Page 51 - Social Media

Social media accounts should be linked with Aadhaar: Tamil Nadu before SC

State says linking needed to fight terrorism and fake news as Facebook appeals that the top court hears all such cases

Snapchat opens first India office in Mumbai, as daily active users grow 40%

According to the company, about 203 million people use Snapchat daily on average

Facebook, Twitter pressed to help prevent domestic terrorism in US

Facebook and Twitter are now being asked by politicians to take a more proactive approach to prevent domestic terrorism

The social trigger

Social media and tech firms revolutionised the way people communicate

Zomato delivery case: How a hungry man became India's new face of bigotry

The Jabalpur-based business consultant attempted to dictate who would deliver his Zomato order

Social media messages can be tracked: IIT-Madras professor to High Court

Kamakoti said it was technically possible to add an identification tag to messages

Instagram's trial to hide number of 'likes' may save users' self-esteem

Without a public tally of likes, it is likely that comments will become an even stronger indicator of how people are interacting with a particular Instagram post

Lost expression

Shorn of social messaging, art for the sake of aesthetic alone contributes the 'low' to what is otherwise regarded as 'high' art

How tech cos make us feel like we own their apps and how that benefits them

Psychological ownership can benefit the companies because it leads users to take on valuable extra roles

Open learning institutes embrace tech through apps, conversations

Twitter and Slack are not as popular for learning modules or coordination

Govt nudges Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google again for wider access

Targeted tracking of messages has become even more important for the government after the recent attack at Pulwama

Instagram wants to curb online bullying with a pop-up warning

Another new tool is aimed at limiting the spread of abusive comments on a user's feed

Facebook, Twitter not invited to Trump's social media summit: CNN report

Facebook, Twitter not invited to White House social media summit: Report

Facebook says resolving issues faced by users on WhatsApp, Instagram

The website's live outage map showed that the issues mainly cropped up in parts of Europe and the United States

Did Trump violate Twitter policies? Notice on leaders' harmful tweets soon

A light gray box will appear before the tweet, notifying users that it's in violation, but it will remain available to them

From filing complaint to giving judgment, social media needs more humans

Actual human beings must decide whether to proceed with the suspension or banning process

Influencing the influencer

The game is played better in the developed countries

UK privacy regulator proposes banning social media 'likes' for children

The code of practice includes 16 standards that online services must meet

Facebook and Twitter are getting sucked into India-Pak information battle

With a combined population of 1.5 billion, India and Pakistan are hot growth markets for Facebook and Twitter

Countries want to ban 'weaponised' social media. what would that look like?

If the two countries move ahead, it could be a watershed moment for the era of global social media