Online And Social Media

Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...

Lounge Pass app scam, a new online scam that involves the eponymous malicious app, has recently been uncovered. The incident came to the surface after an alleged victim of the scam took to social media to share their experience and how they were scammed of a hefty amount. Cybersecurity researchers have now confirmed the existence of the scam which ...

Mia Khalifa has come under fire on social media for mocking US military service members. In a video posted on X, Ms Khalifa said she hoped that US army members get "their little brains all scrambled up" for fighting war overseas.

In the clip, the vendor takes pre-cut pineapple pieces from a plastic bag and coats them with jalebi batter.

This article explores the benefits and drawbacks of social media and the internet on mental health and provides insights into how individuals can manage their online interactions to foster a healthier mental state.

Among the latest air fryer experiments going viral on social media is a clip showing a person making tea in a cup inside the appliance.

Threads is getting a new feature that lets users see if others are online. Similar functionality is already present on Meta’s other social media apps such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook, and Threads is the latest in line to add it. Like its availability on other apps, only users who have turned on this feature will be able to see the activit...

Recently, a social media user praised the e-commerce platform and online grocery store BigBasket. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), user Amirtha Murugesan shared a word of appreciation for the company for offering sanitary napkins and ice cream combo.

A woman took to X to praise Big Basket for a combo pack including sanitary pads and ice cream. But the company responded as if it were a complaint.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a social media moderation tool at the Women's T20 World Cup to "protect the cricket community from toxic content" and create a safer and inclusive online environment for players and fans.

Police have booked two class IX students for allegedly making morphed obscene image of a female teacher using AI (Artificial Intelligence) and posting them on online social media platforms.

A video of a woman dancing to Tamannaah Bhatia's popular song 'Aaj Ki Raat' from the movie Stree 2 has surfaced online and sparked outrage among social media users.

Assamese actress, choreographer and social media influencer Sumi Bora and her husband Tarkik Bora, who were wanted in connection with the multi-crore online stock trading scam, were detained by the Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday.

A rueful Supreme Court slammed social media trolls and their actions as "really atrocious", acknowledging that even the highest judicial forum in the country is not immune.

Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...

Lounge Pass app scam, a new online scam that involves the eponymous malicious app, has recently been uncovered. The incident came to the surface after an alleged victim of the scam took to social media to share their experience and how they were scammed of a hefty amount. Cybersecurity researchers have now confirmed the existence of the scam which ...

Mia Khalifa has come under fire on social media for mocking US military service members. In a video posted on X, Ms Khalifa said she hoped that US army members get "their little brains all scrambled up" for fighting war overseas.

In the clip, the vendor takes pre-cut pineapple pieces from a plastic bag and coats them with jalebi batter.

This article explores the benefits and drawbacks of social media and the internet on mental health and provides insights into how individuals can manage their online interactions to foster a healthier mental state.

Among the latest air fryer experiments going viral on social media is a clip showing a person making tea in a cup inside the appliance.

Threads is getting a new feature that lets users see if others are online. Similar functionality is already present on Meta’s other social media apps such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook, and Threads is the latest in line to add it. Like its availability on other apps, only users who have turned on this feature will be able to see the activit...

Recently, a social media user praised the e-commerce platform and online grocery store BigBasket. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), user Amirtha Murugesan shared a word of appreciation for the company for offering sanitary napkins and ice cream combo.

A woman took to X to praise Big Basket for a combo pack including sanitary pads and ice cream. But the company responded as if it were a complaint.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a social media moderation tool at the Women's T20 World Cup to "protect the cricket community from toxic content" and create a safer and inclusive online environment for players and fans.

Police have booked two class IX students for allegedly making morphed obscene image of a female teacher using AI (Artificial Intelligence) and posting them on online social media platforms.

A video of a woman dancing to Tamannaah Bhatia's popular song 'Aaj Ki Raat' from the movie Stree 2 has surfaced online and sparked outrage among social media users.

Assamese actress, choreographer and social media influencer Sumi Bora and her husband Tarkik Bora, who were wanted in connection with the multi-crore online stock trading scam, were detained by the Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday.

A rueful Supreme Court slammed social media trolls and their actions as "really atrocious", acknowledging that even the highest judicial forum in the country is not immune.