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Topic: Social media

SC forms panel to curb unauthorised online access to courtroom hearings in age of AI, hackers

Online access is currently permitted only through Supreme Court app, & link is only shared with Advocate-On-Record, who is authorised to provide it to client & arguing counsel.

Are TikTok users migrating to UpScrolled?

Developed by Palestinian-Jordanian-Australian entrepreneur Issam Hijazi, the app ranked 6th among social media platforms on Google Play in the US in January.

Economic Survey flags digital addiction risk for India’s youth, advocates for balance over bans

The survey says digital addiction is hurting academic and work performance, and impacting youth mental health, due to distractions, sleep loss, and reduced focus.

UK, Denmark and now Andhra Pradesh. Is Australia’s under-16 social media ban becoming a trend?

Across the world, several countries are considering similar plans to introduce a minimum age limit for social media users.

Haryana Police’s crackdown on ‘anti-national, anti-religion’ online content, over 1,000 posts flagged

Police have pulled down 583 social media posts, profiles in month-long drive in collaboration with MeitY. 'Objectionable' content also includes obscene content & fraudulent investment apps.

4.7 million accounts blocked after Australia banned social media for children under-16

Officials said it was too early to say whether social media platforms were fully complying with the legislation, though the early numbers were encouraging.

How reels and posts helped researchers document India’s rare sharks and rays

One of the authors of the study said they identified two rare species of shark, which were last seen in 2014, by scanning social media posts.

A Haryana constable teaches geyser safety in his police uniform. He got 4.9 million views

Usually, a constable is at the lowest deck in the police hierarchy. But as a content creator, Amit Yadav’s reach expanded—and that includes senior officers, too.

Blinkit to Instamart—why people reach for grapes on New Year’s Eve

Each grape represents one month of the coming year. The grapes are eaten in 12 seconds, either when the clock strikes twelve or before; the internet remains divided, under a table.

6-7 to ‘Waah, Shampy, Waah’— the memes of 2025

From Cristiano Ronaldo applying for a job at Vishal Mega Mart to Manish Patel's viral "galti ho gayi" video, ThePrint looks back at the trending memes of the year.

On Camera

The so-called ‘socialist pattern’ and democracy cannot co-exist for long: Minoo Masani

The main enemies of grassroots vigilance are personality cult, loyalty to party 'high command', sycophancy and a controlled economy where permit-licence is a pre-condition to economic survival, Minoo Masani wrote in 1989.

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.