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The most important thing parents should do is have an open communication with their children regarding the content they are consuming online and their social media related experiences. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Parents don't panic!

Here’s how parents can deal with internet content unsuitable for children, including harmful internet challenges and hoaxes.

02 Mar 2019 9:17 PM

'Social media and our social media volunteers will have a big contribution to the 2019 Lok Sabha election,' said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File/PTI)

'Be cautious of Opposition's attempt to spread fake news over social media': Modi

PM also urged people to not get influenced by fake news being spread over social media by enemy countries.

28 Feb 2019 9:06 PM

Married Swedish girl, family fly to Odisha to meet her lover

Seven years ago, Emma had fallen in love with one Azharuddin while the latter was working as a chef in Goa.

26 Feb 2019 2:25 AM

Today, we are living our lives based on what we would like our online profiles to look like. (Photo: Pixabay)

Impact of excessive use of technology on youths and its tips

Social media mimicked our natural daily life and helped add more value and ease to our ‘real’ world life.

24 Feb 2019 2:33 PM

Basic Shiksha Adhikari DK Yadav was suspended on the recommendation of district authorities. (Photo: representational)

UP govt officer suspended for posting offensive message about Pulwama attack.

People staged a protest outside Yadav's office over his comment and demanded strict action against him.

22 Feb 2019 11:02 AM

Comments come weeks after the government floated draft social media rules which seek to look at social media giants like Facebook and Twitter. (Photo: AFP)

New social media norms: Prasad assures widest possible talks

Prasad launched a report on the country's trillion dollar digital opportunity.

21 Feb 2019 2:02 PM

A propaganda app that puts China’s powerful president Xi Jinping in anyone’s pockets has become a hit in the country – with a helpful nudge from Communist Party officials. (Photo: File)

China gets an app for Xi Jinping’s ‘inspirational quotes’

The app’s name -- “Xuexi Qiangguo” or “Study to Make China strong” – is a pun as the Chinese word for studying.

21 Feb 2019 1:40 PM

The draft rules also come at a time when India, the world’s largest democracy, heads for a general election before May and social media becomes a hotbed for circulation of fake political news.

India will not be cowed in internet consultations: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The draft rules have prompted intense lobbying by technology companies, which say the proposals “impose burdensome obligations”.

21 Feb 2019 11:42 AM

The bench had in January banned 'flash hartals', making it mandatory for any organisation to issue a notice of at least seven days while calling for hartals. (Photo: ANI)

Kerala HC initiates contempt proceedings against Youth Cong leaders for flash hartal

A state-wide dawn-to-dusk hartal was called past midnight by the Youth Congress leadership through social media.

18 Feb 2019 6:20 PM

Nicky Mamnani (24) and Vicky Mamnani (25) met in school and a decade later the couple registered their marriage in the court but they are yet to tie the knot in the Hindu/Sindhi ceremony.

Love in the time of social media

While a post on social media seems a must for expressing love, meet couples who are choosing to go offline to celebrate their Valentine’s Day.

14 Feb 2019 12:50 AM

Twitter team including Twitter India representatives arrive at Parliament to appear before Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology today. Earlier Twitter had refused to appear citing 'short notice' of the hearing. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Top Twitter executives get 15 days to appear before parliamentary panel

Parliamentary panel passed a resolution that they will not meet any officials till top executives of global team deposed before them.

11 Feb 2019 6:19 PM

British teenager Molly Russell was found dead in her bedroom in 2017. The 14-year-old had apparently taken her own life, and her Instagram account reportedly revealed she followed accounts related to depression and suicide.

Instagram tightens rules on self-injury images

The move came after British Health Secretary Matt Hancock met with social media companies to safeguard the mental health of teenagers.

08 Feb 2019 11:13 AM

Monthly active users on Twitter fell to its lowest in two years.

Twitter shares tumble

Shares down more than 10 per cent in midday trading on Thursday.

08 Feb 2019 10:04 AM

Last year, following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the government had issued a notice to Facebook, seeking its response over user data breach and details of the measures it had put in place to ensure the safety and prevention of misuse of personal data.

Parliamentary panel summons Twitter officials over safeguarding of citizens' rights

The panel has also called representatives of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to appear before it

06 Feb 2019 11:20 AM

A senior police officer said the woman was married and related to Albadr commander Zeenat ul Islam who was killed in an encounter last month. (Photo: Video Screengrab)

Watch: Kashmir woman shot at point blank range, video goes viral on social media

In a ten-second video the woman is seen pleading with the gunmen to spare her life but she is shot several times.

01 Feb 2019 12:01 PM

As part of the study, the team of scientists, from the University of Vermont and the University of Adelaide, gathered more than thirty million public posts on Twitter from 13,905 users. (Photo: ANI)

On social media, your privacy is at risk even if you don't have an account

Some believe that once they are off these platforms, their privacy is safe, the new study points toward the contrary.

29 Jan 2019 12:25 PM

YouTube will stop recommending videos promoting conspiracy theories such as those contending the 9/11 attacks never took place. (Photo: Pixabay)

Curbing misinformation

YouTube demotes flat-earthers, conspiracy theorists.

26 Jan 2019 7:49 PM

Rajat, a resident of Sector 71, was arrested today from near the Sab Mall in Sector 27, police said. (Representational Image)

Man arrested for stalking woman on Facebook, Instagram in Noida

A case was filed against Rajat Shrivastava, in which woman's brother claimed that accused would often chase her with a motive to harass her.

17 Jan 2019 5:34 PM

US and India lobby groups, representing Facebook and other companies, have sought legal opinions from law firms on the impact of the federal proposal.

Social media giants plan push-back on India's new regulations

The proposal, which caught many holidaying industry executives off guard, is open for public comment until Jan. 31.

13 Jan 2019 10:54 AM

Social media firms have long battled efforts by governments around the world to hold them responsible for what users post on their platforms. (Photo: ANI)

Social media giants plan push-back on India's new regulations: sources

The move comes ahead of India’s national election due by May and amid rising worries that activists could misuse social media.

11 Jan 2019 1:48 PM

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