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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Why Congress lost Chhattisgarh
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Making savoury curries with sweet fruits has always been an Indian specialty
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Election results: What does BJP’s hegemony in the Hindi belt mean for Indian politics?
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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Stolen fingerprints, empty bank accounts: How customers are paying for gaps in Aadhaar
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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
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Cyclone Michaung: Streets, homes and airport flooded, cars washed away, in Chennai
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Watch: Director Zoya Akhtar reveals why she had to change the end of ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’
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‘Wasn’t it obvious?’: Billie Eilish confirms her coming out at Variety’s Hitmakers red carpet event
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Watch: Schoolboy struggles to leave house as pet cat keeps climbing on his back
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Caught on camera: Actor Mumtaz dances to a classic Asha Bhosle song with the singer by her side
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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