Topic: Twitter
Congress’ Priyanka Chaturvedi hits out at party for taking back goons who ‘threatened’ her
Priyanka Chaturvedi is upset that alleged associates of Congress’ Mathura candidate Mahesh Pathak, who were suspended for threatening her, have been reinstated.
Consolidation of online platforms with the intent of censorship does not always help
Social media companies amassed billions of users by promising space for free expression. But in their effort to offend nobody, they’ve managed to anger everybody.
Before Facebook, Twitter removed 2,600 anti-India & anti-Modi accounts with ‘Iran links’
“Boycott India”, “Modi is a terrorist”, “Modi is a donkey” — that’s how some of the posts read on these now-removed Iranian accounts.
This image of religious harmony seems to be a favourite of political parties to misuse
Congress youth wing in Gujarat shared the photoshopped image on Twitter & Facebook on 9 April to bolster party’s secular image. Last year, the offender was SP.
What is the best sense? Scientists are still battling it out
The debate has opened up some surprisingly deep questions – like what actually makes a sense more or less valuable? And, are some senses fundamentally more important in making us human?
Facebook, Google, Twitter targeted by US for housing bias
Facebook faces a civil lawsuit for racial, religious and gender bias by restricting who can see housing-related ads on its platforms and across the internet.
Twitter removes misleading tweet on indelible ink after Election Commission’s alert
The commission had written to Twitter saying its team has identified a mischievous and misleading fake news which should immediately be brought down.
Twitter is now a 13-year-old teenager — and is acting like one
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
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
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.
Beg, borrow, repeat: Pakistan’s IMF addiction continues even as its finance minister leaves
Pakistan’s military-driven economic decision-making is based on ‘Jazba’ and 'Chanda'.
IAS poll observer: With Modi breaking rules, should EC give him special security treatment?
The Election Commission has suspended an IAS officer who had inspected PM Narendra Modi’s chopper in Odisha’s Sambalpur Tuesday.
Defence
China is now testing laser ASAT weapons from its naval ships
China has already tested missile & EMP anti-satellite weapons from the ground. Now it’s using icebreaker ships in the Yellow Sea/Bohai Sea area.
Imran Khan’s ‘support’ for Modi shows BJP has walked into its own Pakistan trap
Modi & the BJP hope to return to power by exploiting the fear of Pakistan. Imran Khan has turned the tables and become a factor dividing Indian public opinion.