Social Media

Railways continues digital adoption with new WhatsApp service

The Indian Railways will now allow passengers to check their train's status through WhatsApp in a new partnership with MakeMyTrip.

Jul 24, 2018

Three sadhus rescued from lynching in Assam

WhatsApp is not a weapon of mass destruction; bolster law enforcement to stop lynching

Why blame the platform for the content posted on it? Given that there is end-to-end encryption and that a large proportion of the traffic is person-to -person, it is impossible to intercept and pre-censor the content on the platform.

Jul 19, 2018

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Removing Instagram followers without blocking or notifying them will soon be possible

Instagram is soon getting a new feature that will allow users to remove followers without notifying them or having to block them. Read all about it here.

Jul 19, 2018

Facebook targets fake news; says it will take down content that promotes violence

After coming under fire from several South Asian countries, the social media giant is considering removing any post that instigates violence in a tie-up with third parties.

Jul 19, 2018

Facebook is Skill India Mission's new digital partner

Social media giant announced a partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation to provide more digital skills to the youth in India.

Jul 17, 2018

WhatsApp's new features give fewer reasons to open app: All you need to know

Don't want to open WhatsApp but still manage most settings? There are two new features under development that will give you more reasons not to open the app and still have control over certain actions.

Jul 16, 2018

Twitter Purge: These hilarious tweets will make you feel less bad about losing followers

Feeling bad you lost one too many followers overnight? Let's lighten up your mood with these Twitter reactions that will surely tickle your funny bone.

Jul 13, 2018

Katy Perry, Jack Dorsey, Donald Trump, even Twitter lost millions of followers: Here's why

Twitter purge is resulting in millions of locked accounts, which directly impacts the followers one has on the social media platform. Here's a look at who lost the most number of followers.

Jul 13, 2018

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Trump, Obama lose followers as Twitter sanitises its platform

Twitter began to remove locked accounts that are disabled due to suspicious activity leading to a sharp drop in followers for several high profile people.

Jul 13, 2018

How to get verified batch for Instagram without falling for black market scams

A blue tick is the holy grail of social media accounts, but getting them is not an easy task. But Instagram has a new way for its users to request for verification.

Jul 11, 2018

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Facebook's data woes continue as new report reveals Russian connection

A new report shows that Facebook gave a two-week extension to Russian firm Mail.ru to comply with 2015 rule change. The firm is owned by billionaire Yuri Milner who has close links with the Kremlin.

Jul 11, 2018

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WhatsApp launches media campaign to tackle fake news

Facebook-owned messaging service has published advertisements in several English and Hindi newspapers on tackling the spread of false information, campaign to spread to regional papers as well.

Jul 10, 2018

Twitter suspends over 70 million accounts in two months to fight fake news

Twitter Inc suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on the platform, the Washington Post reported.

Jul 7, 2018

Facebook bots label US Declaration of Independence as hate speech

A series of posts by The Vindicator breaking down the US Declaration of Independence goes public, except for the 10th part which was flagged by Facebook's program.

Jul 6, 2018

'Addictive' Facebook bad for kids, admit insiders

The social networking giant is very much aware of the negative effects of addictive technology, according to Sandy Parakilas, a former Facebook platform manager.

Jul 5, 2018

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Social Media

Railways continues digital adoption with new WhatsApp service

WhatsApp is not a weapon of mass destruction; bolster law enforcement to stop lynching

Removing Instagram followers without blocking or notifying them will soon be possible

Facebook targets fake news; says it will take down content that promotes violence

Facebook is Skill India Mission's new digital partner

WhatsApp's new features give fewer reasons to open app: All you need to know

Twitter Purge: These hilarious tweets will make you feel less bad about losing followers

Katy Perry, Jack Dorsey, Donald Trump, even Twitter lost millions of followers: Here's why

Trump, Obama lose followers as Twitter sanitises its platform

How to get verified batch for Instagram without falling for black market scams

Facebook's data woes continue as new report reveals Russian connection

WhatsApp launches media campaign to tackle fake news

Twitter suspends over 70 million accounts in two months to fight fake news

Facebook bots label US Declaration of Independence as hate speech

'Addictive' Facebook bad for kids, admit insiders

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]

Is exhibiting cleavage mandatory? Malaika Arora opts for low neck sleeveless outfit at event in Vrindavan, leaves netizens furious