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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'

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The rapid rise of user-generated content and brands' TikTok challenge

User-generated content has upended the rules of traditional communication

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

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

UP issues advisory to curb fake news, hate content on social media

The advisory is aimed at curbing fake news and spread of inflammatory content on various social media platforms, such as Facebook, WhatssApp, Twitter etc

Facebook revenue grows 25% in Q4 as company warns of rising expenses

Facebook has been under fierce scrutiny worldwide in recent years over its privacy practices.

Govt may ask social media cos to maintain database of active mobile numbers

Social media companies with more than fifty lakh users in India will be categorised as significant social media intermediaries

Bhagat Singh, Gandhi, Netaji favourite freedom fighters on R-Day: ShareChat

The platform also recorded over 10 million WhatsApp shares of the content created by users

Looking back at the best of social media

Social media campaigns especially, if done right, can stoke, evoke and ignite consumer interest

From Facebook to Twitter: How social media platforms handle political ads

The following is how social media platforms have decided to handle false or misleading claims in political ads

Demystifying Budget 2020: FinMin to start social media campaign from Jan 22

The ministry has also launched another campaign on Budget promises and delivery with tag '#HamaraBharosa'.