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Governments across the world are wrestling over how to better control content on social media platforms, often blamed for encouraging abuse, the spread of online pornography, and for influencing or manipulating voters.

Britain plans social media regulation to battle harmful content

Facebook said it was looking forward to working with the government to ensure new regulations were effective.

08 Apr 2019 8:36 AM

A whopping 90 per cent women believe that films and television shows do tend to make fun of people who do not conform to the standard norms of beauty and body concepts. (Photo: ANI)

89 pc women feel uncomfortable about themselves after reading social media comments

90 per cent women recognise body shaming as a common behaviour and part of the blame is on social media.

05 Apr 2019 11:03 AM

A police team left for Punjab, traced the boy and brought him back to Hyderabad and handed him over to his parents. (Photo: Facebook)

Facebook helps reunite missing boy with family after 8 years

In year 2011, woman by name Susanna had lodged missing complaint about her 8-yr-old son Dinesh in Khushaiguda police station, police said.

04 Apr 2019 9:14 AM

David Johnston, TSA's social media director, displays a lighter mounted inside of a bullet casing which was confiscated from a passenger at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Dulles International Airport. (Photo: AP)

The weird things people travel with

The Transportation and Security Administration’s social media showcases all the bizarre stuff in travellers’ bags.

01 Apr 2019 3:04 PM

The accused revealed he was unhappy with the work done by the prime minister and the central government and has ideological differences with the PM, the officer said. (Image: File)

Jaipur man arrested for FB post seeking 'contract' to kill Modi

"Is there anyone who can give me a contract to murder Modi? I have a foolproof plan," Yadav's March 26 post read on Facebook.

28 Mar 2019 4:31 PM

Block is my favourite button on social media, says Sonakshi Sinha

With over 27 million fans on Instagram and Twitter combined, actress Sonakshi Sinha has a huge fan following on social media.

27 Mar 2019 12:00 AM

The social media platforms were reluctant to answer questions posed by a parliamentary committee on the Internet, perhaps afraid that the government is trying to go in the direction of controlling their operations by tying them down to keeping all their data in India.

Keep mighty in check, let the web stay free

What the social media will be unable to guarantee is the filtering of content that is clearly fake news or planted to favour one party or candidate.

24 Mar 2019 12:00 AM

Harris, who plays for Carlton in the Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) competition, was pictured with her leg fully extended as she kicked a goal in a photograph posted online by a broadcaster on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter)

Australia PM slams online trolls for abusing athlete; calls ‘cowardly grubs’

The Prime Minister said that while social media attacks were nothing new, they did appear to be disproportionately aimed at women.

22 Mar 2019 11:01 AM

Ardern has countered that they cannot simply be 'all profit, no responsibility.' (Photo:AP)

NZ PM Jacinda Ardern urges global action on social media perils

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday called for a global response to the dangers of social media.

20 Mar 2019 2:03 PM

First Vice President Frans Timmermans said introducing regulations would work better if online platforms, such as Google and Facebook, worked with authorities.

Tech giants will have to be regulated in future: EU's Timmermans

Facebook said it would increase efforts to fight misinformation before the vote.

19 Mar 2019 9:49 AM

“The social media platforms which were actually playing a video made by this person who is accused of murder... all over the world, that surely has got to stop,” Jeremy Corbyn told Sky News on Sunday.

Social media platforms must act after New Zealand attack: UK's Corbyn

A gunman broadcast live footage on Facebook of an attack that killed 50 Muslims in two mosques.

18 Mar 2019 8:28 AM

A horrific video shot by the gunmen who carried out the mosque massacre was livestreamed on Facebook. (Photo:Pixabay)

NZ intend to question tech giants after carnage video was livestreamed

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday said she would be looking for answers from Facebook and other social media firms.

17 Mar 2019 11:30 AM

Internet access is considered a ‘fundamental right’ in India, a market of interest for major technology companies, it is projected to have the second largest Internet user base in the world.

Next billion in India will use the internet to advance their social standing: Survey

Although Internet use continues to grow in Asia, barriers to access remain.

16 Mar 2019 1:20 PM

Posting personal information online affected intimacy and satisfaction in online and offline contexts, romantic relationships and friendships. (Photo: ANI)

Social media has positive effect on romantic relationship

Recent study reveals that including your better half in social media posts linked to healthy relationship: Study.

11 Mar 2019 2:45 PM

The ECI made the statement when the court asked why it was hesitant to issue specific directions to prohibit political advertisements on social media 48 hours before election day. (Photo: ANI)

Mulling blackout for social media before poll day: EC

The electronic and social media will be prohibited from showing political advertisements 48 hours before the voting day.

08 Mar 2019 3:15 AM

The incident took place at around 5 pm on Wednesday in Daliganj in central Lucknow. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Called us terrorists,' says 2 Kashmiri vendors thrashed in UP; 4 held

The victims were identified as Abdul and Afzal of Kulgam, J&K, who came to the city during winters to sell dry fruits.

07 Mar 2019 11:02 AM

The company said it had taken steps to ban “hate figures, hate organizations and military officials” from Facebook in Myanmar. (Photo: Pixabay)

UN urges social media, investors to promote human rights in Myanmar

Myanmar denies allegations of mass killings and rape and says its military offensive.

06 Mar 2019 2:47 PM

The social media company said it had also prohibited foreign-funded advertisements for Nigeria’s elections in February and for Ukraine’s elections later this month. (Photo: AP)

Facebook prohibits foreign-funded ads for Indonesia election

Facebook and other internet companies are facing increased scrutiny over how they handle private user data.

05 Mar 2019 5:50 PM

The access to the site was restricted, a message from the website admin said it will be back up soon. (Photo: screengrab of BJP's official website)

We'll be back soon: BJP website hacked, IT cell trying to resolve issue

The official website of the BJP reportedly got hacked with the doctored content posted on the site on Tuesday.

05 Mar 2019 2:28 PM

More than 5,000 online grooming offences have been recorded in 18 months with a 200 percent rise in recorded instances in the use of Instagram to target and abuse children in the 18-month period between 2017 to 2018.

Instagram is most used platform for grooming offences

Grooming is defined as the act of building an emotional connection with a child to gain their trust for the purpose of sexual abuse.

03 Mar 2019 1:33 PM

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