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Saturday, February 21, 2026
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Topic: Social media

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Every other account is a bot or a person posting AI content, and social media is getting less social by the day.

Meet Neeraj Goyat — two lives, one boxer and a lot of noise

From a viral backstage clash in Dubai to reality-show fights and influencer feuds, the boxer’s career shows how attention, conflict, and sport now travel together.

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.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.