Social Media
- Technology
China bans minors from live streaming on social media
Beijing: Chinese regulators have moved to ban minors from live-streaming on various social media platforms to protect their physical and mental health, the media reported on Monday. The new rules completely prohibit…
- India
Social media platforms fail to control anti-Muslim posts: Report
On March 15, 2019, a 28-year-old gunman named Brenton Harrison Tarrant, stormed into two mosques – Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre – situated in New Zealand and started firing indiscriminately…
- Television News
Khatron Ke Khiladi 12: Social media star Faisal Shaikh enters
Mumbai: Social media sensation Faisal Shaikh, popularly known as Mr Faisu, will be seen as a contestant in the stunt-based reality show ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 12’. Talking about the show, Faisal said:…
- Technology
Staying away from Twitter, FB for a week may improve wellbeing, anxiety
London: Taking a break from social media sites, including Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, for at least a week may lead to significant improvements in wellbeing, depression and anxiety, finds a new study.…
- Technology
Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse
Michigan: Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, acquired Twitter in a US 44 billion deal on April 25, 2022, 11 days after announcing his bid for the company. Twitter announced that the…
- Entertainment
Anupam Kher meets PM Modi, shares social media post in his praise
New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, on Saturday, met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and following their meeting, shared a social media post praising the PM’s work for the country. ‘The…
- Technology
At 332 mn users, Snapchat growing faster than Facebook, Twitter
San Francisco: Social media platform Snapchat is growing faster than Facebook and Twitter and in its latest quarterly report, the platform said it grew its daily active users (DAUs) 18 per cent…
- World
Social media ‘designed’ to weaken democracies: Obama
Washington: Former US President Barack Obama has broken his silence after a long time, saying that social media platforms are well-designed to destroy democracies. Speaking at a Stanford University event late on…
- Bollywood
Akshay Kumar no more a tobacco brand ambassador
Mumbai: Faced with a huge backlash, actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday announced that he is stepping down as the brand ambassador of a tobacco company with whom he had recently signed a…
- Mumbai
‘Social Media Lab’ launched in Maharashtra to curb communal tensions
Mumbai: Mumbai Police announced that a ‘Social Media Lab’ has been established to monitor posts that may incite communal tensions in Maharashtra, on Monday. According to Mumbai Police, approximately 3,000 such posts…
- Technology
Instagram expands product tagging tool to all US users
San Francisco: Meta-owned Instagram on Monday expanded the ability to add product tags in Feed posts to everyone in the US. Earlier available only to creators and brands, product tagging is now…
- India
Hubballi violence: Situation still tense, over 100 detained by Karnataka police
Hubballi: More than 100 persons have been detained in connection with the large-scale violence following a controversial social media post in the city. The accused would be produced before the court on…
- India
Karnataka: Violence breaks out over provocative social media post, cops injured
Hubballi: A large number of people allegedly went on a rampage damaging many police vehicles, a nearby hospital, and a Hanuman temple in the old town of Hubballi and injured some police…
- Sports
Ronaldo apologises on social media after smashing youngster’s phone
London: Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo issued a public apology on social media on Sunday after an unsavoury incident following his side’s 0-1 loss to Everton in a Premier League game on…
- Technology
Twitter brings ALT badge, improved image descriptions globally
San Francisco: In a bid to make it easy to add alt text to image uploads, micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that its new accessibility features, ALT badge and improved image descriptions,…
