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

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

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