TopicSocial media

Topic: Social media

‘India Social’ book review: How social media has shaped many facets of Indian democracy

Abhishek Krishnan - 10 December, 2017

Ankit Lal’s book takes the reader on a chronological journey of major events that took shape on social media platforms.

Talk Point: What is the impact of Rahul Gandhi’s social media repackaging of himself?

ThePrint Team - 30 October, 2017

Rahul Gandhi’s witty new Twitter persona has led to much talk and an increase in his followers. We bring sharp perspectives on the impact of his new social media persona.

Why ‘The List’ shouldn’t become the new four-letter word in Indian feminism

Rama Lakshmi - 29 October, 2017

Indian feminism is acquiring a new mutant form -- mobilise online, act online -- in which decision-making is decentralised, and there is no gatekeeping on laws and ethical boundaries.

Gujarat elections: Decoding Congress and BJP’s social media war

Divya Narayanan - 26 October, 2017

From #VikasGandoThayoChe to #Gujarat4Vikas, the two major parties are using social media to win over voters and discredit the competition.

Me too: Indian victims of sexual assault rally behind social media campaign

Nandita Singh - 16 October, 2017

The 'Me too' campaign, started by actress Alyssa Milano in response to the Harvey Weinstein scandal, saw a large number of Indians narrate their experiences

Talk Point: Are internet shutdowns the best way to restore peace during violent protests?

ThePrint Team - 21 September, 2017

There were 42 times security agencies resorted to internet shutdowns this year to control volatile conditions in eleven states. Is this the only way to restore peace during violent protests?

Global Pulse: Sharifs could lose in their bastion in 2018, watch for Trump at UNGA

Sanya Dhingra - 18 September, 2017

PML-N's vote share has been declining in its bastion since 2013, with a parallel increase in PTI's vote share, making a defeat for the Sharifs in NA-120 in 2018 possible.

Death for Disagreement

Shekhar Gupta - 8 September, 2017

While Gauri Lankesh's killers are brought to justice, her courage and sacrifice should also shock our violent and abusive discourse back to civility.

“Fake” Bengal violence pix used for representational purposes – BJP IT Cell head Malviya

Pragya Kaushika - 12 July, 2017

Amit Malviya tells ThePrint original visuals from the state were too gory to publish. Says it is a norm to use images for representational purposes. PRAGYA KAUSHIKA

GLOBAL PULSE: Fraying tolerance in London, facetime with Trump and how propaganda is spread on social media

ThePrint Team - 20 June, 2017

Is London's tolerance fraying? It may be perceived as a city with great tolerance for communities from across the world, but after multiple terror attacks...

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