Social Media
- Middle East
Meta closes Gaza journalist Anas Al-Sharif’s Instagram account
Gaza Strip: Meta has shut down the Instagram account of slain Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif, which reportedly contained an extensive archive documenting Israel’s war on Gaza. A statement shared on X on…
- India
Delhi Police seeks removal of ‘misleading’ protest posts
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has asked a social media platform to remove or restrict access to 11 posts and videos allegedly presenting a misleading account of police action during a recent…
- Hyderabad
Social media handle booked for linking Telangana CM with actress
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime Police have registered a case against an X handle for allegedly posting obscene content against Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and actress Surekha Vani. The Telangana Pradesh…
- Opinions
How algorithms are capturing young Indian minds, and how to break free
The philosopher-poet lamented, ek pinjray se parinday ko nikaal laayaa hoon… Ab uss parinday ke dil se voh pinjraa nikaalna hai. Bondage is of many types. But bondage, even of the mind,…
- Telangana
Made in Pakistan? BJP flags MeeSeva electricity meter tweet
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the BJP on Friday, October 2, sought to corner the government over allegedly Pakistan-made electricity meters being offered for installation. Taking to X, the BJP wrote: “Congress’s…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad court bars defamatory posts against AIMIM
Hyderabad: A city civil court in Hyderabad on Thursday, October 1, issued an interim order barring several people/social media handles from posting defamatory content against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). The respondents…
- India
Bravo Modiji: Cartoonist’s Instagram account withheld in India
Hyderabad: Social media accounts of several digital cartoonists have been restricted, with artists reporting that their handles were taken down following requests from the government. Prominent political cartoonist Satish Acharya, whose Instagram…
- Telangana
Two arrested for planting fake Maoist threat letters in Telangana
Hyderabad: Two 23-year-old men were arrested in Medak for allegedly posing as Maoists and planting threat letters at a police station and municipal office in Toopran in order to gain social media…
- India
Report calls for national policy to ban smartphones in schools
Hyderabad: Calling for a national policy to regulate children’s digital media access, the Centre for Legal Action and Behaviour Change (C-LAB) has urged the government to implement a national policy banning smartphones…
- Hyderabad
Views or safety? Women caught dancing on Bachupally flyover
Hyderabad: Two women were seen dancing on the Bachupally flyover while their friends recorded what appeared to be an Instagram reel for social media content has angered the internet and raised questions…
- Telangana
Govt starts fitness reel challenge as part of ‘Khelo Telangana’
Hyderabad: As part of ‘Khelo Telangana’ the Department of Sports has organised a 9+9+9 Fitness Challenge to encourage people to participate in activities like walking, jogging, yoga and post a related 27-second…
- Hyderabad
‘Harassed by CM aide’: Woman entrepreneur seeks Revanth help
Hyderabad: Claiming that she was harassed while trying to avail opportunities in outdoor advertising, a woman entrepreneur here has turned to the Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, for an appointment. In a couple…
- Hyderabad
Police break open doors, arrest BRS social media convener Krishank
Hyderabad: Police broke open the doors of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) social media convener Manne Krishank’s residence and arrested him on Friday, September 18, after a case was reportedly registered against him…
- Hyderabad
Python spotted outside Hyderabad IT company near Durgam Cheruvu
Hyderabad: A python was spotted near an IT company close to Durgam Cheruvu, Hyderabad, on the night of Thursday, September 17. It resulted in a brief scare among employees and passersby. A…
- India
Keralite vlogger says she escaped arrest threat in Afghanistan
Kochi: A Keralite woman travel vlogger, who had earlier claimed that she was arrested by the “Mujahideen” in Afghanistan, has now said that local authorities threatened to arrest her in Bamyan, citing…
