Social Media: News
03 Jul 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Social activist allegedly thrashed by BJP supporters
A social activist Pravin Surana was allegedly thrashed by workers of Bharatiya Janata Party in Warora, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, for criticizing state finance and planning minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, on Sunday.
03 Jul 2018
FacebookFacebook's second-bug in a month: Blocked-people 'unblocked' for 8L users
It hasn't even been a month since Facebook revealed a massive privacy bug on its platform, and the world's top social media site is now talking about another.
01 Jul 2018
X42% approve of vile messages Sushma Swaraj received. RIP humanity!
In what is a testimony that society's humanity has fallen deep, 42% respondents of a Twitter poll started by Sushma Swaraj approved of vile tweets sent to the External Affairs Minister in the last few days.
30 Jun 2018
FacebookSuch-talent-much-wow: This common man's voice has impressed Shankar Mahadevan
Taking to Twitter a short while ago, renowned musician Shankar Mahadevan shared a video of a common man singing. He also expressed interest in working with him.
29 Jun 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaDelhi: Newly married man seeks divorce from social-media addict wife
Social media ruined this man's married life and he decided to do something about it. So he filed a divorce petition in court, seeking divorce from his social-media addict wife.
29 Jun 2018
FacebookFlaw in Facebook quiz app exposed data of 120mn users
It has been found that a quiz app on Facebook called "NameTests" had a flaw which allowed anyone to access personal information of its over 120 million users.
29 Jun 2018
UttarakhandUttarakhand: Widowed teacher argues over transfer, CM orders her arrest
Displaying his utter insensitivity and arrogance, Uttarakhand CM, Trivendra Singh Rawat ordered the arrest of a teacher who complained about her transfer in a 'Janta Darbar' on June 28. The clip showing Rawat's anger has surfaced online.
29 Jun 2018
FacebookAssam police registers case over fake Facebook account of DGP
A fake Facebook account of Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia has been detected.
24 Jun 2018
FacebookFacebook will help you spend less time on Facebook
Following on the footsteps of Apple and Google, Facebook has now confirmed that it's bringing a feature akin to Apple's Screen Time and Google's Digital Wellbeing.
18 Jun 2018
Rajnath SinghRajnath expresses concern over rising circulation of child-pornography, obscene material
Rising misuse of the internet for circulating child pornography and other obscene material is a matter of concern, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
17 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshMP-elections: BJP trains 65,000 'cyber-warriors' to battle Congress' 5,000 'sipahis'
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly elections scheduled for later this year, both Congress and Bharatiya Janta Party have prepared a cyber army to counter each other on social media.
15 Jun 2018
BollywoodDigital media helps theater, doesn't threaten it: Mahesh Dattani
Playwright-actor Mahesh Dattani has said the emergence of digital media has helped theater and posed no threat to it.
15 Jun 2018
India#CareerBytes: 7 interesting and lesser-known internship offers in India
Summer is here and college students across the country are busy trying to grab internship opportunities that offer them a great learning experience.
13 Jun 2018
Karnataka#HumFitTohIndiaFit: To PM Modi's fitness challenge, Kumaraswamy has indifferent response
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted Indian cricketer Virat Kohli's fitness challenge and posted a video of his morning routine.
12 Jun 2018
MuzaffarnagarUP: Cyber cell of police to probe Nawazuddin's brother case
The cyber cell of UP Police will inquire into a case lodged against the brother of Bollywood actor Nawazuddin for allegedly posting an objectionable picture on social media site, Facebook, and hurting religious sentiments, a senior official said today.
06 Jun 2018
FacebookFacebook launches Musical.ly competitor called 'Lip Sync Live'
Facebook is no stranger to borrowing ideas from competitors, and this time, it has launched a new feature called 'Lip Sync Live' which is quite similar to products like Musical.ly and Dubsmash.
01 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshMeet the man whose dance gives Govinda a run-for-his-money
A video of a middle-aged man dancing to Govinda and Neelam's song 'May se Meena se na Saqi se' has gone viral on the Internet.
31 May 2018
IndiaThe absurdity of extreme 'hero-worshipping': Trolls, you're at risk too
Many celebs these days command a large fan following - fans who are willing to go to extreme lengths (at least virtually) to defend their hero.
30 May 2018
IndiaModi government plans to track social media to promote 'nationalism'
In a bid to boost 'nationalism,' the Narendra Modi-led Center is hiring a team to analyze social media and neutralize "media blitzkriegs by India's adversaries."
