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Hungarian Newspaper Publishes Pics Of Women In Short Skirts Without Consent, Faces Backlash
Women's rights activists and social media users condemned Metropol's feature, calling it invasive and objectifying.
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Blogs To Bluesky: How Social Media Changed Our Response To Disasters
From finding the missing to swift crowdfunding, social media has transformed how we understand and respond to disasters.
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"I Will Never Ban TikTok In US If Re-elected," Says Donald Trump
Trump firmly opposes outlawing the social media platform, as highlighted in a conversation with conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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Did Activist Sonam Wangchuk Demand "Plebiscite" For Kashmir? A Fact Check
Many social media users recently shared a video of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk claiming that he demanded a referendum for Kashmir.
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Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi Meet Controversial Activist Amulya Leona?
A photo from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with a young woman is being shared on social media, amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Case Against Indian-Origin Lawyer For Online Posts During Presidential Polls: Report
Singapore's election authority has lodged a police report against an Indian-origin suspended lawyer and a local activist of Chinese origin for publishing multiple posts on social media during the cooling-off period ahead of the country's presidential
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Reuters Journalists' Social Media Handles Faked To Approach Chinese Activists
Two Reuters journalists had their identities faked by an unknown person or people who then used sham social media accounts to engage with Chinese activists on several online platforms over several months.
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Facebook Post By Murder Accused Triggers Political Row In Kerala
A social media post, by an accused in the killing of a Youth Congress activist five years ago, has put the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala in the dock, as opposition Congress today attacked the party and demanded a CBI probe in the sensational case.
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Russian Teen Faces Jail For Criticising Ukrainian War In Social Media Post
A 19-year-old girl from Russia's Arkhangelsk region is under arrest and is facing years in prison over social media posts that authorities say discredit the Russian army and justify terrorism.
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Watch: Scuba Diver Rescues Fish Trapped Inside Plastic Packet Underwater
A video of a scuba diver rescuing a fish trapped inside a plastic packet underwater has surfaced on social media and is going viral.
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Elon Musk Blames Activist Groups Pressurising Advertisers for "Massive" Drop in Twitter's Revenue
Twitter's new owner Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media company had seen a "massive" drop in revenue and blamed activist groups pressuring advertisers. Musk, who took control of the firm last week, said the revenue decline came "even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activist...
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Watch: Activists Throw Soup On Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' Painting In London
Environmental protesters on Friday threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting at the National Gallery in central London, videos posted on social media showed.
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21-Year-Old American Vlogger Gang-Raped In Pak, Case Filed Against 3 Men
A 21-year-old American social media activist and vlogger was allegedly raped by two men in Punjab province of Pakistan last week. The incident has sparked outrage among Pakistan netizens who demanded stricter action from authorities in the country.
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TikTok Accused by Rights Activists of Breaching EU Laws for Targeted Advertising Policy
TikTok has been accused by rights activists of breaching EU laws after the social media firm announced a change in policy to collect data from users over 18 in Europe whether or not they had consented. The video-sharing platform has claimed the move is allowed under Europe's data protection law, also known as GDPR, relying on a principle called "le...
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Twitter Doesn’t Believe in Free Speech, Hates Elon Musk Takeover: Secret Recording
In a video released by an American far-right activist group Project Veritas, Siru Murugesan, being described as a senior engineer with the Twitter, has spoken about the social media company. He mentioned that Twitter does not believe in free speech and people working at the company 'hated' Elon Musk's $44 billion bid to take control of the company.
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Hungarian Newspaper Publishes Pics Of Women In Short Skirts Without Consent, Faces Backlash
Women's rights activists and social media users condemned Metropol's feature, calling it invasive and objectifying.
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Blogs To Bluesky: How Social Media Changed Our Response To Disasters
From finding the missing to swift crowdfunding, social media has transformed how we understand and respond to disasters.
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"I Will Never Ban TikTok In US If Re-elected," Says Donald Trump
Trump firmly opposes outlawing the social media platform, as highlighted in a conversation with conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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Did Activist Sonam Wangchuk Demand "Plebiscite" For Kashmir? A Fact Check
Many social media users recently shared a video of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk claiming that he demanded a referendum for Kashmir.
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Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi Meet Controversial Activist Amulya Leona?
A photo from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with a young woman is being shared on social media, amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Case Against Indian-Origin Lawyer For Online Posts During Presidential Polls: Report
Singapore's election authority has lodged a police report against an Indian-origin suspended lawyer and a local activist of Chinese origin for publishing multiple posts on social media during the cooling-off period ahead of the country's presidential
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Reuters Journalists' Social Media Handles Faked To Approach Chinese Activists
Two Reuters journalists had their identities faked by an unknown person or people who then used sham social media accounts to engage with Chinese activists on several online platforms over several months.
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Facebook Post By Murder Accused Triggers Political Row In Kerala
A social media post, by an accused in the killing of a Youth Congress activist five years ago, has put the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala in the dock, as opposition Congress today attacked the party and demanded a CBI probe in the sensational case.
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Russian Teen Faces Jail For Criticising Ukrainian War In Social Media Post
A 19-year-old girl from Russia's Arkhangelsk region is under arrest and is facing years in prison over social media posts that authorities say discredit the Russian army and justify terrorism.
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Watch: Scuba Diver Rescues Fish Trapped Inside Plastic Packet Underwater
A video of a scuba diver rescuing a fish trapped inside a plastic packet underwater has surfaced on social media and is going viral.
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Elon Musk Blames Activist Groups Pressurising Advertisers for "Massive" Drop in Twitter's Revenue
Twitter's new owner Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media company had seen a "massive" drop in revenue and blamed activist groups pressuring advertisers. Musk, who took control of the firm last week, said the revenue decline came "even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activist...
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Watch: Activists Throw Soup On Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' Painting In London
Environmental protesters on Friday threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting at the National Gallery in central London, videos posted on social media showed.
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21-Year-Old American Vlogger Gang-Raped In Pak, Case Filed Against 3 Men
A 21-year-old American social media activist and vlogger was allegedly raped by two men in Punjab province of Pakistan last week. The incident has sparked outrage among Pakistan netizens who demanded stricter action from authorities in the country.
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TikTok Accused by Rights Activists of Breaching EU Laws for Targeted Advertising Policy
TikTok has been accused by rights activists of breaching EU laws after the social media firm announced a change in policy to collect data from users over 18 in Europe whether or not they had consented. The video-sharing platform has claimed the move is allowed under Europe's data protection law, also known as GDPR, relying on a principle called "le...
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Twitter Doesn’t Believe in Free Speech, Hates Elon Musk Takeover: Secret Recording
In a video released by an American far-right activist group Project Veritas, Siru Murugesan, being described as a senior engineer with the Twitter, has spoken about the social media company. He mentioned that Twitter does not believe in free speech and people working at the company 'hated' Elon Musk's $44 billion bid to take control of the company.
