Social Media
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Twitter rivals 'Post' and 'Spill' arrives on iOS: All you need to know
Technology | Jun 17, 2023, 05:31 PM ISTNew Twitter alternatives, Post and Spill, have officially launched on iOS, offering users new ways to engage with content and connect with others on social media.
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'When someone’s kindness...': Smriti Irani thanks IndiGo crew for warm welcome in flight
India | Jun 14, 2023, 06:41 PM ISTExpressing her gratitude for the cabin crew, Union Minister Smriti Irani took to Instagram and shared a story showing the collage saying, “when someone’s kindness helps start your day on a sweet note. Thank You @snehaji_20 @iamsandhyarawat”.
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Twitter's new feature to only let blue users send DM to non-followers: Elon Musk
Technology | Jun 12, 2023, 05:03 PM ISTElon Musk mentioned that Twitter plans to release an update soon that will allow only Blue users to send direct messages (DMs) to people who don't follow them.
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Preparing framework to ban three types of online games: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
India | Jun 12, 2023, 04:13 PM ISTChandrasekhar informed ANI that the government has previously fostered an arrangement for the impending guidelines.
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Instagram faces another outage, leaving users wondering about the issue
Technology | Jun 09, 2023, 12:19 PM ISTInstagram is down again: Another outrage hit the world as the photo and reel-sharing platfrom became unresponsive for several users across the world. This is the second time within 30 days that the platfrom faced the issue.
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Twitter Blue introduces a one-hour editing window for subscribers' tweets
Technology | Jun 07, 2023, 04:43 PM ISTThe new change give users a one-hour window to make a limited number of modifications to their published tweets. It allows for updates, tagging individuals, and reordering attached media.
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Linda Yaccarino assumes leadership as new Twitter CEO, hires former NBCUniversal executive
Technology | Jun 05, 2023, 11:13 AM ISTOn May 12, Elon Musk confirmed the news, expressing his excitement about Yaccarino's leadership. Yaccarino expressed her admiration for Musk's vision and her enthusiasm to work together in transforming Twitter's business.
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Odisha: ITI teacher among 2 others arrested for sharing SIM card OTPs with Pakistan operatives
India | May 14, 2023, 08:14 PM ISTThe OTPs were used to create various accounts on social media like Whatsapp, Facebook, and Instagram, and also for opening email accounts.
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Jamshedpur violence: Police register FIR over 'objectionable' post on social media
India | Apr 12, 2023, 07:03 AM ISTJamshedpur violence: The violence broke out after an alleged desecration of a religious flag in the city. In the wake of the communal tension, police warned people not to publish any instigating posts on social media.
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Putin’s Twitter, other Russian Officials accounts resurface after a year of restriction: Report
World | Apr 08, 2023, 09:03 PM ISTNotably, all of the mentioned accounts had been placed in a restricted category after the hostile broke out earlier last year.
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PIB row: 'Fact Check will not be done by PIB, Centre yet to decide', clarifies Chandrashekhar
India | Apr 07, 2023, 09:37 PM ISTThe clarification came as multiple media reported that the organisations have to remove their content from the platform if fact-checking agency declares the content as fake news
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'Don't know English, Hindi well..': Assam's Himanta replies to trollers who call him 'copy-paste CM'
India | Apr 04, 2023, 06:44 PM ISTIn a reply to the post, the Chief Minister acknowledged he went to an Assamese medium school and has little knowledge of English as well as Hindu languages.
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Railway's Facebook account hacked; 'hijackers share offensive posts' I DETAILS
India | Mar 29, 2023, 11:00 PM ISTThe page was hacked on Tuesday and "a few offensive posts were shared by the hacker," it said.
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Bihar: Sec 144 imposed, internet suspended in Saran district after youth's murder
Bihar | Feb 06, 2023, 08:31 PM ISTBihar government has banned 23 social networking and messaging apps temporarily till February 8, 11 pm in Saran district to maintain law & order situation after a youth was murdered.
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Delhi: Man arrested for cheating people by offering low-cost hotel booking on Instagram
Jan 30, 2023, 09:51 PM ISTThe victim fell to a discount tempted to post on Instagram that offered online hotel bookings at very cheap rates in Madurai.
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Delhi: Man lures married woman for video call, later sends objectional video to her husband; nabbed
Jan 28, 2023, 05:30 PM ISTPolice said that the accused had extorted Rs 1.25 lakh from the victim and later demanded Rs 70,000. Also, he threatened to make it viral if she failed to pay him the money.
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India introduces new guidelines to limit misleading promotions on social media | DETAILS
Technology | Jan 21, 2023, 03:25 PM ISTIndia's Department of Consumer Affairs has introduced new guidelines to make it mandatory for social media influencers to disclose promotional content in accordance with the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
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Twitter introduces annual subscription plan for verified badge: How it works
Technology | Jan 19, 2023, 07:05 PM ISTTwitter Blue was first introduced in December 2022, and at the time, it was only available for web and iOS-based users.
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How social media platforms reward users for spreading misinformation
Technology | Jan 18, 2023, 06:14 PM ISTAccording to the findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, just 15 per cent of the most habitual news sharers in the research were responsible for spreading about 30 per cent to 40 per cent of the fake news.
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Twitter denies hacking and data theft of 200 million email IDs
Technology | Jan 13, 2023, 07:15 AM ISTTwitter denies reports of a hack and data theft of 200 million email IDs, stating that the reported issues are likely the result of phishing attempts or the reuse of passwords from other sites.