Online World
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How teenagers navigate the murky waters of social media
From unsolicited sexual content to feeling insecure about one’s appearance – it isn’t easy being online.
Emily Setty, The Conversation
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The rise of ‘Dr Google’: The dangers of self-diagnosis and searching symptoms online
Searching symptoms online has become so common there is a name for the condition of health anxiety induced by self-diagnosis on the internet: Cyberchondria.
Taleen Lara Ashekian, The Conversation
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Date from hell: Tinder has no checks to keep sex offenders off the app
While Match does a background check of its paid users, this is not extended to free services – Tinder, OkCupid and PlentyofFish – owned by the same company.
Hillary Flynn, Keith Cousins & Elizabeth Naismith Picciani
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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Why men are increasingly going online to donate sperm
Sperm donation websites are the Ubers and Airbnbs of the fertility world.
Nicole Bergen, The Conversation
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Facebook gets into dating, but there’s little scientific evidence online personality matching works
There is little scientific evidence that using self-reported data for matchmaking can lead to long-term compatibility.
Evita March, The Conversation
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On trains, buses and flights, Indians are watching Netflix everywhere
Of those surveyed by Netflix, 65% streamed content while on the move.
Suneera Tandon, qz.com
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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Centre must form panel to check online games like the Blue Whale Challenge, says Supreme Court
The bench also sought the government’s response to a petition that asked for such games to be blocked.
Scroll Staff
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Delhi High Court seeks Facebook, Google and Yahoo’s response on plea against Blue Whale Challenge
Meanwhile, the Haryana Children Protection Commission has advised all schools to warn students about the risks of the online game.
Scroll Staff
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Facebook is reviewing its ‘reporting flows’ after US shooter posts clip of Cleveland murder on site
The social media giant said it would make it easier for users to flag such offensive content and look over their reports faster.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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Amazon is making moves to crack India’s expanding secondhand goods market
If successful, Amazon could expand the feature to other cities.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Video: Google rewinds the year to show what the world searched for in 2016
Or, the lowlights – and some high points – of the year gone by.
Scroll Staff
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Wikipedia is already the world’s web doctor – so doctors and researchers need to make it better
Medical entries on Wikipedia are widely consulted across the world.
Thomas Shafee, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final