Social Media
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Spending long hours on social media platforms will result in depression
Technology | Oct 04, 2022, 03:46 PM ISTIt was reported that young adults have been suffering from depression because of spending a lot of time on social media platforms. The participants were analysed by Patient Health Questionnaire and their personality was measured by using the Big Five Inventory.
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Badalta Kashmir: Know all about valley's youngest social media influencer Aqsa Masrat
Trending | Oct 03, 2022, 03:46 PM ISTAqsa Masrat was just 6 years old when she made her first video. Her first video was about 'Chillai Kallan' - the harshest forty days-long spell of winter in Kashmir. Here's everything you need to know about her.
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Apple abolished Russia's biggest social network from App Store, and here is the reason
Technology | Sep 28, 2022, 04:22 PM ISTThis week, the UK government enacted new sanctions on Russian oligarchs in response to Moscow's recent sham referendums in parts of occupied Ukraine. The sanctions affect 23 executives at Gazprombank, a Russian bank with ties to VK.
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Karnataka: Several students injured following violence over social media post at medical college
India | Sep 20, 2022, 02:19 PM ISTOne of the students suffered a serious head injury and had to get 12 stitches. Another student suffered injuries on his forehead.
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Sebi looks to boost surveillance of social media, other platforms through web intelligence tool
Business | Sep 19, 2022, 04:07 PM ISTThe tool will generate ready-made reports based on the defined report templates, and the users will be able to create and modify report templates without any coding requirement.
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Snapchat launches new iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets and chat shortcuts: Know more
Technology | Sep 16, 2022, 12:03 PM IST"Our new Lock Screen Widgets, available now with iOS 16, keeps conversations with your bestie saved right to your lock screen so you can start chats with one tap," Snapchat said in a company's official blog.
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Facebook Community Chats: A new way to connect with people sharing same interests
Technology | Sep 14, 2022, 10:35 AM ISTFacebook said it has developed a robust suite of tools to help admins easily manage both chat and audio experiences, including moderation capabilities like blocking, muting or suspending group members, and removing members or messages, as well as Admin Assist.
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Why Instagram reels could not be as engaging as TikTok videos?
Technology | Sep 13, 2022, 10:53 AM ISTReports surfaced last month that threatened by the meteoric rise of TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have introduced new features to discourage their short-video app users from cross-platform sharing.
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Will introduce framework to regulate social media platforms: Centre tells Delhi HC
India | Sep 07, 2022, 05:11 PM ISTThe Centre said the proposed framework would be prospective and therefore existing cases of suspension of social media accounts would have to be decided in terms of the existing regulations.
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How to get an Instagram blue tick? Here are the steps to follow
Technology | Sep 06, 2022, 06:52 PM ISTIf you are looking forward to getting your Instagram profile verified, then here are the steps to follow.
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Saudi woman gets 45 years in prison for social media use
World | Aug 31, 2022, 01:57 PM ISTLittle is known about Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani, who hails from one of the biggest tribes in Saudi Arabia and has no apparent history of activism.
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Telegram founder to add Web 3.0 to the messaging platform
Technology | Aug 23, 2022, 08:44 PM ISTTelegram founder stated that this would create a new platform where username holders could transfer them to interested parties in protected deals - with ownership secured on the blockchain via NFT-like smart contracts.
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Social media firms need to enable voluntary verification of users: MoS IT
India | Aug 05, 2022, 08:51 PM ISTMinister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to Rajya Sabha said the government is aware of the risk and danger posed by growing phenomena of misinformation, bots, criminality and users' harm in general.
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Through songs, poetry and Twitter videos, Congress protests against price-rise and Modi govt
India | Aug 05, 2022, 07:15 PM ISTCongress protest: Congress decides to make a push on social media for the protests being held against the rising prices, accompanied by a popular patriotic song and some poetry.
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How Mumbai woman found her missing mother in Pakistan with help from social media
India | Aug 03, 2022, 01:06 PM ISTMumbai woman finds mother: Social media has once again proved itself a boon to humankind and helped the woman find her mother who was missing for 20 years.
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After directing Kamal Haasan, Vijay's hit Vikram, Lokesh Kanagaraj takes social media break
Regional Cinema | Aug 02, 2022, 04:52 PM ISTAfter directing Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi's hit Vikram, Lokesh Kanagaraj on Monday announced that he was taking a social media break. Rumours are rife that he is busy preparing for Vijay's next film, which is being tentatively referred to as #Thalapathy67 by fans.
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PM Modi lauds UPI transactions crossing record 6 billion in July
Business | Aug 02, 2022, 04:37 PM ISTAccording to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), UPI reported 6.28 billion transactions worth Rs 10.62 trillion in July -- an increase of 7 per cent over June.
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PM Modi changes Twitter profile picture to national flag; says 'nation set for Har Ghar Tiranga'
India | Aug 02, 2022, 09:42 AM ISTPM Modi on Sunday, during the broadcast of his monthly show 'Mann Ki Baat', called upon all citizens to turn the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign into a mass movement by hoisting or displaying the national flag in their homes.
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Rajasthan: Four arrested for tying woman to tree assaulting her in Banswara; NCW writes to Police
India | Jul 30, 2022, 11:49 PM ISTThe woman was allegedly assaulted in the Khamera police station area on July 25 after she was seen with some unidentified youths.
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Meta to shut down 'Tuned'- social app for couples- But why?
Technology | Jul 26, 2022, 12:15 PM ISTMeta: Tuned was a project under Meta's New Product Experimentation (NPE) Team, which was initially formed to build consumer-facing apps that would allow Meta to test out new features and gauge people's reactions.