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Does quitting social media have long-term benefits? Here’s what researchers say

It would be difficult to figure out how much of a person’s increase in life satisfaction is due to quitting social media, and not other factors.

John Malouff, The Conversation
· Jun 04, 2023 · 09:30 pm
Twitter and Meta want to make money from protecting users’ identities. Will it work?

Should you pay for Meta and Twitter’s verified identity subscriptions? A social media researcher explains how the choice you face affects everyone else.

Anjana Susarla, The Conversation
· Mar 11, 2023 · 07:30 pm
Why Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style is responsible for the chaos at Twitter

The eccentric billionaire’s treatment of his employees has prompted many to leave.

Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, The Conversation
· Nov 24, 2022 · 11:30 pm

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How Twitter’s liberal policy on porn allows Indian Muslim women to be harassed

A plethora of handles promoting obscene content showcasing Muslim women as submissive to Hindu men thrives on the platform.

Pooja Chaudhuri
· Nov 05, 2021 · 06:30 am
Cambridge Analytica row shows how Facebook is killing democracy with its personality profiling data

The social media platform harvests individual users' data and sells it to advertisers, who narrowly target specific messages to particular people.

Timothy Summers, The Conversation
· Mar 23, 2018 · 01:30 pm
Creator of Humans of Hindutva deletes Facebook parody page after receiving death threats

The administrator wrote on a website that he had ‘no desire to end up like Gauri Lankesh or Afrazul Khan’.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 28, 2017 · 09:13 pm

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The video of the ‘drunk’ policeman on the Delhi Metro showed the after-effects of a stroke

The 50-year-old constable is seeking compensation for the video, which, he claims, has 'irreparably maligned his image in the eyes of the public'.

Scroll Staff
· Mar 21, 2016 · 12:31 pm
Rude comments online are a reality we can’t get away from

Without the non-verbal communication we rely on in real life, chat online is bound to get heated.

Vincent Brown, The Conversation
· Dec 02, 2014 · 04:30 pm

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Anti Social Media

Does quitting social media have long-term benefits? Here’s what researchers say

It would be difficult to figure out how much of a person’s increase in life satisfaction is due to quitting social media, and not other factors.

John Malouff, The Conversation · Jun 04, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Twitter and Meta want to make money from protecting users’ identities. Will it work?

Should you pay for Meta and Twitter’s verified identity subscriptions? A social media researcher explains how the choice you face affects everyone else.

Anjana Susarla, The Conversation · Mar 11, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Why Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style is responsible for the chaos at Twitter

The eccentric billionaire’s treatment of his employees has prompted many to leave.

Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, The Conversation · Nov 24, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Trending

‘I want all people to be nothing else but Indians’: Shashi Tharoor on BR Ambedkar’s vision

Yesterday · 08:30 am

Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline

9 hours ago

How Chhattisgarh police cremated bodies of Maoist leader and cadres without their families’ consent

11 hours ago

A new book sets out to trace the roots of modern languages back to one ancient tongue

May 27, 2025 · 08:30 am

Criminal charges against Ashoka University professor outrageous and absurd, say ex-bureaucrats

2 hours ago

How Twitter’s liberal policy on porn allows Indian Muslim women to be harassed

A plethora of handles promoting obscene content showcasing Muslim women as submissive to Hindu men thrives on the platform.

Pooja Chaudhuri · Nov 05, 2021 · 06:30 am

Cambridge Analytica row shows how Facebook is killing democracy with its personality profiling data

The social media platform harvests individual users' data and sells it to advertisers, who narrowly target specific messages to particular people.

Timothy Summers, The Conversation · Mar 23, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Creator of Humans of Hindutva deletes Facebook parody page after receiving death threats

The administrator wrote on a website that he had ‘no desire to end up like Gauri Lankesh or Afrazul Khan’.

Scroll Staff · Dec 28, 2017 · 09:13 pm

Video

Eco India: Could happy and healthy hens make eggs taste better?

May 25, 2025 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 289: Why animal welfare is the missing key to environmental health

May 24, 2025 · 03:25 pm

Video: Is Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s peace appeal seditious?

May 21, 2025 · 02:00 pm

Watch: Why workers at an Adani power plant in Jharkhand went on a strike

May 20, 2025 · 06:05 pm

Video: After Pahalgam, young voices from Kashmir

May 18, 2025 · 12:00 pm

The video of the ‘drunk’ policeman on the Delhi Metro showed the after-effects of a stroke

The 50-year-old constable is seeking compensation for the video, which, he claims, has 'irreparably maligned his image in the eyes of the public'.

Scroll Staff · Mar 21, 2016 · 12:31 pm

Rude comments online are a reality we can’t get away from

Without the non-verbal communication we rely on in real life, chat online is bound to get heated.

Vincent Brown, The Conversation · Dec 02, 2014 · 04:30 pm

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John Malouff, The Conversation
· Jun 04, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Anjana Susarla, The Conversation
· Mar 11, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, The Conversation
· Nov 24, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Pooja Chaudhuri
· Nov 05, 2021 · 06:30 am

Timothy Summers, The Conversation
· Mar 23, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Scroll Staff
· Dec 28, 2017 · 09:13 pm

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· Mar 21, 2016 · 12:31 pm

Vincent Brown, The Conversation
· Dec 02, 2014 · 04:30 pm