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Anand Mahindra praises woman who took on bikers riding on footpath
Days after a viral video with a lady taking on bikers riding on footpaths grabbed headlines, automobile giant Mahindra's Executive Chairman Anand Mahindra lauded the woman in the clip.Mahindra shared the video on the internet and called for the observance of 'International Aunties Day.'"Just saw this & I'm now an instant fan of all 'Aunties!' More power to their tribe. This Aunty should be celebrated on #InternationalWomensDay," he tweeted along with the video."Or maybe we should institute an International Aunties' Day? Smiling face with smiling eyes. The world is a better and safer- place because of them," his tweet further read.In the video which is currently making rounds on the internet, a lady from Pune is seen asking bikers to not ride on the footpath.
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J&K can now use social media, mobile internet speed restricted to 2G
The order said the internet speed on mobile data service will be restricted to 2G only and the post paid SIM card holders would continue to be provided access to the internet.
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Deal with coronavirus, don't waste time on social media: Rahul slams PM
Gandhi's attack came after India on Monday reported two new cases of the novel coronavirus, including one from the national capital
 "Deal with coronavirus, don't waste time on social media: Rahul slams PM")
Modi's tweets on quitting social media are to divert attention: Mayawati
"This step seems to be full of politically vested interest," she alleged
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Is Modi quitting social media? Here's what happened when he hinted he may
Some speculated the PM might be planning to switch to an Indian platform, much like China's Weibo, on which Modi made his debut on May 4, 2015
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PM quitting social media or taking a day off to let women do the talking?
By late Monday, #NoSir, #ModiJi, #NarendraModi were trending on Twitter, and netizens implored him not to quit his profiles
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PM Modi's plan to 'give up' social media accounts: How internet reacted?
The post garnered thousands of likes and retweets within just a few minutes
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'Will keep you posted': Modi says he is considering quitting social media
Modi has more than 50 million followers on Twitter and his Facebook page has more than 44 million 'likes'
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Delhi Assembly panel to launch number, email ID for hate message complaints
AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj said after scrutiny of complaints, the committee will send them to the police for criminal prosecutions.
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FB, Twitter, Google threaten to shut services in Pak over new internet law
The new set of regulations makes it compulsory for social media companies to open offices in Islamabad, build data servers to store information and take down content upon identification by authorities
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Twitter suspends 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts in US for breaking rules
Twitter prohibits sending identical tweets from multiple accounts, as is often the case with spam
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Facebook scarmbles to handle politicians paying influencers for posts
In the past, political entities were technically barred from offering money for posts, which has become a common practice for marketers
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If growth falters, Dalit social mobility will be hurt, says Amit Ahuja
Amit Ahuja teaches political science at University of California at Santa Barbara. Ahuja, who has just published a book, Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties Without Ethnic Movements
 "If growth falters, Dalit social mobility will be hurt, says Amit Ahuja")
For Valentine's Day, brands look for love in the age of social media
Brands spiced up the message of love with social causes and share-able videos
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UK govt starts setting up 'internet watchdog', to fine social media giants
Media minister Nicky Morgan told parliament she was "minded to appoint" the Office of Communications (Ofcom) in charge of online content oversight.
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Brands turn to social media influencers for fresh looks, wider audience
Social media networks aced the persuasion game, as influencer marketing proved to be the fastest route to customer acquisition in 2019
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The rapid rise of user-generated content and brands' TikTok challenge
User-generated content has upended the rules of traditional communication
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Active brain in a devil's workshop
I must congratulate myself for having known instinctively and instantly how good and addictive Twitter was because I am hooked
Worried about abuse of social platforms for revenge porn, fake news: Prasad
He also asserted that identification of the originator of messages was still a problem with regard to WhatsApp
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Twitter to label altered photos, videos, remove if it may cause harm
But deciding what might cause harm could be difficult to define, and some material will likely fall into a gray area
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