Page 69 - Social Media

Social media chides people for bursting crackers on PM's 9 pm 9 mins call

While many put up video clips and pictures of themselves lighting candles, most social media posts came down heavily against those bursting crackers

SBI warns employees of action over social media posts against bank

The move has met with criticism by a large section of SBI employees, who called it an attempt to muzzle free speech and expression.

The telecom test

A nationwide lockdown is putting pressure on network

The funny side of economics

No other social science discipline can beat economics and economists when it comes to funniness

As coronavirus cases spike, social media battles the epidemic of fakes

Google, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook team up with global health agencies and governments to put up the guardrails on the fake trail

Quarantined lives

In countries with a wider coverage of digital communication, overuse of the internet is causing the opposite problem

Instagram feminism: Indian women's relationships with themselves

A personal photographic project that explored young women's body image has evolved into an empowering space for the traumatised

IT ministry to Twitter, Facebook, Google: Help tackle fake news on Covid-19

Apart from genuine advice on hygience practices, plenty of misinformation is also being propagated, even as most platforms have announced strict steps against such content

Pakistan to set up 23-member media wing to lead digital diplomacy

Media reports on Monday suggested that the digital media wing would be responsible for defending over social media any decision made by the government

COVID-19 & social media

The latter has been a force multiplier for both good and bad

DD viewership grew 16% in 2019 riding on network's English news channel

DD Network's total viewership increased from 492 billion minutes in 2018 to 573 billion minutes in 2019, up 16 per cent, the BARC data showed.

Delhi HC notices to govt, internet cos on removal of hate speech, fake news

The matter is listed next on April 14.

HC seeks govt's reply over removal of fake news, hate speech; issues notice

The court listed the matter for further hearing on April 14

From Fanta to Surf Excel, brands walk the emotional plank on Holi

Facebook looks at the power of social media in amplifying celebratory messages, Fanta (Coca-Cola India) invokes the joyous spirit, Fbb asks women to protest against harassment in the name of Holi

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to review bank merger preparedness on Thursday

Banks likely to set up common call centres and monitoring cells

Modi 'signs off', hands over social media accounts to 7 'women achievers'

The first to tweet from the PM's Twitter handle was Sneha Mohandoss, founder of Food Bank India

Facebook to ban face mask ads to prevent exploiting of coronavirus fears

The ban covers advertisements on the social media platform as well as commercial listings on Facebook Marketplace, the company said

'Inspiring women' to take over PM Modi's social media accounts on Sunday

On Monday night, the PM said he was "thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube" this Sunday, setting the internet abuzz

More action than noise on Women's Day?

The PM's clarion call acted as a starter gun for various governmental agencies, galvanising them to action

Investigating social media rumours about financial abilities: Future Group

Referring to rumours that have been doing rounds and, specifically, one WhatsApp message portraying names of lenders and debt numbers for Future Group, Biyani said it is impacting its listed entities