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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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Topic: Social media

How to avoid accidentally becoming a Russian agent

Jennifer Grygiel -
In an age where governments sow global political instability by exploiting social media, it’s important to be sceptical of people you connect with.

This cricketer is the most read-about online after Virat Kohli, and it’s not Dhoni

Anand Vasu -
A recent Taboola study on ‘reader engagement’ reveals that people are looking for words on Indian cricketers, and this wicketkeeper is holding attention.

Vistara-G.D. Bakshi episode exposes hypocrisy & selective outrage of Liberals

Vikram Sampath -
When Liberals’ hypocrisy is called out, the boring cycle of victimhood is set in motion on an infinite loop mode.

Shah Faesal called out on social media: Kashmir students jailed in Karnataka have legal aid

Rohini Swamy -
Former IAS officer Shah Faesal had claimed that three Kashmiris jailed for an ‘anti-national’ post after the Pulwama attack had no legal aid.

Before Facebook, Twitter removed 2,600 anti-India & anti-Modi accounts with ‘Iran links’

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
“Boycott India”, “Modi is a terrorist”, “Modi is a donkey” — that’s how some of the posts read on these now-removed Iranian accounts.

Facebook considers dedicated news tab & paying publishers for high-quality content

Sarah Frier -
Mark Zuckerberg is shifting his focus from friends-and-family content to quality news sources, sayings it's important to him that people get trustworthy news.

Facebook had cracked down on Bangladeshi ad farm targetting Utah before U.S. midterms

Sarah Frier -
Part of efforts to prevent 'meddling' in elections, social media giant promises to better monitor content ahead of elections in India, Philippines, Ukraine and Thailand.

Twitter is now a 13-year-old teenager — and is acting like one

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
As Twitter turns 13, ThePrint looks back at its journey through the growing-up years, from its launch in 2006 to going public in 2013.

Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok to have separate link detailing expenditure on poll ads

Sanya Dhingra -
The social media giants are part of 6 firms, along with WhatsApp, Google & Sharechat, that agreed to make political ad spending public.

PM Modi’s allies exempt from ‘chowkidar’ prefix drive, but it spares none in BJP

Jyoti Malhotra -
PM Modi took little time to decide that his entire party would go public with the ‘Chowkidar’ Twitter handles. Unity in unity, it was felt.
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Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

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Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Smruti Deshpande -
Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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