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Social media scatters your brain, makes you buy unnecessary stuff: Study

By understanding how they might be influenced by social media in unconscious ways, consumers can be more thoughtful and deliberate in regulating their use

Twitter shows label on tweets that violate its rules to reduce visibility

Twitter on Tuesday said it has started placing labels to tweets that have been flagged for violating its rules, to reduce their visibility on the platform

How to build your personal brand

Social media has created an opportunity to amplify and reach more people. But be extremely careful how you use its power

Musk's Twitter reinstates legacy blue tick on high-profile accounts

In a surprising turn of events, Twitter has restored verification badges on several high-profile celebrity accounts with millions of followers, just days after the microblogging platform culled the legacy blue checkmarks for non-paying users. The move assumes significance as Indian celebrities and top politicians from Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lost verified blue ticks on their Twitter accounts this week after Elon Musk-led microblogging site started removing checkmark icons from accounts that did not pay a subscription fee. The coveted blue ticks have now made a surprising comeback on accounts of these celebrities. Top cricketers such as Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli who lost the blue tick mark on their Twitter handles, have also got them back. It was not immediately clear whether or not these accounts have paid for the verification. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah - who got the blue tick back on his Twitter handle - ...

Social media ads data employed to note AC buying behaviour worldwide: Study

A new research provides a first glimpse of what drives and motivates people to buy air-conditioners worldwide, through social media advertising data. The data, the researchers from Radboud University of The Netherlands said, is important to understand where air-conditioners are sold globally to limit their impact on our energy grids and climate. They have published their research in the journal One Earth. Sibel Eker, assistant professor of system dynamics at the university, said that the data that they looked at showed that globally, middle aged, highly educated, married, or cohabiting males, as well as parents of small children, tended to express more online interest in AC units. "Regions such as the Balkans and Middle East, regions that are increasingly vulnerable to rising temperatures and heatwaves, show the highest online interest in AC. "In those countries, population groups that have been known to be reluctant to adopt to AC, such as the elderly, show a relatively high onli

Former CEO of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant loses blue tick on Twitter

Twitter CEO Elon Musk recently suspended blue checkmark from all the legacy accounts

Rahul to Kohli: Celebs see red after Twitter accounts lose blue tick

Accounts of top Indian brands including HDFC Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Axis Bank, TVS, Swiggy, and PhonePe remained without a verification tag till the time of going to press on Friday

Twitter asks companies to pay for check marks, spend monthly to advertise

Businesses that already spend $1,000 a month on ads will be allowed to continue and will be given a gold check mark, the company added

HC reserves verdict on Twitter plea against govt's account blocking order

Twitter challenged the government orders claiming that they are arbitrary, and procedurally and substantively not in consonance with Section 69A of the IT Act

Top headlines: MPC meet, Tim Cook in India & end of free Twitter blue tick

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Fit for influence

Stricter guidelines for health and wellness products are needed

Twitter to remove legacy verified ticks: Here's how you can retain them

Twitter will start removing legacy verified checkmarks for individual and verified organisations from today i.e. on April 20

Reddit announces decision to start charging for access to its API

Social discussion forum Reddit has announced that it'll begin charging for use of its API (Application Programming Interface).

Bold and cheeky truths

'Don't Forward That Text!' offers a fascinating and humorous takedown of the misinformation on WhatsApp and beyond, but with limitations

Govt plans to collaborate with influencers for better compliance

The industry representatives agreed on the importance of education for influencers and creators, as well as the role of influencer marketing in advertising, said the department

Instagram now lets you add up to 5 'links in bio'. Here's how to do it

The social media platform has long restricted users from adding external links to their accounts

Bournvita saga brings role of health and wellness influencers back in focus

Govt looks to rein them in with guidelines

Delhi HC grants MeitY time to frame rules for content on OTT platforms

The Delhi high court listed the matter for the next hearing on April 25

Top headlines: Sideloading apps in iOS 17, India Inc gears for Covid spike

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Safe harbour for social media companies likely to become narrower

Anonymity, non-traceability of users on online platforms will no longer exist after Digital India Bill becomes law and replaces Information Technology Act