Social media
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Social media addiction has its perils, but Instagram is where young Indians come to bare their soul
Avantika Mehta
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Facebook tried a new tool to prevent identity fraud in India. Here’s why it may be useful everywhere
Ritesh Chugh, The Conversation
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Watch: Teen continues live-streaming after she crashes her car in California, killing her sister
Scroll Staff
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596 websites, 735 social media links have been blocked this year, Centre tells the Lok Sabha
Scroll Staff
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Video: How your social media posts can attract jail time even in 2017
Scroll Staff
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How memes have made it easier to spread anger and hate
Michelle Mielly, The Conversation
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BJP leaders fail to delete fake news posts about Bengal riots, despite images being discredited
Shoaib Daniyal
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Bengaluru: Hindi words covered up at two metro stations amid language debate
Scroll
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Video: Is Instagram the worst social media platform for users?
Scroll Staff
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#Femvertising: Indian advertisements are slowly trying to overturn sexist notions
Michelle Mielly, The Conversation Nandita Sood Perret, The Conversation
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Web links: Muslims are using social media to build solidarity networks and counter Hindutva
Aparna Kalra
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‘Bharat upma ki jai’: Twitter gets into a heated debate on whether upma should be the national dish
Scroll Staff
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Watch: If it’s so easy to make friends on social media, why are we lonely? A writer offers answers
Scroll Staff
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Not just Trump: US politicians are blocking constituents on Twitter, sparking a free speech debate
Charles Ornstein, ProPublica
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On social media, discussing (and trashing) domestic workers is serious business
Tripti Lahiri
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People are moving court over dead family members’ Facebook pages – it’s time for post-mortem privacy
Edina Harbinja, The Conversation
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There’s something queer about Tumblr
Brady Robards, The Conversation Paul Byron, The Conversation
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Watch: Priyanka Chopra’s feisty response to trolls was great, but this video is even better
Scroll Staff
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Are men’s clothes becoming too feminine? A new fashion trend sparks a debate
Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez
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An Instagram project casts a soft light on Mumbai’s charming Ballard Estate
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri