Social Media Trends
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In China, a sister app of TikTok is empowering consumers
Shoppers find Douyin useful for complaining.
Zizheng Yu, The Conversation
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After food porn, the big new trend on social media is pantry porn
Maybe you can’t have a designer kitchen. But you can still beautify your bulk food storage.
Jenna Drenten, The Conversation
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What the Twitter fiasco tells us about the future of social media
It’s going to be difficult for other social media platforms to replicate Twitter’s huge scale and reach.
Blayne Haggart, The Conversation
Trending
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Muslim residents aghast as Hindu neighbours in Noida call the police to stop Ramzan prayers
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A #MeToo reckoning in India’s wildlife conservation community
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‘Viduthalai Part 1’ review: A blistering portrayal of power run amok
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‘My intention is to be as authentic as possible to what Veda Vyasa said’: Translator Bibek Debroy
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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For those planning to leave Twitter because of Elon Musk, a word of caution
Past experience shows that communities that call Twitter home are unlikely to be able to completely reconstitute themselves elsewhere.
Casey Fiesler, The Conversation
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‘Granfluencers’ are using social media to dispel stereotypes about old age
Older TikTok-ers are part of an encouraging and heartening movement that is helping to shift prevailing attitudes.
Shweta Singh, The Conversation
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‘Thank you for your grit’: Kerala nuns fighting ex-bishop’s acquittal get a flood of support letters
Social media users posted handwritten notes to the nuns fighting for justice for a colleague who alleged she had been raped by Franco Mulakkal.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Popular Hindi song ‘Bulleya’ turned into a hilarious spoof on corporate work culture
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Watch: Policemen help elderly man collect spilled grains after the sack fell off his motorcycle
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Watch: Traffic constable’s dog rides on motorbike in watermelon-shell helmet to raise awareness
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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YouTube channels are luring children with videos inspired by the hyper-violent ‘Squid Game’
A number of successful channels have capitalised on the dystopian horror series.
Jessica Balanzategui, The Conversation
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Mask emojis, cheesy pick-up lines: How Indians on Tinder searched for love in the time of corona
For Indian users, the dating platform became a space to talk about everything happening in real life.
Manavi Kapur, qz.com
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Do men get more right swipes on dating apps if they include cats in their profile pictures?
Our research says no.
Lori Kogan, The Conversation & Shelly Volsche, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Viduthalai Part 1’ review: A blistering portrayal of power run amok
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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Ranveer lookalikes to small-town stars: What you need to know about viral video app TikTok
India is the largest market for the Chinese app, with 39% of its 500-million-strong user base.
Priyali Prakash
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Maharashtra CM’s wife apologises for crossing cruise ship barricade for a selfie
A video of Amruta Fadnavis ignoring security personnel’s calls to return while taking the photograph went viral on social media.
Scroll Staff
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‘Hello friends, chai pilo’: How a phrase used by an Indian vlogger rang around the world
Somvati Mahawar’s video may have been only 15 seconds long, but it ended up spawning a subculture of memes, copycat videos and jokes in India and abroad.
Soumya Rao
The Field
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Sports world daily: Sinner reaches Miami final; Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian, Belarusian players
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Watch, IPL 2023: ‘Virat Kohli is hilarious’ – Sunil Chhetri after visiting RCB training session
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Football: Kerala Blasters sanctioned hefty fine for ISL playoff walkout, coach handed 10-match ban
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IPL 2023: Gaikwad’s knock is in vain as Gill, Rashid star for Gujarat Titans in five-wicket win
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IPL 2023: CSK’s Tushar Deshpande, GT’s Sai Sudharsan used as tournament’s first two Impact Players