-Scroll.in The research also showed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s supporters were more likely to trust news on the messaging app than those critical of him The majority of Indian citizens trust news that they receive on WhatsApp, a study released on Thursday by the Oxford University’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found. The study analysed responses of citizens in India, Brazil, the United Kingdom and United States on questions about...
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33% Indian households cut milk consumption amid price rise concerns: Survey
-IANS/ Business Standard LocalCircles -- a community social media platform -- conducted a survey to gather information on how the households are coping with it Rising prices of milk has led to one in three Indian households either downgrading brand or reducing consumption, says a survey. Amid complaints on rising milk prices, LocalCircles -- a community social media platform --, conducted a survey to gather information on how the households are coping with...
More »Controversial draft amendment to IT disappears from website
-The Telegraph It is still not clear why the rules are suddenly taken down New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has again fumbled with a hot potato in another attempt to regulate social media content. On Wednesday, the ministry of electronics & information technology (MeitY) published draft rules that proposed the formation of an appeals panel that could veto content takedown on social media platforms — which would possibly make India the first...
More »In April, Hate Speech Up by 38% on Facebook, Violent Content Up by 86% on Instagram: Meta
-PTI/ TheWire.in According to the report released on May 31, Facebook detected 53,200 hate speeches in April. There has been a rise of around 37.82% in hate speech on social media platform Facebook and 86% jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram in April, according to a monthly report released by Meta. The majority of the content in the report is based on detection by social media platforms before users reported to...
More »14-year-old threatens against non-inclusion of eggs in mid-day meal -KM Rakesh
-The Telegraph Influential Lingayat and Hindu seers say they will brook no deviation from a purely vegetarian diet for children Bangalore: A 14-year-old Karnataka schoolgirl has told powerful seers opposing boiled eggs in midday meals they don’t understand the problems of the poor and have no business telling them what they should eat. In a video clip widely shared on social media, Anjali, a Class VIII student of MNM Government Girls School at...
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