Topic: Social Media
Hindutva handles call for sexual violence against Kashmiri Muslim women after Pahalgam attack
Hindu right-wing handles have once again intensified their hate, now openly calling for rape and sexual violence against Kashmiri Muslim women, amid a surge of Islamophobic attacks and violence against Muslims, especially Kashmiris, across India following an attack by militants on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday, killing 26 people.
UP: 22-year-old arrested after lying on railway tracks for Instagram reel
In a disturbing case of social media obsession turning dangerous, a 22-year-old from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested after a video of him...
The dynamics that polarise us on social media are about to get worse
Colin M. Fisher, UCL
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads....
Big Tech’s algorithm agenda shapes our social media experience
Lately, I have been wondering about the shortcomings of journalism in the 2010s, a period when publishers and newsroom leaders were swept up in...
Over half of Indians use social media for news: Reuters Institute
Over 50% of Indians are now relying on social media for news contents, according to the Reuters Institute's 2024 Digital News Report. This trend mirrors a global decline in trust towards traditional news outlets.
Union issued 36,800 blocking orders to social media platforms since 2018 under IT Act
The Union government asked social media intermediaries to block at least 36,838 uniform resource locators, or URLs, between 2018 and October 2023 under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, the Electronics and Information Technology Ministry told Parliament on Friday.
