Prophet controversy continues to drive traffic across social mediaThe backlash and controversy surrounding certain remarks made against Prophet Muhammad by BJP spokespersons and the reactions from the Arab...
07 Jun, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
Facebook owner Meta briefly blocks hashtags tied to Bucha killingsMeta spokesman Andy Stone said automated systems that scan for violent imagery on Facebook and Instagram, which the company also owns, were...
05 Apr, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Facebook says it blocked hashtag calling for PM's resignation by mistakeThis comes on the backdrop of the Indian government asking Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others asking to block over 100 posts which see...
30 Apr, 2021, 09.13 AM IST
Let’s just forgive #FacebookGustakhi and #ResignToFateResigning ourselves to people’s honest mistakes is the right thing to do.
30 Apr, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Facebook blocks #ResignModi posts for hours as India's Covid crisis growsFacebook said it barred the hashtag by mistake and not at the behest of the government, without elaborating. Facebook periodically blocks h...
29 Apr, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
Hashtags should be treated as political ads, says panelThe panel, set up under ex-IRS officer Harish Kumar to review poll expenditure limits and expenditure monitoring mechanisms, in its interim...
02 Mar, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
‘It’s a break-up’, users say as #DeleteFacebook trends on Twitter, but netizens see ironyAustralia on Thursday woke up to a blank news feed.
18 Feb, 2021, 02.01 PM IST
Ahead of U.S. election, Facebook suspends political and new group recommendationsFacebook's Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg referred to one of the changes during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, saying: "We have ta...
31 Oct, 2020, 06.24 PM IST
21 day lockdown: Social media platforms, users find novel ways to stay engagedIndustry insiders said usage and engagement rates of TikTok and Instagram's live videos have gone up significantly during the lockdown with...
31 Mar, 2020, 07.35 PM IST
Hashtag battle: Narendra Modi trumps Rahul Gandhi online too#MainBhiChowkidar garners three times the traction for #ChowkidarChorHai.
29 May, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
Instagram back up after global outage sees users having a meltdown on TwitterMany users turned to Twitter to post their angst.
03 Oct, 2018, 02.41 PM IST
Gujarat to Karnataka: How Congress upped social media gameAccording to figures with the AICC social media cell, Congress registered 87 crore "impressions" on its tweets about Karnataka elections. I...
12 May, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
How to become a social media proHere are some tips and tricks to help you make a mark online.
06 Dec, 2017, 02.45 PM IST
Twitter hashtag turns 10: Here are a few facts that you might have missedDid you know that #barcamp was the the first hashtag used?
23 Aug, 2017, 08.00 PM IST
Jadavpur University standoff: Hashtag Hokkolorob helped make students' protests viral on social mediaMamata may have won a victory of sorts by stepping in to convince Abhijit Chakrabarti, VC of Kolkata’s Jadavpur University ( JU), to resign...
18 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Facebook hashtag fails to take off?Using hashtags in Facebook posts may be a fun strategy for companies trying to grab the attention of consumers, however, it doesn't appear ...
29 Jul, 2013, 05.28 PM IST
No web censorship, Facebook and Google cooperating with us: GovernmentGovt sought to downplay its action in the cyber world in the wake of problems in the NE, saying it was not targetting individual accounts a...
25 Aug, 2012, 02.32 AM IST