Social Media Trends
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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
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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
Trending
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As India is battered by severe Covid-19 second wave, where is Narendra Modi and his government?
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A century after Nikola Tesla’s failed experiment, 5G may realise his dream of wireless electricity
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India played down new mutant Covid strains to avoid panic – but this may have backfired
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‘Ajeeb Daastaans’ review: One episode in the Netflix anthology film is worth the price of the rest
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The Covid-19 pandemic is raging like never before. Why can’t India suspend the Kumbh?
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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
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It had to happen: ‘Sacred Games’ meets ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
Starring Tony Stark as Sartaj Singh and Thanos as Ganesh Gaitonde.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Non-fungible tokens: Watch Jimmy Fallon list the facts and the fiction
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Watch: Meet Asif Sultani from Afghanistan, all set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics for Team Refugee
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‘Better start walking’: White US Army officer assaults Black man, demands he leaves neighbourhood
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Watch: Large sections of Jurassic Coast cliff collapse in UK’s biggest rockfall in 60 years
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Watch: Abandoned baby chimp born with broken ribs has ecstatic reunion with human parents
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The dark side of being an Instagram influencer: The constant need for likes and validation
Social media celebrities have an almost collaborative connection to followers, but that can cause stress and anxiety.
Elvira Bolat, The Conversation & Parisa Gilani, The Conversation
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‘Sacred Games’ inspires mashup videos, funky artwork, and hundreds of memes
Fan art is keeping people occupied till the Netflix original’s season two is announced.
Scroll Staff
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Mumbai Police jumps on the ‘if you don’t love me at my worst’ trend, proves its Twitter game is best
The city’s guardians have routinely amused social media users with their wit and pop-culture references.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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IFFLA 2021 programme includes ‘Fire in the Mountains’, ‘Biriyaani’, ‘Koozhangal’ and ‘Seththumaan’
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‘Ajeeb Daastaans’ review: One episode in the Netflix anthology film is worth the price of the rest
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‘99 Songs’ movie review: The math doesn’t add up in saga of a tortured artist
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‘Minari’ movie review: Tender performances in a Korean family’s encounter with the American dream
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‘Game of Thrones’ at 10: Its popularity is rooted in a mix of qualities rarely seen in conjunction
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Zoos are tweeting Amazon-style reviews of their animals as #RateASpecies becomes a thing
Oregon Zoo in Portland in the USA started it.
Scroll Staff
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Twitter users reveal how their parents gave them their names: ‘Because Chashme Buddoor was a hit’
From religious and film references to votes, ‘How I Got My Name’ is trending on the social media platform.
Scroll Staff
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Spate of ‘good morning’ messages slows down one in three smartphones in India: WSJ
Google researchers who discovered this came up with a new app – Files Go – to help users delete unnecessary content on their mobiles.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Monte Carlo Masters: Andrey Rublev outlasts 11-time champion Rafael Nadal in three-set battle
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IPL 2021: Deepak Chahar stars as CSK outplay Punjab Kings in MS Dhoni’s milestone match
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BCCI to field men and women’s teams if cricket is part of Los Angeles Olympics in 2028: Report
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IPL 2021: Anirudha Joshi replaces injured Shreyas Iyer in Delhi Capitals squad
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IPL 2021: Ben Stokes to have surgery on broken finger, likely out for 12 weeks