Social Media
- Hollywood
Sophie Turner returns to social media amid divorce reports
Los Angeles: ‘Game Of Thrones’ actress Sophie Turner has returned to social media for the first time since she split from Joe Jonas. The 27-year-old actress, who has more than 14 million…
- Technology
India now has 25 crore users of short-form video platforms: Report
New Delhi: India now has reached 250 million (25 crore) users on short-form video platforms, with around 70 per cent of them coming from tier-2 cities and other semi urban and rural…
- Hollywood
Selena Gomez takes social media break due to ‘violence’ in world
Los Angeles: Actress-singer Selena Gomez has announced she is taking a step back from social media amid the “violence and terror” in the world. Selena took to Instagram on Monday to share that…
- India
Liking ‘obscene’ content on social media no crime, sharing is: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court recently held that liking an “obscene” post on social media does not constitute an offence, however, sharing or reposting such content will attract penal consequences. The court…
- Middle East
Israel-Gaza conflict: when social media fakes are rampant, news verification is vital
London: (The Conversation) As news of Palestinian militant group Hamas launching a deadly attack on Israel and Israel’s threat of retaliation began to filter across news networks and social media platforms, a…
- India
Karnataka man calls for prayers for victory of Hamas, video goes viral
Dakshina Kannada: A video showing a man in this district urging for special prayers for the victory of the terrorist outfit Hamas against Israel has gone viral on social media triggering a…
- World
X users report outage globally, service restored
According to outage monitoring portal Downdetector, the outage started around 7.30 pm before being fixed in about an hour. “Twitter seems utterly broken again. Probably just Musk playing 5D chess and us…
- India
Manipur govt bans circulation of riot videos, images in state
Imphal: The Manipur government has prohibited the circulation of photos and videos of the riots in the state as they might aggravate the law and order situation further, officials said on Thursday.…
- News
X reportedly testing new paid premium membership tiers
San Francisco: X (formerly Twitter) is reportedly planning to split its premium paid subscription service into three membership tiers to earn more money and become profitable by 2024. According to reports, X…
- Bollywood
Alia Bhatt crosses 80 million followers on Instagram
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt on Friday expressed her love as she crossed 80 million followers on Instagram. Taking to Instagram, Alia shared a new picture on her stories which she captioned,…
- Middle East
UAE’s telecom authority denies rumours of global internet disruption on Oct 11
United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has denied rumours about a “possible worldwide internet service interruption” on October 11 and termed the news ‘a hoax’. There were some…
- India
BJP MP caught on camera inappropriately touching women colleague
Aligarh: In what can be termed as a major embarrassment to the BJP, a video featuring party MP Satish Gautam has gone viral on the social media, creating a stir. In the…
- India
Merely posting edited photo on social media not an offence, says Kerala HC
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ruled that merely posting a manipulated photo on social media sites like Facebook (now known as Meta) will not amount to an offence under Section 120(o)…
- India
Maharashtra: Clashes in Satara over ‘offensive’ social media posts
Satara: Group clashes erupted in Maharashtra’s Satara on Monday morning over certain offensive social media posts even as police clamped prohibitory orders and suspended Internet services, officials said. A person from Pusesvali…
- Technology
X seeks permission to collect your biometric data, employment history
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run X (formerly Twitter) is now seeking permission from users to start collecting their biometric data and employment history. The social media network has updated its privacy policy to…