Social Media Trends
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How a former Pakistani cricketer become a social media star in India
Danish Kaneria regularly portrays India and the Modi government in good light – which typifies a larger trend among Pakistani YouTubers.
Abhik Deb
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In China, a sister app of TikTok is empowering consumers
Shoppers find Douyin useful for complaining.
Zizheng Yu, The Conversation
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After food porn, the big new trend on social media is pantry porn
Maybe you can’t have a designer kitchen. But you can still beautify your bulk food storage.
Jenna Drenten, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Jammu and Kashmir: Air Force staffer succumbs to injuries sustained in Poonch militant attack
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What the Twitter fiasco tells us about the future of social media
It’s going to be difficult for other social media platforms to replicate Twitter’s huge scale and reach.
Blayne Haggart, The Conversation
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For those planning to leave Twitter because of Elon Musk, a word of caution
Past experience shows that communities that call Twitter home are unlikely to be able to completely reconstitute themselves elsewhere.
Casey Fiesler, The Conversation
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‘Granfluencers’ are using social media to dispel stereotypes about old age
Older TikTok-ers are part of an encouraging and heartening movement that is helping to shift prevailing attitudes.
Shweta Singh, The Conversation
Video
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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‘Thank you for your grit’: Kerala nuns fighting ex-bishop’s acquittal get a flood of support letters
Social media users posted handwritten notes to the nuns fighting for justice for a colleague who alleged she had been raped by Franco Mulakkal.
Scroll Staff
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YouTube channels are luring children with videos inspired by the hyper-violent ‘Squid Game’
A number of successful channels have capitalised on the dystopian horror series.
Jessica Balanzategui, The Conversation
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Mask emojis, cheesy pick-up lines: How Indians on Tinder searched for love in the time of corona
For Indian users, the dating platform became a space to talk about everything happening in real life.
Manavi Kapur, qz.com
The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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Do men get more right swipes on dating apps if they include cats in their profile pictures?
Our research says no.
Lori Kogan, The Conversation & Shelly Volsche, The Conversation
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Ranveer lookalikes to small-town stars: What you need to know about viral video app TikTok
India is the largest market for the Chinese app, with 39% of its 500-million-strong user base.
Priyali Prakash
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Maharashtra CM’s wife apologises for crossing cruise ship barricade for a selfie
A video of Amruta Fadnavis ignoring security personnel’s calls to return while taking the photograph went viral on social media.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe