Social Media: News
03 Aug 2018
FacebookDelhi: Man makes fake social-media accounts, threatens women with morphed-images
A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly setting up fake accounts of women and sending their morphed images to their friends.
03 Aug 2018
Indian GovernmentGovernment withdraws social media monitoring hub proposal after SC rebuke
The Centre is withdrawing its proposal of creating a social media monitoring hub, it told the SC, weeks after the apex court termed the move akin to "creating a surveillance state."
03 Aug 2018
Russia NewsAfter US, Russia targeting Indian elections: Oxford University expert
After targeting elections in the US, Russia may turn its focus on other democracies like India and Brazil, an Oxford University Social Media expert has warned.
02 Aug 2018
MumbaiMumbai police advise people against taking up 'Kiki dance challenge'
Mumbai Police today advised people against taking up the "Kiki dance challenge" saying it poses a threat to their safety.
02 Aug 2018
CelebrityGul Panag has a six-month-old son and no one knew
Gul Panag and husband Rishi Attari had a baby, six months ago, and no one knew about it. This came as a surprise (and shock) to everyone as Gul managed to keep her pregnancy and childbirth away from social media.
01 Aug 2018
Cricket: News, Stats and more!WATCH: Dhoni does a bike stunt in Ranchi, impresses fans
Former Indian cricket skipper MS Dhoni has taken the social media by storm after doing a bike stunt at his hometown in Ranchi.
01 Aug 2018
FacebookFacebook removes 32 fake accounts involved in political influence campaign
Facebook has removed 32 fake accounts and pages that it says were involved in "coordinated inauthentic behavior" and political influence campaign to manipulate voters ahead of 2016 US Presidential elections.
01 Aug 2018
Facebook2,300 people watch as man hangs himself live on Facebook
A resident of Pataudi, 28km from Gurugram, hung himself in his house on Monday evening after a fight with his wife, and live-streamed the entire act.
29 Jul 2018
WhatsAppExperts working on app to flag 'fake news' on WhatsApp
Seeking to scotch rumors and identify fake news on social media platform WhatsApp, a team of experts at a Delhi-based institution is working on developing an application that may be able to tell you whether a message is fake or not.
29 Jul 2018
FacebookBangladeshi photographer, Jibon Ahmed, sacked over viral kiss photo
A renowned Bangladeshi photographer, Jibon Ahmed, today said he has been the victim of "unwanted cruelty" after being sacked over an image of a couple kissing that raised a social media storm in the conservative Muslim-majority country.
27 Jul 2018
Facebook#LandOfAbsurd: Zoo paints donkey to make it look like zebra
A zoo apparently painted a donkey like a zebra and assumed they would get away with it. But then they must have forgotten about the phenomenon of social media.
27 Jul 2018
Crime Against WomenDelhi: Man uploads woman's intimate photos to get wedding cancelled
A Delhi-based man decided to upload on the internet intimate photos of a woman he had promised to marry, in order to get the wedding cancelled.
27 Jul 2018
Narendra ModiAlphons Kannanthanam hits out at trolls against Kerala-student selling fish
Union Minister Alphons Kannanthanam came out in support of 21-year-old Hanan Hamid, who became a victim of cyber-bullying after her video of selling fish after college went viral.
26 Jul 2018
IndiaAfter flak over sexism, 'Young Achievers Matrimony' founder apologizes
A matrimonial advertisement published in The Hindu on Wednesday has irked people on social media platforms.
25 Jul 2018
FacebookAssam Police averts suicide by a girl, thanks to Facebook!
A girl in Assam, who had posted on Facebook that she was going to commit suicide, was saved by the Assam Police in the nick of time after the social media giant's US-based headquarters alerted them.
25 Jul 2018
Virat KohliKohli charges Rs. 83 lakh for every sponsored Instagram post
Star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli gets $120,000 (Rs. 83 lakh) for every sponsored Instagram post, HopperHQ.com, a scheduling tool of the photo-sharing app revealed.
25 Jul 2018
IndiaClass v/s crass: Abhishek Bachchan taking on trolls is amusing
By now trolls should have understood messing with Abhishek Bachchan is only going to give them a taste of their own medicine (of course, with a dose of sanity).
25 Jul 2018
Facebook8 useful features we want Facebook to introduce
Social media has become an integral part of our lives and Facebook with over 2 billion users dominates the space.
23 Jul 2018
XBSP has no official Twitter, Facebook accounts or website: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati today said that the party has given almost 50% representation to the youth in its committees at all levels and therefore it does not have the need to have a separate youth front in the party.
