Social Media
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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
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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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Trending
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: From broken ankle to historic title, Preeti eyes redemption
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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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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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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Video
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Watch: This low-budget version of Jung Kook’s ‘Seven’ music video recreated by Thai fans is a hit
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Watch: Man gets married in hospital after falling sick with dengue just before wedding
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Watch: Stray dog gets stuck in drain below road, firefighters drill through the surface to rescue it
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan fans from India and abroad participate in the ‘Lutt Putt Gaya’ dance challenge
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Glimpses of how the trapped workers lived inside, waiting to be rescued
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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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Twitter threatens to sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Threads app
‘Competition is fine, cheating is not,’ Twitter owner Elon Musk said even as the new social media platform garnered three crore users within 24 hours of launch.
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The Reel
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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Watch: Trailer of ‘Mad Max’ spinoff ‘Furiosa’ is out
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‘Dhootha’ review: An entertaining yarn about media ethics
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Interview: ‘The Archies’ movie is ‘nostalgic, magical, a storybook come to life’
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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Meta launches Threads to rival Twitter
One crore users signed up for the new platform in the first seven hours of its launch, Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said.
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Twitter says users must be verified to use TweetDeck
The change will be effective in 30 days, the social media company said.
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HC warns Facebook it may order shutdown if platform doesn’t cooperate with Indian authorities
The Karnataka High Court was dealing with the case of a man jailed in Saudi Arabia on accusations of posting objectionable content about its king and Islam.
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The Field
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal, Sagar reach finals after dominating wins
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Watch, Cricket: Uganda men’s team celebrates after qualifying for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Bengaluru FC fight back to hold debutants Punjab FC to a draw
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India suffer narrow defeat to Germany in second group game
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Pro Kabaddi League: Thousand years old, going on 10 – the sport comes of age in its latest season