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Thursday, May 16, 2024
TopicSocial media

Topic: Social media

This buzzy, new app is beating Instagram, Zoom, WhatsApp and TikTok

Technology titans, political figures and leaders in entertainment are driving another wave of exponential growth for the app, not only in the U.S. but also around the world.

My relationship with social media is abusive, but I don’t have the agency to walk out

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Gen Z is calling millennials uncool in a new war. Boomers can relax now

If we wanted to largely divide the world into Boomers and non-Boomers; we've miserably failed. The monopoly of millennials over culture seems to be ending.

After WhatsApp crushed his Hike, Kavin Bharti Mittal wants to take on Facebook with Vibe

The Facebook-like new social networking platform, Vibe, promises to weed out 'creeps' & 'fake profiles'. Mittal is also betting on a gaming app, Rush.

I spent 48 hours on Atmanirbhar Bharat’s own Koo — here’s what I found

#JusticeforSSR crusaders to BJP members, accounts on the app dabble in everything from national pride, religious hate, to a lot of conspiracy theories.

Koo, made-in-India app govt is using to respond to Twitter & ministers are logging on to

Koo app is available in several Indian languages. It won government's AatmaNirbhar App Innovation Challenge in August 2020.

Have you tried keeping your phone in your bag instead of your pocket?

‘Digital detox’ has picked up in the healthcare business in a big way. But you don’t really need it.

Clubhouse mixes podcasts, Spotify, Houseparty, Zoom. But not all can check in

The absence of visual cues on Clubhouse — no videos, no text-based comments or likes — is refreshing. From Indie musicians to tech entrepreneurs, everyone is lining up.

SC seeks govt reply on plea for regulating Facebook, Twitter over fake news, hate speech

The apex court was hearing a petition seeking directions to Centre to frame laws for prosecuting those involved in spreading hate and fake news through social media platforms.

NYT under fire for ‘firing’ scribe over tweet, but many media houses now watch employees’ posts

From NYT, Guardian and BBC to Indian news outlets, stricter policies on social media usage for employees are in place.

On Camera

Beijing is looking at Lok Sabha polls and blames Modi for fanning anti-China mood

Global Times has published several articles attributing the deterioration in India-China relations to Modi govt's attempt to secure votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

China overtakes US as India’s top trading partner in FY24, officials say ‘positions keep changing’

India-China trade stood at $118.41 billion in FY24, closely followed by the US with $118.29 billion, according to Indian govt data.

Retired Indian Army Colonel working with UN killed in Rafah, Israel orders probe

Eight months into the war, this is believed to be the first 'international' casualty to be reported. 46-year-old Waibhav Kale joined UNDSS two months ago ‘to make a difference’. 

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.