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Musk's social media posts have a sudden boost since July, new study reveals

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's social media posts have had a sudden boost' since July, new research reveals

Centre issues new guidelines to handle bomb threats on flights; details

The revised guidelines from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security outline several new indicators for assessing bomb threats

Trump's Truth Social beats Musk's X in value; what's behind the surge?

Trump Media & Technology Group now holds a valuation exceeding $10 billion, with its stock more than quadrupling since late September

Musk wins court victory in dispute over 2018 post during labour dispute

A federal agency was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock options; a sharply divided federal appeals court has ruled. The case involved a post made on what was then known as Twitter during United Auto Workers organising efforts at a Tesla facility in Fremont, California. The post was made years before Musk bought the platform, now known as X, in 2022. On May 20, 2018, Musk tweeted: Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union. Could do so tmrw if they wanted. But why pay union dues and give up stock options for nothing? Our safety record is 2X better than when plant was UAW & everybody already gets healthcare. The National Labor Relations Board said it was an illegal threat. After Tesla appealed, three judges on the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld that decision, as well as a related NLRB order that Tesla rehire a fired employee, with back pay. But Tesla ..

Govt issues advisory to social media apps amid rising hoax bomb calls

Amid a spate of hoax bomb threats to multiple airlines, the IT Ministry has asked social media platforms to observe due diligence obligations and promptly remove or disable access to misinformation within the strict timelines prescribed under IT rules. The Centre also asserted that apart from removing or disabling access to such misinformation, social media intermediaries have additional liability under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) to mandatorily report certain offences perceived to be committed by any user of their platform including those with intent to threaten unity, integrity, sovereignty or security of India. The Government, in an advisory, reminded social media intermediaries that they are obligated under IT rules to provide information under their control or possession and assist investigative agencies within stipulated timeline of up to 72 hours. The move assumes significance as more than 275 flights operated by the Indian carriers have received hoax

Bouncers at Ola service centres? Users tag Kunal Kamra in viral posts on X

Another rift between Bhavish Aggarwal and Kunal Kamra has surfaced after users claimed that Ola had hired bouncers for its service centres

10 social media handles suspended for issuing hoax bomb threat to airliners

About 10 social media handles that issued hoax bomb threats to multiple Indian airliners this week have been suspended or blocked by cyber security agencies till now, official sources said Thursday. The sources told PTI that the handles were "analysed" by a joint team of cyber, aviation security and intelligence agencies following which orders were issued to suspend these accounts as they continued to issue "mindless" threats. Around 10 social media handles, majority of them on X, have been suspended or blocked since Monday, when these hoax bomb and terrorist attack threats started being sent to virtually all the Indian airliners for both their domestic and international route operations, the sources said. The agencies have also found some common lines and words used in these fake threats like "bombs", "blood will spread everywhere", "explosive devices", "this is not a joke" and "you will all die" and "bomb rakhwa dia hai" (Hindi for bomb has been placed) among others. The sources

Media post links Bishnoi gang to Siddique's murder; cops verifying claim

Police on Sunday said they were verifying a social media post in which an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has taken responsibility for the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique. The 66-year-old NCP leader was waylaid by three persons at Kher Nagar in Mumbai's Bandra area just outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office and shot at on Saturday night. He was taken to the Lilavati Hospital where he was declared dead. According to a police official, they have come across a viral post on social media in the name of an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claiming responsibility for Baba Siddique's murder. "We have seen the viral social media post, we are verifying its authenticity," the official said. Notably, some Bishnoi gang members had been held in connection with the firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai in April this year. Baba Siddique, a prominent Muslim leader from Mumbai, was also known be close to several ...

WhatsApp starts rolling out chat-specific themes to select users: Report

Users can choose from 20 different colour and 22 textured themes, personalising conversations by applying different themes to specific chats

Is going to prison the same as starting a new job? This FTX exec thinks so

Former FTX co-founder Ryan Salame updates his 'job position' on LinkedIn to 'inmate' before beginning a 7.5-year prison sentence

Ratan Tata: The unlikely social media star who captured millions of hearts

With millions of followers on X and Instagram, Ratan Tata charmed audiences with his authenticity as he shared personal moments, advocated compassion, and called for kindness

Delhi CEO captures 'peak Bengaluru moment' in hotel; netizens divided

Ananya Narang discovered instead a virtual receptionist managing all guest services remotely, which she described as her own 'peak Bengaluru moment'

'Garam Garam Jalebi:' X users troll Congress after BJP's victory in Haryana

BJP returns to power in Haryana for the third consecutive term and Jalebi starts trending on X symbolising Congress' defeat in the state

TikTok designed to be addictive, harmful to kids: US states' lawsuits

More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive to kids and harms their mental health. The lawsuits stem from a national investigation into TikTok, which was launched in March 2022 by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from many states, including New York, California, Kentucky and New Jersey. All of the complaints were filed in state courts. At the heart of each lawsuit is the TikTok algorithm, which powers what users see on the platform by populating the app's main For You feed with content tailored to people's interests. The lawsuits note TikTok design features that they say addict children to the platform, such as the ability to scroll endlessly through content, push notifications that come with built-in buzzes and face filters that create unattainable appearances for users. They've chosen profit over the health and safety, well-being and future of our

Social media users in Europe get forum to challenge content decisions

Social media users in the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to remove posts and videos for breaking their rules or leave up others that may violate them. An out of court dispute settlement body named the Appeals Centre Europe said Tuesday it has been certified by Irish regulators to act as a referee on content moderation disputes across the 27-nation EU, starting with cases involving Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. The centre is similar to Meta's Oversight Board, a quasi-independent body set up in 2020 that acts like a supreme court for thorny decisions about content moderation issues on Facebook, Instagram and Threads submitted by users around the world. Under the EU's digital rulebook known as the Digital Services Act, or DSA, tech companies and social media platforms are required to work with dispute settlement bodies and comply with any decisions they make. EU officials in Brussels wanted to give EU citizens a way to challenge any ...

Instagram down for several users across India, many users react on X

The Meta-owned platform, Instagram, was down for many users across India at around 11.15 am. According to Downdetector, many users said that they were facing issues while accessing the app

EU demands information from YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok on content algorithms

The tech firms must provide the requested information by November 15, the EU said, after which the commission will decide on next steps, which could include fines

More than likes: Engagement speaks louder than social media followers

Actions, not followers, are new social currency for Indians online, reveals Comscore Social's mid-year review

Delhi HC seeks SOP from social media apps on supplying info to agencies

The Delhi High Court has asked social media platforms to place before it their standard operating protocol and timelines for dealing with requests for information from law enforcement agencies. A bench headed by Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that it is necessary that proper timelines are followed by the platforms to ensure that any delay does not impede the process of tracing out missing persons, who are sometimes even children. Noting that in some habeas corpus petitions there is a "lag" in relation to furnishing information to the police by the platforms, the court issued notice to several social media entities, including Google, Telegram and X, earlier called Twitter. The court passed the order while dealing with a habeas corpus by the parents of a 19-year-old boy who had allegedly been missing since January. "The platforms shall place on the next date their standard operating protocol for dealing with requests for information from law enforcement agencies including the ...

Spurned by social media, publishers now chase readers on WhatsApp

And some publishers are cautious about getting too enamored by Channels, Meta, which is also the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has a long and complicated history with news organisations