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Online abuse: Chinese apps like TikTok, Bigo Live on women panel's radar

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram told to ensure safer platforms for women, youth

Received more than 14 billion WhatsApp shares this year, claims Sharechat

Sharechat observed that 23% users created entertainment-related content on its platform while engagement on romantic content was around 14%

To improve digital wellbeing, Google rolls out new feature-Focus Mode

The feature for Android devices allows one to turn off distractions such as social media updates or email notifications until they want to focus on a particular task

Twitter India officers meet Parliamentary Panel to discuss cyber harassment

This comes in the wake of sexual assault and murder of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor near Hyderabad

Google takes down UK Conservative Party YouTube ad with BBC material

British political parties are pushing the boundaries of internet campaigning in the upcoming general election

Private firms shouldn't censor politicians, news, political ads: Zuckerberg

While Twitter has banned all political ads, Google last month announced new restrictions on such ads

Expand your social media presence

If you want to become successful and rise above your competition, you need an outstanding business strategy

India must start work on replacing coal plants with renewable: Rahul Munjal

Hero Future Energies' chairman and managing director Rahul Munjal speaks on on social media, sustainability and energy efficiency

Why users are logging out of Twitter and joining the Mastodon bandwagon

Earlier this week, several users left twitter after a protest that began with suspension of SC lawyer Sanjay Hegde's account and conservation on Twitter's discriminatory policies

Social media firms grilled on Russia ads

The ridicule came Senator Al Franken, who expressed amazement that Facebook had failed to detect Russians were behind American political ads

Privacy can't be shield of terrorists and the corrupt: Ravi Shankar Prasad

We are creating information highways, and the biggest success of India's information highways is that we are touching lives of common people, he added

Hate speech & trolling! How social media is pitching us against one another

Algorithms used by Google and others aren't left or right, but they do have a "downward" bias

Social media must guard against misuse of platforms, says Prasad

The right of accessing the Internet is 'not negotiable' and if the Internet is designed for common good, it should be safe and secure, he added

Proposed changes in IT rules will lead to over-censorship, warns Mozilla

The comments come after the government last month disclosed plans to amend the IT rules

Social media officials to meet TN secy over data sharing case on Wednesday

The meeting with social networking platforms was to be held between May 20-27

India firm on stopping terrorists from abusing social media: R S Prasad

He was speaking at the inaugural session of the fifth edition of the Global Conference on Cyber Space

How social commerce is becoming the new frontier in online shopping

Start-ups such as Meesho, VMall and BulBul.TV are getting into areas that were left untouched by e-commerce majors

Social media ads appeal less to 20-45 years age group: Report

Social media drives better reach and brand impact among 15-19 age group

Who gets your Facebook, Twitter when you're gone? You can bequeath by will

Like your physical possessions, you should plan to pass on your digital contents and social media accounts also to your loved ones in a systematic manner

SC seeks govt's reply on framework for Aadhaar linking of social media a/cs

The apex court was hearing a transfer petition moved by Facebook