Social Media
- Featured News
Massive rise in digital frauds: How safe are your passwords?
Social Media platforms always advocate using dynamic and strong passwords to protect the user data. Remember, they recommend lengthy passwords consisting of 12-16 characters long, a mix of uppercase and lowercase alphabets;…
- India
Internet shutdown in Odisha’s Bhadrak after clashes over social media posts
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has imposed a 48-hour Internet shutdown in the Bhadrak district following violent communal clashes over social media posts. A notification from the Home Department of the Odisha government…
- Middle East
Dubai businessman buys USD 50M island for wife to feel safe wearing bikini
A Dubai-based housewife Soudi Al Nadak has gained significant attention after she revealed on social media that her husband, millionaire Jamal Al Nadak, bought her a private island for about 50 million…
- Technology
The Growing Threat to Free Speech in the Age of Social Media Titans
How safe is the information that you share in confidence on social media platforms with your friends and loved ones? How long does the data that you share remain on the electronic…
- India
Video: Boy clings to mother’s leg as she sits on a well to record reel
In a shocking incident, a woman put her child’s life at risk by sitting on the edge of an open well while creating an Instagram reel. In the video, the child is…
- Featured News
How “Social” is Social Media? Could it be used to frame new laws or debunk existing ones?
Some unusual things have been noticed in “social media” exchanges that are increasingly going viral and have caught the public imagination. In the context of the atmosphere that is increasingly taking root…
- India
Bengal man booked for spreading fake news on social media to defame CJI
Kolkata: A man in West Bengal was booked for allegedly circulating fake news on social media to defame Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, police said on Wednesday. Taking to X,…
- Technology
Telegram ‘inundated’ with illegal and extremist activity: Report
San Francisco: As Telegram Founder and CEO Pavel Durov remains in France under the close observation of local authorities, a media analysis has found that his social media platform is “inundated” with…
- News
Woman raped on road in Ujjain, disturbing video surfaces on social media
Bhopal: A disturbing video has surfaced in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain which shows a woman being raped on a road, raising questions about the safety of women in the state. An official said…
- Middle East
Celebrity friend: New social media job in Saudi Arabia
Saudi marketing companies’ advertisements for the “celebrity friend” job have sparked controversy in the Kingdom, as it is one of the new jobs created by social media. A report by Saudi newspaper…
- Middle East
American influencer jailed for 3 months for assaulting Dubai police
A 24-year-old American social media influencer and his brother have been sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai for allegedly assaulting police officers while intoxicated, officials told AFP on Thursday, August…
- India
Kolkata rape-murder: SC to hear case on Aug 20, police crackdown on social media rumours
Kolkata: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape-murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and will hear the case…
- Telangana
Uttam asks Telangana Congress SM workers to counter BRS online
Hyderabad: Telangana irrigation and civil supplies minister and Congress Huzurnagar MLA N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday, August 17, exhorted party workers to use social media to highlight the Congress government’s achievements in…
- Kerala
Right-wing social media handlers mock Wayanad landslide
As Kerala grapples with the devastation created by the biggest landslide in the state in recent times, with hundreds of lives lost and thousands displaced, hate comments from right-wing social media handles…
- Business
PhonePe CEO clarifies comments on Karnataka job quota bill, offers apology
Bengaluru: PhonePe Founder and CEO Sameer Nigam on Sunday clarified his personal comment regarding Karnataka’s draft job reservation bill, saying it was never his intention to insult the state or its people.…
