Anti Social Media
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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
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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
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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
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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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
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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
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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