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Instagram's 'Notes' feature gets support for likes, mentions, and prompts

With the new updates, notes feature on Instagram gains functionality similar to that of stories and posts

Sunita Kejriwal may face FIR for posting court hearings on social media

PIL seeks FIR against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, for posting court proceedings on social media, calling it a 'preplanned conspiracy' by AAP members

Social media influencer Bobby Kataria arrested over human trafficking

Two men filed complaints with the Gurugram police claiming that Kataria, a social media influencer, had defrauded them of over Rs 4 lakh under the pretext of providing them jobs abroad

How social media influences Indian elections | General Elections

No matter how well you manage your screen time, you must have come across scores of political campaigns while swiping.

Pig butchering scam: How greed, loneliness, ignorance can make you a victim

"Pig butchering," a term that refers to the practice of fattening a hog before slaughter, originated in China and went global during the pandemic

ByteDance asks US court to speed up lawsuit over divest-or-ban law

TikTok urged the appeals court to decide on the merits of the case by Dec. 6 so there is adequate time to request an emergency review by the Supreme Court

TikTok creators sue US govt over law that could ban popular platform

Eight TikTok content creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, issuing another challenge to the new federal law that would ban the popular social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn't sell its stakes within a year. Attorneys for the creators argued in the lawsuit that the law violates users' First Amendment rights to free speech, echoing legal arguments made by TikTok in a separate lawsuit filed by the company last week. The legal challenge could end up before the Supreme Court. The complaint filed Tuesday comes from a diverse set of content creators, including a Texas-based rancher who has previously appeared in a TikTok commercial, a creator in Arizona who uses TikTok to show his daily life and spread awareness about LGBTQ issues as well as a business owner who sells skincare products on TikTok Shop, the e-commerce arm of the platform. The lawsuit said the creators rely on TikTok to express themselves, learn, advocate for causes, share opinions, .

Sebi tells investment advisors to share social media details twice a year

Regulator says it wants to protect investors from unsolicited, unverified advice on social media

Research reports on China's bad lending data disappear on social media

At least seven research reports from mainland brokerages and securities firms that had been posted to WeChat by analysts were unavailable for viewing

Court grants reprieve to Musk's X in its fight against Australian govt

The incident provoked a furious clash between Musk and the Australian government, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

WhatsApp set to release new audio call bar feature: Here's how it works

Users will be able to easily mute or end the call directly, removing the need to navigate back to the call screen

FanTV aims to onboard 10 mn users, add 80,000 content creators in 18 months

Krafton-backed social app FanTV aims to double its user base to over 1 crore and grow content creators on the platform by about five-fold to 1 lakh in the next 12-18 months, a top company official said on Wednesday. The company also entered into a strategic partnership with blockchain company Mysten Labs to drive mass adoption of Web3 technology. "Through our collaboration with Mysten Labs, we are committed to driving innovation and democratising the content creation ecosystem. "Our goal is to onboard over 1,00,000 creators and 10 million users, ushering in a new era of decentralised social media in the next 12-18 months," FanTV Founder and CEO Prashan Agarwal said in a statement. At present, FanTV claims to have over 40 lakh users and more than 20,000 creators. Earlier, the company raised USD 5.5 million, about Rs 45 crore, from Multicoin Capital, Krafton, IOSG Ventures, and Woodstock Fund.

Jack Dorsey quits X alternative Bluesky, company seeks new board member

Bluesky is a decentralised, text-based, invite-only social network that rose in prominence following Elon Musk's acquisition of X/Twitter

Instagram adds new stickers in Stories to boost creativity: How to use them

Instagram said it has included new stickers in Stories - Reveal, Cutout, Add Yours music, Frames - to let one create and engage more with others

FIR against Nadda, Amit Malviya and Vijayendra over social media post

An FIR has been registered against BJP president J P Nadda, the party's IT cell head Amit Malviya and Karnataka unit chief B Y Vijayendra in connection with a social media post allegedly intimidating members of SC and ST community not to vote for a particular candidate, police said on Monday. The action was taken following a complaint lodged by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) with the Election Commission and police on Sunday alleging violation of model code of conduct, they said. They were booked under the sections of Representation of People Act and section 505 (2) (Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes) of the Indian Penal Code, a senior police officer said. In the complaint, the KPCC cited a video uploaded on the social media platform 'X' by the official account of Karnataka State BJP which, it alleged, is operated by Malviya, on instructions of Nadda, Vijayendra and Social Media incharge - Karnataka BJP, on May 4. "The said

AI's capacity to damage democracy, elections may be hard to detect

Meta's WhatsApp makes it possible to scale communication thanks to its 'Channels' feature, which can broadcast to thousands

Police adds criminal conspiracy charges to FIR in HM Shah deepfake case

Criminal conspiracy charges have been added to the FIR registered in connection with the doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech, the Delhi Police said on Saturday, a day after it arrested a national coordinator of the Congress' social media team. Arun Beereddy, a native of Telangana's Hyderabad, who handled the "Spirit of Congress" account on X, was arrested from Delhi on Friday, police said. This is the first arrest made by the Delhi Police in the case. "We have added section 120B (punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the FIR as investigation has indicated to a larger conspiracy," a police officer said. Beereddy is among the prominent members of the Congress' social media team and he is accused of being among those who uploaded the doctored video on social media and also shared it with other members of the party, according to officials. Following his arrest, he was produced before a court here on Friday night and it sent him to thr

ED files money laundering case against influencer Elvish Yadav, others

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case against YouTuber Siddharth Yadav alias Elvish Yadav and some others under the charge of suspected use of snake venom as a recreational drug in parties he hosted, official sources said Saturday. The central agency has pressed charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after taking cognisance of a FIR and charge sheet filed by the Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) district police in Uttar Pradesh last month against him and other linked to him. The alleged generation of proceeds of crime and use of illicit funds for organising rave or recreational parties is under the scanner of the ED. Yadav and some others linked to the case will be questioned as part of the investigation, the sources said. Yadav was arrested on March 17 by the Noida Police in connection with its probe into suspected use of snake venom as a recreational drug in parties that were allegedly hosted by him. The 26-year-old YouTuber, also the winner

TikTok may be dragged into US addiction lawsuits against social media firms

TikTok's Beijing-based parent, ByteDance Ltd, is refusing to share information with the US lawyers about its platforms in China and other countries, saying it's not relevant to the ongoing litigation

Now, WhatsApp Community members can create events, reply to announcements

Meta said that the ability to create events within a group is first rolling out to Community groups and will be available for all WhatsApp groups in the coming months