Vijay’s ‘digital tsunami’: How TVK’s unconventional campaign powered Tamil Nadu winVijay's political campaign in Tamil Nadu mirrored a film launch. It used digital tools and fan clubs to mobilize supporters. Holograms and ...
05 May, 2026, 03.41 PM IST
Gangster Queens: Inside the rise of women in organised crimeYoung, educated women are increasingly taking central roles in criminal networks across India's National Capital Region and beyond. These w...
03 May, 2026, 08.27 AM IST
Maximum Mumbai: India's financial capital is seeing its biggest infrastructure push yet. But, is it enough?Mumbai has been undergoing an unprecedented infrastructure push in the 2020s, with over $60 billion being invested in metro networks, expre...
26 Apr, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
Is Bluesky down in US, UK and Europe? Home, explore feeds fail to load — When will the services be restoredThe outage appeared to be partial rather than a full shutdown, mainly affecting the platform’s Home timeline and Explore feed, leaving user...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam: From the shadows to the centre stageIndia is set to implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, a law reserving seats for women in Parliament and state assemblies. This move a...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Meet Attie: Bluesky's AI assistant can customise your social feedBluesky has introduced Attie, a new AI assistant that lets users easily create personalised feeds and algorithms just by chatting. Built on...
30 Mar, 2026, 11.45 AM IST
Bluesky calls out X's algorithm control after Musk admits feed failuresDecentralised social network Bluesky argued that concentrated control over large platforms poses a structural threat to public discourse. I...
22 Nov, 2025, 06.27 PM IST
Bluesky outage raises questions over decentralisation promiseIf decentralisation is meant to eliminate single points of failure, why did Bluesky go down? The answer lies in how the platform is current...
25 Apr, 2025, 04.24 PM IST
Crypto social network 0xPPL secures funding from AllianceDAO, othersThe funds will be used to enhance 0xPPL's product offerings, expand its team, and further its mission to become the leading on-chain social...
03 Sep, 2024, 04.25 PM IST
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey leaves Bluesky boardBluesky is a decentralised social media platform, cofounded by Jack Dorsey. It is pitched as an alternative to X, formerly Twitter. It cros...
06 May, 2024, 10.53 AM IST
Less than 5% legacy accounts paid for Twitter Blue, claims researcherThe microblogging platform on Thursday began removing legacy verified blue ticks from the profiles of thousands of users, including politic...
22 Apr, 2023, 12.02 PM IST
As blue ticks vanish, Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky launches on AndroidThe app is not open to all and users need an invitation to start using the platform. Bluesky was initially launched to iOS users, in Februa...
21 Apr, 2023, 01.59 PM IST
Meta explores decentralised social network app for text updatesThe report said that Meta's new content app would support ActivityPub
10 Mar, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Twitter’s best chance to become decentralised is with Elon Musk. But will he act on it?Jack's thinking was clearly different and, perhaps, altruistic, like the early internet innovators. It contrasted sharply with the centrall...
08 Dec, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
Jack Dorsey sorry for mass layoffs at Twitter, says grew company too quicklyFacing trolls on social media, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Saturday apologised to sacked Twitter employees, saying that he grew the m...
06 Nov, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
Decentralised social network Soclly launches beta version for Web3 creatorsAs an initial offering, Web3 creators can register and mention their available time slot along with their fee.
22 Jun, 2022, 12.12 PM IST
Mastodon cashing in on Twitter’s failingsMastodon is a decentralised social networking service, which allows users to create their own private networks. The social network told ET ...
11 Nov, 2019, 08.32 AM IST