Online World
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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
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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
Trending
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free
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‘They are Brahmins...have good values’: BJP MLA defends release of Bilkis Bano case convicts
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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What accounts of growing Indian illiberalism miss: The grounds for bigotry were laid before 2014
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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
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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
Video
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'Never gonna give you up': British musician Rick Astley recreates his 1987 hit for insurance ad
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Caught on live TV: Man steals beachgoer’s bag in Barcelona, arrested later
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Watch: Elephant returns a child’s shoe that fell into its zoo enclosure
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Caught on camera: Criminals rob Rs 6 lakh at gunpoint from Prayagraj shop with people inside
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‘Looks like fried rice’: Comedian Saloni Gaur’s mother, grandmother roast her in spoof on complexion
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Tamilrockerz’ review: In show about piracy, some insights about the price of cinemania
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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‘Nope’ review: Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror is mostly a yup
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‘Khamosh Pani’ revisited: ‘A reminder of the path we took and the price we pay now’
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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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
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Is ‘internet addiction’ a misnomer?
Despite growing academic insight, to say that someone is 'addicted' to the internet is not as simple as you may think.
Mark Griffiths, The Conversation
The Field
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Cincinnati Masters: Daniil Medvedev through to quarterfinal; Madison Keys upsets Iga Swiatek
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Cricket: Mohammad Siraj signed by Warwickshire for final three County Championship matches
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Zimbabwe vs India, 1st ODI: Gill, Dhawan and Chahar help India register dominating 10-wicket win
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Tennis: Dominic Thiem, Venus Williams, Sofia Kenin among US Open wild cards
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Premier League: Thomas Tuchel, Antonio Conte charged for clash during Chelsea-Spurs draw