Social Media
- Middle East
Israel firm disrupting elections in India, other nations using fake campaigns: Report
A team of Israeli contractors suspected of interfering in more than 30 elections around the world has been linked with the software used to run bogus social media campaigns in several countries,…
- India
Visva Bharati student gets show-cause notice for backing Amartya Sen on social media
Kolkata: Visva Bharati university authorities have issued a show-cause notice to one of its students after the latter supported Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on social media over the current row where the…
- India
Image of garbage on Vande Bharat Express evokes reactions on Twitter
An image of rubbish on the floor of a Vande Bharat Express railway carriage has gone viral on social media. Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer Awanish Sharan shared a photograph on Twitter…
- India
Grievances appellate committees to probe complaints against social media firms
New Delhi: The Centre has notified three grievances appellate committees that will address users’ complaints against social media and other internet-based platforms. According to the notification, each of the three GACs (grievances…
- Technology
Meta to restore Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts
San Francisco: Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced that it will be reinstating former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks. The announcement was made…
- India
Govt issues guidelines for social media influencers
New Delhi: Social media influencers and celebrities will face a fine of up to Rs 10 lakh, which can go up to Rs 50 lakh on repeat offence and even lead to…
- India
Views on social media not proof of bias: SC collegium backs advocate for BHC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its earlier proposal to elevate advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as a judge of the Bombay High Court, emphasising that the views on social media attributed…
- Sports
Babar Azam’s alleged personal videos leaked on social media
New Delhi: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who is going through a purple patch with the bat, has landed in a controversy as his alleged personal videos and photo went viral on social…
- Middle East
Saudi preacher Awad Al-Qarni on death row for using social media
Riyadh: A 66-year-old Saudi preacher and academic Awad bin Mohammed Al-Qarni, has been handed a death sentence for using social media platforms— Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram, to spread news considered “hostile”…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress’ strategist appear before police for questioning
Hyderabad: Congress party’s election strategist Sunil Kanugolu on Monday appeared before Hyderabad police for questioning in connection with the alleged derogatory social media posts against Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and his…
- Telangana
Telangana HC asks Congress strategist to appear before police
Hyderabad: In a setback to Congress party’s election strategist Sunil Kanugolu, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed him to appear before Hyderabad police in connection with the alleged derogatory social media…
- India
Twitter bans 48,624 accounts for policy violations in India
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run Twitter banned 45,589 accounts in India between October 26 and November 25, for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under…
- Telangana
Telangana: Another man arrested for derogatory remarks on Ayyappa Swamy
Hyderabad: A man in Telangana’s Karimnagar district has been arrested for making social media posts derogatory to Ayyappa Swamy, police said. Kamalapur police in Karimnagar took Bairi Agni Tej into custody and…
- Technology
Govt to issue guidelines for social media influencers to curb proxy brand promotions
New Delhi: Aiming to rein in social media influencers who indulge in proxy brand promotion or paid promotions without divulging this to their followers about it, the government may soon fine them…
- World
Let Her Learn: Afghans raises voice against university ban for women
After the Taliban banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, Afghans launched a campaign on the social media platform Twitter with the hashtag letherlearn, to raise the voice for Afghan women, standing…