanka attacks: Research shows that cutting off social media doesn’t curb violence but fuels it
Jan Rydzak, The Conversation