Social Media
- India
Govt proposes to amend social media rules; plans to set up grievance committee
New Delhi: The Centre plans to set up an appellate committee to look into appeals filed by individuals against the decisions of grievance officers of social media platforms. Besides, the panel has to…
- Technology
Twitter enters restructuring mode, focuses on user growth
New Delhi: As Twitter pauses hiring, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly shifting employees away from audio Spaces, Communities and newsletters verticals for areas that “will have the greatest positive impact to the…
- Technology
Twitter to shut down TweetDeck for Mac on July 1
San Francisco: Microblogging site Twitter’s social media dashboard application for management, TweetDeck, will no longer be available as a standalone Mac app from July 1. When launching the TweetDeck for the Mac…
- Entertainment
Shehnaaz Gill looks ‘serene’ in an all-white outfit
Mumbai: Actress and social media sensation Shehnaaz Gill looked every inch gorgeous as she shared a picture dressed in all white. Flaunting her calmer side, Shehnaaz posted a motley of pictures on…
- Technology
Snapchat rolls out new ‘Shared Stories’ feature
San Francisco: Popular social media platform Snapchat has introduced Shared Stories, a new way for Snapchatters to build community around the content users love to Snap. The company said that Shared Stories…
- Offbeat
Pak’s Tik Toker Humaira Asghar poses by forest fire, sparks outrage
Islamabad: A Pakistani social media star, Humaira Asghar is receiving severe backlash from netizens after she posed for a video with forest fire in the background. Humaira, who goes by user name…
- Entertainment
Alia celebrates one-month anniversary with unseen pictures from wedding
Mumbai: On her one month wedding anniversary with actor Ranbir Kapoor, actress Alia Bhatt shared a string of unseen pictures on social media to celebrate the occasion. On May 14, the couple…
- Bollywood
Shilpa Shetty takes break from social media
Mumbai: Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra, on Thursday, announced she would be taking a break from social media for a while. Taking to Instagram, Shilpa stated that is going off social media for…
- World
EU directs chat apps to scan private messages for child abuse
Brussels: The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new legislation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse on social media platforms. The proposed rules will oblige providers to detect, report and remove…
- Telangana
KTR advises youth to stay away from social media for next six months
Mahabubnagar: Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao advised the youth to stay away from social media for next six months and to focus on the job notification for securing a…
- 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…