27 May 2018
WeChat'Sugar daddy' website riles China, official website blocked on WeChat
Chinese agencies have stepped up clampdown on a US 'dating site' called SeekingArrangement. In the latest move, social media app WeChat has blocked its official website.
06 May 2018
XVine's successor V2 postponed for an indefinite amount of time
Last year, Dom Hoffman, the co-founder of now-defunct short-form video app Vine, had announced that work had begun on a successor video platform called V2.
01 May 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Youth arrested for sharing 'objectionable post' on Facebook
In an effort to crack down on individuals trying to create communal disharmony, a youth has been arrested for allegedly sharing a post against a particular community on his Facebook page in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
01 May 2018
FacebookWhatsApp CEO Jan Koum quits over privacy clashes with Facebook
WhatsApp CEO and co-founder Jan Koum has confirmed that he is leaving the company.
30 Apr 2018
FacebookRate comments on Facebook's public posts with Reddit-style upvote/downvote buttons
Facebook had earlier confirmed that it was testing Reddit-style upvote and downvote buttons for comments on public posts in the US.
29 Apr 2018
FacebookGurgaon: Using stolen Facebook/Instagram photos, this man scammed people
Starting with an innocuous friend request to strangers on Facebook, or a follow request on Instagram, Akash Choudhary from Gurgaon had acquired a modest fortune and was living a comfortable life, until now.
28 Apr 2018
FacebookPower of social media: Homeless 'Oxford' grad gets home
Social media isn't that bad. Yes, it's responsible for many fake news and unnecessary rumors, but it also has the power of outreach through which a homeless old man got a roof, courtesy a Facebook post.
24 Apr 2018
FacebookNo pyjamas please, New Zealand cinema hall requests moviegoers
Tired of people showing up in pyjamas, onesies and dirty gum boots, a New Zealand cinema hall has asked patrons to come "appropriately dressed" to be allowed entry.
13 Apr 2018
Pakistan NewsImran Khan re-imagined as Lord Shiva stirs tension in Pakistan
A picture of Imran Khan, dressed as Lord Shiva blessing his devotees, has gone viral on social media and created an uproar in Pakistan.
11 Apr 2018
IndiaOrkut founder launches new social networking app "hello" in India
Orkut Buyukkokten, the founder of the once-popular social networking website Orkut, has launched a new social networking app in India called "hello."
11 Apr 2018
FacebookFacebook will maintain integrity of elections in India: Mark Zuckerberg
In his first ever appearance before the US Congress on Tuesday, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg took personal responsibility for the Cambridge Analytica data-breach scandal.
31 Mar 2018
US State DepartmentNow social-media details may become mandatory to acquire US visa
To double-check the identities of its visa applicants, the Trump administration now wants details such as their social media accounts, previous phone numbers and email addresses.
29 Mar 2018
FacebookFacebook's new privacy and data tools put 'You' in command
Days after the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook scandal, the social networking giant has announced a new set of changes which allows you to easily find and manage privacy settings, while giving you more control over your saved data.
27 Mar 2018
IndiaAnand Mahindra proposes to fund an Indian alternative to Facebook
With the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook scandal now spiralling into India as a BJP-Congress political row, billionaire businessman Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to weigh in on his idea of creating an Indian alternative to social networking giant, Facebook.
22 Mar 2018
FacebookMeet Christopher Wylie: The 28-year-old behind the Facebook data stir
Call him what you may, a genius storyteller, a data harvester, a politicker, or a whistleblower, but at 28, Christopher Wylie knows enough to have influenced three key global events - Brexit, 2016 US presidential election and #DeleteFacebook movement - each changing, challenging the world as we know it.
11 Mar 2018
InstagramInstagram, Snapchat remove Giphy feature due to a racist GIF
Instagram and Snapchat have temporarily disabled the Giphy sticker features from their respective apps after users reported of an extremely racist GIF option that could be added to the stories or images.
04 Mar 2018
IndiaFacebook testing voice clip status updates in India
In a bid to bring more people, speaking regional languages, on board, Facebook is beta-testing a micropodcasting feature in India which will enable status updates through voice clips.
01 Mar 2018
WhatsAppViber Community: Group chat with a whopping 1 billion members
The Rakuten Inc. owned messaging app Viber is launching a service called Viber Community - the biggest group chat ever.
01 Mar 2018
Justin BieberCelebrating Justin Bieber on his 24th birthday
With 105.29 million followers, Justin Bieber is the second most-followed person on Twitter worldwide, after Katy Perry's 108.37 million.
