After ban over child porn, TikTok is going ‘woke’

The Chinese app is teaming up with NGOs and government agencies in India as part of its rebranding project.

Niharika Sharma, qz.com

· Yesterday · 09:30 pm

Lord of the Onion Rings, Batman Returns Videotapes: Twitter trend revving up movie titles goes viral

#AddOneWordToMakeAFilmMoreFun adds laughs to Sunday.

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· Dec 01, 2019 · 02:48 pm

Falling GDP growth inspires one Twitter user to imagine hilarious possibilities for plunging graph

If you’re in free fall, at least enjoy the adrenaline rush, social media users seem to suggest.

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· Nov 30, 2019 · 10:48 am

How do we move towards nuanced online discourse? Ditch the hashtag

A US study shows that readers are more likely to view news posts without hashtags as non-partisan and engage constructively with the issues.

Eugenia Ha Rim Rho, The Conversation

· Nov 28, 2019 · 08:30 pm

US senator Kamala Harris and Mindy Kaling’s dosa-making skills charm some on Twitter, annoy others

If you thought it was easy to whip up a dosa. Think again!

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· Nov 28, 2019 · 01:04 pm

After dramatic events overnight give Maharashtra a new chief minister, social media users are amused

BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis sworn in for a second term, with the NCP’s Ajit Pawar as his unlikely deputy.

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· Nov 23, 2019 · 12:35 pm

‘They gave us Red Fort, biryani’: Today’s Twitter trend is a lesson in Mughal history

‘Where would the PM address the nation on Independence Day (from) if the Mughals hadn’t built the Red Fort?’

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· Nov 20, 2019 · 05:05 pm

‘Bengalis collectively won Nobel’: Abhijit Banerjee’s prize sets off identity debates in India

The latest discussion on social media: Bengalis, Tamils or Punjabis? Which is the subcontinent’s #1 Nobel Prize-winning ethnic group?

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· Oct 15, 2019 · 02:16 pm

'Rafale to protect us, lemons to protect Rafale': Twitter reacts to Rajnath Singh's shastra pooja

The defence minister performed the ritual while receiving the fighter jets in France, leaving social media users quite amused.

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· Oct 09, 2019 · 02:03 pm

‘People will need loans to pay these fines’: New Motor Vehicles Act sparks tragicomic Twitter memes

Even obtaining driving licences will be more difficult under the new rules.

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· Sep 10, 2019 · 04:05 pm

‘More man, less wild’: Modi’s ‘Man Vs Wild’ episode just aired and memes are taking over Twitter

‘Is this Man Vs Wild or Mann Ki Baat?’

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· Aug 13, 2019 · 07:49 am

Facebook apologises after users around the world report problems

People said they faced problems while trying to log in, upload or send media files on the social media platform.

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· Aug 04, 2019 · 08:21 pm