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Saturday, May 4, 2024
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Topic: Social media

Took action against 33.3 million content for violation in India: Facebook compliance report

The company said it had received 1,504 user reports for Facebook and 265 reports for Instagram through its Indian grievance mechanism between 16 June to 31 July.

We are mad about Weingarten’s Indian food comment. But who decides what’s ‘Indian’?

From Padma Lakshmi to Salman Rushdie, many were outraged by the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner's jab at Indian food. But are we not also guilty?

‘Aao kabhi UP’ — Agra constable’s Instagram video flashing gun in uniform lands her in trouble

Constable Priyanka Misra seemingly shot the video inside a police station. Clip shows her lip-syncing to a dialogue that appears to laud ‘UP’s culture of rangbaazi (show-off)’.

Where social media meets marketing — Delhi cafe owner’s appeal for support creates buzz

South Delhi's Dosti Cafe owner finds support from personalities including IAS, IPS officers. Last year, another Delhi-based small food joint called Baba Ka Dhaba had found online help. 

Pakistan lists Israel editor among those spewing ‘anti-state fake news’. ‘Amateurish’, he hits back

Pakistan govt's Digital Media Wing Wednesday released a report accusing dissident groups of colluding with ‘foreign hostile actors’ to propagate fake news about Islamabad.

Can the Hindi novel keep up with social media? Its new readers are signalling a revival

Critics must drop their haughtiness to accommodate new writers ushering in a new era where readers play judge, jury and executioner on social media.

‘You aren’t shutting down Rahul Gandhi, but my followers’: Congress leader lashes out at Twitter

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's account was locked a week ago, followed by the locking of several party leaders' accounts and Congress' official handle.

No plans to block any social media platform at present, Modi govt tells Rajya Sabha

MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that while some users misuse social media to spread hatred, no social media platform or intermediary can 'destroy' India's democracy.

Dharamik, a stock market learning & trading solutions firm, centered on innovation

The firm, founded by Thakkar Dharamik, has a very engaging social media handle, with more than 2,77,000 followers on Instagram, and has trained more than 6,000 students.

As video of teary-eyed Bommai at pet’s funeral goes viral, netizens praise ‘dog lover’ CM

The newly-appointed Karnataka CM lost his pet Sunny, earlier this month. The video is of the dog's last rites being performed, where Bommai appears visibly upset and is seen wiping his eyes.

On Camera

Manusmriti in a London church? 18th-century Britain’s Indomania loved everything Hindu

Sir William Jones’ monument with Hindu religious imagery was accommodated in a Christian church as independently validated proof of the truth of Christianity.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.