20 Jul 2018
India12 'much-needed' features we want to see in WhatsApp
WhatsApp is undoubtedly the most popular instant messaging app with over 1.5bn users worldwide.
19 Jul 2018
IndiaFacebook to start taking down fake news and misinformation
Accused of helping to spur violence in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and India, Facebook said it will start removing misinformation that leads to physical harm and violence.
18 Jul 2018
Facebook#CareerBytes: 5 online digital marketing courses for aspiring professionals
With customers steadily becoming more receptive to online transactions and businesses putting in a considerable amount of effort into building their online presence, digital marketing is gaining momentum as a promising arena to explore for both entrepreneurs and students.
18 Jul 2018
XSmell the coffee: The trend #TalkToAMuslim will hardly solve problems
The Indian political discourse has been reduced to Hindu-Muslim debate, quite, unfortunately. Whatever happened to development, a united opposition and other pressing issues is a question for science fiction writers.
18 Jul 2018
OdishaOdisha: Four arrested for looting money using fake Facebook account
Four persons were arrested for allegedly looting Rs. 6L from businessman Bikash Agrawal (32) of Odisha's Naupada district.
17 Jul 2018
InstagramHere are the 5 apps that every entrepreneur should use
Are you a self-starter, energetic, creative and determined individual? Simply, in one word are you an entrepreneur?
15 Jul 2018
FIFA World CupWorld Cup: Why did these incidents go viral on social-media?
Social media has opened new doors of communication, unimaginable, even a couple of decades back.
15 Jul 2018
FacebookBefore Pakistan elections, Facebook removes accounts of Hafiz Saeed's political-party
Facebook, on the backfoot after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, claims to be actively taking steps to ensure fair elections in Pakistan.
13 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPlea in SC against Centre's planned social media monitoring hub
Supreme Court today took a strong note of IB Ministry's decision to set up a social-media hub for monitoring online data, observing that it will be "like creating a surveillance state".
12 Jul 2018
FacebookFacebook is testing a Messenger feature to identify suspicious accounts
In a bid to cut down on the nuisance of fake news and spam, Facebook is reportedly testing a new feature for Messenger to identify suspicious accounts sending unwarranted direct messages.
12 Jul 2018
KeralaJinsha Basheer: The woman biker fighting for social causes
This Kerala woman rides a Royal Enfield. So what, women have been bike riding since ages, you'd argue?
11 Jul 2018
Narendra ModiCan government officers criticize rapes? Not without receiving a notice
What would you choose between a prestigious career and freedom of speech? For J&K IAS officer Shah Faesal, the decision is clear.
10 Jul 2018
IndiaTwitter blocks accounts, one claims to work with PMO
Last week, Twitter blocked a total of 28 accounts to crack down abusive behavior and make the micro-blogging website safe for users.
10 Jul 2018
AndroidSnapchat working on a camera-assisted shopping feature on Android
An app researcher named Ishan Agarwal has spotted a code in Snapchat for Android that hints at the photo-sharing app working on turning its camera into a visual search engine.
08 Jul 2018
XModi, RaGa, Kohli to lose their Twitter followers: Here's why
In a bid to combat misinformation and fake news, Twitter has been suspending more than a million accounts a day in the recent months.
08 Jul 2018
XWhat will happen to your digital personality when you die?
It's important to think about what happens to our digital selves after we die.
07 Jul 2018
ParisAishwarya, daughter Aaradhya pose on a Paris carousel. See pics
If Aishwarya Rai's Instagram feed is to be believed, she is having a gala time with her daughter, Aaradhya in Paris.
06 Jul 2018
BhopalWatch: Dancing Uncle pays an epic tribute to Hrithik Roshan
Dancing Uncle Sanjeev Shrivastava left us wanting for more after the video of his performance on Govinda's popular track 'Aap Ke Aa Jaane Se' went viral on the Internet.
05 Jul 2018
FacebookHave you seen viral pictures of father breastfeeding baby yet?
Women breastfeeding babies is a common sight, but not men stepping up for this job.
04 Jul 2018
Facebook5 times Facebook shamelessly copied from Snapchat
If imitation is a form of flattery, then Facebook must be Snapchat's biggest fan. Over the years, it has unapologetically ripped off features from Snapchat.
04 Jul 2018
FacebookWhat'll happen to your Facebook account after you pass away?
A deceased user's account on Facebook can be processed in three ways: it can be memorialized, it can be deleted, and someone can request downloading the contents of the account and then have it deleted.
