Tag: social media platforms
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Precise count of social media platforms not possible, says IT Ministry
The cyberspace is virtual and borderless where any online intermediary can operate from anywhere in the world. All social media platforms are Internet intermediaries and there are large numbers of social media platforms accessible in India.
August 5, 2022 -
Politics and the TikTok generation
Even among the people born and living at about the same time, circumstances of birth, upbringing and education are not always similar.
June 9, 2022 -
Weddings with a difference
To begin with, South Asian weddings, with their rituals and rites and multi-day celebrations, are particularly amenable to image-making.
October 1, 2021 -
Social media platforms in a limbo as Taliban takes over Afghanistan
The Taliban is officially banned from all Facebook apps, including WhatsApp. Facebook has designated the Taliban as a dangerous organization. Twitter does not have a blanket policy on Taliban activity.
August 18, 2021 -
‘Social media platforms, tech have led to rise of disruptive leaders’
The rise of such leaders "is an interesting and potentially disruptive phenomenon in the development of governments and states. To some extent, it is a consequence of the new world of ubiquitous technology and social media platforms that we see."
March 11, 2021 -
Social media platforms need to remove offending content within 36 hrs of govt order
The officer shall take decision on every grievance received by it within 15 days.
February 26, 2021 -
Govt gets tough on social media amid Twitter row, warns of ‘strict action if these platforms are misused’
The IT minister further said, “You have millions of followers in India, you are free to do business and make money, but you will have to follow the Indian constitution.”
February 11, 2021 -
Let’s restore sanity, revive democracy
Social media is not alone - TV news media in India has been reduced to slander, outrage and a circus of shouting matches.
January 17, 2020 -
Delivery boys: Ruling the roads
The delivery industry is growing very rapidly in India and generating a lot of employment. With the advent of multinational companies in India, is life really improving for delivery boys or are they working like robots? Rakesh Kumar finds out
July 5, 2019 -
Centre asks social media platforms to check rumours inciting unrest
Over 35 deaths due to lynching have been reported from nine states in 2017 after circulation of rumours on social media.
October 25, 2018