Social Media
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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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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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Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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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Video
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Watch: Major pipeline ruptured in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, sending jets of water in the air
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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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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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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 Field
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal