Social media is an extension of our physical world and it is rife with propaganda
4 years, 2 months ago

Social media is an extension of our physical world and it is rife with propaganda

The Hindu  

The 2014 Maharashtra Assembly elections were just around the corner. His research underscored what he calls ‘seed accounts’— profiles that swamp the platform with specific content through their networks to manipulate information. When such accounts are followed by the Prime Minister, the issue becomes far more serious.” A 2018 study by BBC, titled ‘Duty, Identity, Credibility: Fake news and the ordinary citizen in India’, found that right-leaning messages on Twitter were disseminated in a much more organised manner. A survey by Social Media Matters and Institute for Governance, Policies, and Politics, published in April 2019, found that over 50% of the Indian population received fake news over various social media platforms ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election — with Facebook and WhatsApp leading as the mediums of circulation. Kumar points to an interesting Twitter trend: “A lot of political trends start between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. when activity remains light on Twitter, so a base network is created to set the tone for the day, and it can then become organic.” ‘Share’ psychology While research into bot accounts and dissemination of targeted content remains deeply incomplete due to its complex nature, what also eludes scholars is the psychology behind what people share, and why, in politically charged societies.

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Celebrities hit back at social media trolls with defamation suits to safeguard their reputations
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Celebrities hit back at social media trolls with defamation suits to safeguard their reputations

Live Mint  

Celebrities are increasingly considering filing suits against media platforms that carry defamatory content by trolls, having become more cognisant of the damage that can be caused as the dissemination and consumption of content on the Internet surges. “In India, celebrities increasingly resort to filing defamation suits against media outlets, including traditional media houses and social media platforms. This trend has …

Doesn't match our culture: Minister for laws to curb social media vulgar content
4 weeks ago

Doesn't match our culture: Minister for laws to curb social media vulgar content

India Today  

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday called for laws to curb objectionable content on social media and hoped that the Opposition would have a discussion on the same. The government has urged social media platforms to be more proactive in content moderation, especially when it comes to harmful or illegal content. It said that social media companies …

Growing social media app vows to shake up ‘toxic’ status quo
1 month ago

Growing social media app vows to shake up ‘toxic’ status quo

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They've cleverly addicted us to our own egos Zoe Kalar, WeAre8 founder Zoe Kalar, the app’s founder, …

Chandrababu says misuse of social media biggest challenge
1 month, 1 week ago

Chandrababu says misuse of social media biggest challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday emphasised the need for effective measures to control harassment of people over social media. Calling this the biggest challenge, he wanted a debate on how such misuse of social media could be controlled and who should be given the responsibility for controlling social media. Chandrababu Naidu stressed the need for proper …

Ishan Kishan: Negativity is a part of the game, but I won't let it define me
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ishan Kishan: Negativity is a part of the game, but I won't let it define me

Hindustan Times  

Ishan Kishan, a prominent wicketkeeper for the Indian cricket team, has expressed his views on social media negativity. He believes that negativity can be a part of the game, but it should not be allowed to control the player's performance. Kishan, who was recently dropped from the Indian central contract, emphasized that players should accept the challenges and enjoy the …

Social Media's Polarizing Impact on Politics: Negative Interactions Surge in Run-Up to Lok Sabha Polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Social Media's Polarizing Impact on Politics: Negative Interactions Surge in Run-Up to Lok Sabha Polls

Live Mint  

The 12th round of the biannual YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial Survey found that politics was the fifth most popular topic among urban Indians, with 47% saying they follow such content. However, 37% of respondents who follow politics on social media reported having faced negative interactions online due to their political engagement in the six months before the survey. The survey also found …

Social Media: A Dark Descent into the Hearts of Young
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Social Media: A Dark Descent into the Hearts of Young

Deccan Chronicle  

Popular director Ram Gopal Varma is set to explore the dark side of social media in his upcoming Telugu film 'Saaree'. The film, inspired by real-life incidents, follows the lives of young people caught in the web of social media. The movie highlights the dangers of social media, with its potential to trigger harmful relationships and affect the lives of …

NSA Calls for Countering Lies on Social Media to Protect Army Morale
1 month, 4 weeks ago

NSA Calls for Countering Lies on Social Media to Protect Army Morale

ABP News  

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has called for robust counter-narrative measures on social media to safeguard the morale of the Indian Army. He emphasized the credibility of social media and the need to expose and search stories that contain inaccuracies or misleading information. Doval encouraged immediate responses to incidents and emphasized establishing a correct perspective early in the public discourse.

Social media emerging as force multiplier for newcomers in J&K election battle
3 months ago

Social media emerging as force multiplier for newcomers in J&K election battle

Hindustan Times  

Social media has emerged as a major dissemination and campaigning tool for political parties during the ongoing assembly elections of Jammu and Kashmir, even creating ‘ripple effect’ for some Independents or newer candidates like Sarjan Barkati and those associated with Engineer Rashid led Awami Itihad Party. All the big and small political parties across Jammu and Kashmir are using social …

Anti-India narrative on social media: Why it’s time for government to counter online negativity
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Anti-India narrative on social media: Why it’s time for government to counter online negativity

Firstpost  

A wave of anti-India sentiment is flooding social media, distorting our global image. India can no longer afford silence and has to reclaim its narrative on the world stage Lately, social media has evolved into a platform where global narratives are created, shaped, and spread at turbo speed. A recent example is the “What’s wrong with India?” campaign on social …

DC Edit | Govts, leave social media alone
3 months, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Govts, leave social media alone

Deccan Chronicle  

What can governments do about social media platforms? Amid a developing scenario in which both free-speech advocates and authoritarian governments are protesting the treatment being meted out to the CEO of Telegram who is facing the rigour of the law in France, the Uttar Pradesh government has taken an unusual stand to use the social media for boosting its popularity …

US State Dept sets aside budget of ₹1.6 crores for hiring 'fact-checker' in India
5 months ago

US State Dept sets aside budget of ₹1.6 crores for hiring 'fact-checker' in India

Op India  

The Public Diplomacy Section of the US State Department has set aside a whopping $2,00,000 to recruit fact-checkers in India as part of its ‘Empowering Media Savvy Youth.’ Through this project, the Executive Department of the US federal government claims to confront ‘online manipulation’, combat ‘external influences’, secure digital landscape and reinforce regional security. It must be mentioned that US …

As the US Embassy promotes Leftist elements in India, read how the Biden administration and CIA have been using social media, paying influencers to manipulate public opinion
5 months, 1 week ago

As the US Embassy promotes Leftist elements in India, read how the Biden administration and CIA have been using social media, paying influencers to manipulate public opinion

Op India  

On the 17th of July, the US Embassy in India informed about its event for Indian social media influences and content creators to learn about boosting social media engagement on social issues and learn about “active citizenship”. Is the US trying to use social media and Indian content creators, particularly those opposed to the ruling dispensation to meddle in India’s …

Don’t use social media to flaunt your work, U.P. bureaucrats told
5 months, 1 week ago

Don’t use social media to flaunt your work, U.P. bureaucrats told

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: With senior bureaucrats and others using social media to make a style statement or out of self-obsession, the state government has issued fresh guidelines and tweaked rules for use of media platforms, declaring that a repost or retweet against principles of good governance will be considered endorsement. As social media is influencing the lives of people empowering even ordinary …

Tahira Kashyap says there is nothing wrong with Karan Johar’s brand of escapist cinema: ‘It’s beautiful’
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Tahira Kashyap says there is nothing wrong with Karan Johar’s brand of escapist cinema: ‘It’s beautiful’

Hindustan Times  

Inspiration behind Sharmajee Ki Beti Sharmajee Ki Beti shows the journey of five women across different age groups. Your first few pieces of work or art usually come from a very strong place of observation or experience.” Tahira Kashyap emphasises on age-defined characters On being quizzed about her personal experiences which influenced her story while depicting diverse characters in Sharmajee …

Amid parties’ digital push, flex printing biz sees a dip in ad spend revenue
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid parties’ digital push, flex printing biz sees a dip in ad spend revenue

Hindustan Times  

With political parties shifting a major chunk of their campaign budget to the digital media space, flex printing businesses have taken the hit this election season. According to sources, both the BJP and Congress are intensifying their social media campaigns, each allocating two to three teams for their Chandigarh Lok Sabha candidates. Anmol Singh, another social media manager who works …

Politics served with concise social media content
7 months, 1 week ago

Politics served with concise social media content

The Hindu  

The nature of information dissemination is changing rapidly and India is not immune to these sweeping changes. In India, growing social media use in the vernacular languages, combined with a largely unregulated digital space and a highly competitive, polarised political environment, necessitates vigilance to manage disruptive misinformation. This decline is mirrored in the popularity of concise social media content, i.e., …

China’s AI-powered influence operations at India’s doorstep
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s AI-powered influence operations at India’s doorstep

Hindustan Times  

Modes of warfare have undergone several changes since the end of World War II. A recent report by the United States -based social media analytics firm Graphika revealed a pro-Chinese political spam operation promoting a new and distinctive form of video content, which has been operating since 2019 on popular social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. In November …

As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Bollywood stars seldom weigh in on politics, so videos showing two celebrities criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — and endorsing his main opposition, the Congress party — were bound to go viral. But the clips of A-list actors Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh were fake, AI-generated videos that were yet another example of the false or …

Meta now has an AI chatbot. Experts say get ready for more AI-powered social media
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta now has an AI chatbot. Experts say get ready for more AI-powered social media

LA Times  

“AI is increasingly driving lots of communication online,” a University of Pennsylvania professor says. “Our goal is to build the world’s leading AI and make it available to everyone,” said Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer at Meta, as he announced the chatbot’s launch two weeks ago. “We believe that meta AI is now the most intelligent AI assistant that …

Rise of Social Media Influencers in AP Politics
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Rise of Social Media Influencers in AP Politics

Deccan Chronicle  

VISHAKHAPATNAM: Politicians in Andhra Pradesh are increasingly turning to social media influencers to reach out to and sway their voters. The interviews of several candidates have been shared across various Vizag-based social media pages, even as the youtubers claimed they were not being paid, and they were only reaching information to their viewers. Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's recent …

From village to viral: India's heartland influencers reshape social media landscape
8 months ago

From village to viral: India's heartland influencers reshape social media landscape

New Indian Express  

Bharwani also highlights the role of Instagram in empowering these influencers: “It has given these creators a platform to showcase their unique perspectives and has provided them with the tools to build sustainable careers. Kumari, who showcases rural life through humorous sketches and songs, says, “I hear of other regional creators making lakhs off their Instagram collaborations, but I haven’t …

Watch out, your social media posts might cost you a job
8 months, 1 week ago

Watch out, your social media posts might cost you a job

Live Mint  

For Anant Pujari, a marketing professional with a multinational in Mumbai, getting a job was a struggle, but not because he didn’t fit the desired role. “Social media is not the same as it was a decade ago,” says Bhakti Talati, an independent work-life balance coach from Mumbai. It has become an open platform to share not just their personal …

Digital Revolution in Indian Politics: How BJP Harnessed Social Media
8 months, 1 week ago

Digital Revolution in Indian Politics: How BJP Harnessed Social Media

News 18  

The emergence of digital media—social media, mobile journalism, YouTube, etc—has transformed the political contour in India, with social media platforms becoming the new battleground for electoral campaigns. Among these parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party has proven to be the most successful in harnessing the power of social media to connect with voters and shape public opinion, while the Congress-led Opposition—if …

Anonymous users dominate right-wing discussions online and spread false information
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Anonymous users dominate right-wing discussions online and spread false information

LA Times  

The X logo is shown on a computer screen in Belgrade, Serbia. The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user on the social platform X who uses a pseudonym falsely claimed that a government website had revealed “skyrocketing” rates of voters registering without a photo ID in three states this year — two of …

Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age
9 months ago

Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age

Hindustan Times  

In today’s time, the rise of social media platforms has brought about unprecedented connectivity and communication and India, being the most populous country with the second-largest number of global Internet users, boasts a highly attractive and competitive Internet market. Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

How the porn bots took over Twitter
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How the porn bots took over Twitter

NPR  

How the porn bots took over Twitter Enlarge this image Illustration by Jackie Lay/NPR Illustration by Jackie Lay/NPR The routine of a loyal X user remains relatively simple. On the business side, Musk dissolved the Trust and Safety Council and cut staff overseeing content moderation — two things Enberg said were vital for keeping the platform safe for advertisers and …

The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal
1 year ago

The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal

Associated Press  

We lost Twitter and got X. Here’s a look back at some of the biggest stories in social media in 2023 — and what to watch for next year: GOODBYE TWITTER A little more than a year ago, Elon Musk walked into Twitter ’s San Francisco headquarters, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media …

Emojis, pop culture: PM’s social media lexicon takes a new twist
1 year ago

Emojis, pop culture: PM’s social media lexicon takes a new twist

Hindustan Times  

In the beginning was the word. Reposting a TV news report about the Opposition’s drubbing in the three states, Modi said: “May they be happy with their arrogance, lies, pessimism and ignorance. “In India, who needs ‘Money Heist’ fiction, when you have the Congress Party, whose heists are legendary for 70 years and counting!” Modi said. To be sure, Modi’s …

Kashmir netizens face action over social media posts ahead of Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370
1 year ago

Kashmir netizens face action over social media posts ahead of Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370

The Hindu  

The Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a crackdown on netizens and booked scores in Kashmir ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370. A police spokesperson said one person from north Kashmir’s Baramulla faced legal proceedings for his social media posts. “The action is in response to his uploading hateful videos containing inflammatory and seditious statements on social media …

Facebook crackdown against fake Chinese accounts that tried to spread fake news about India | Deets Here
1 year ago

Facebook crackdown against fake Chinese accounts that tried to spread fake news about India | Deets Here

India TV News  

In its recent quarterly threat report, social media giant Meta has underlined a mounting concern involving fake Facebook accounts emanating from China, spreading fabricated news about India. These accounts, masquerading as Indian users, were extensively engaged in propagating deceptive information related to Indian politics and various national security matters. Notably, the Tibet-focused accounts posed as pro-independence activists who also accused …

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media
1 year, 1 month ago

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media

Al Jazeera  

Social media warriors have sprung up to share their community’s views and put down the others’ in this ethnic conflict. “Before we got hackers, we had given access to our social media accounts to people outside the state … Social media has become important to tell people what is happening here,” the leader said. He told me, “I opened this …

The Israel-Hamas war reveals how social media sells you the illusion of reality
1 year, 2 months ago

The Israel-Hamas war reveals how social media sells you the illusion of reality

CNN  

New York CNN — As the Israel-Hamas war reaches the end of its first week, millions have turned to platforms including TikTok and Instagram in hopes of comprehending the brutal conflict in real time. This week, European Union officials sent warnings to TikTok, Facebook and Instagram-parent Meta, YouTube and X, highlighting reports of misleading or illegal content about the war …

Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk’s X is the most egregious
1 year, 2 months ago

Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk’s X is the most egregious

Associated Press  

While Twitter has always struggled with combating misinformation about major news events, it was still the go-to place to find out what’s happening in the world. Ian Bremmer, a prominent foreign policy expert, posted on X that the level of disinformation on the Israel-Hamas war “being algorithmically promoted” on the platform “is unlike anything I’ve ever been exposed to in …

Commentary: Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it. With a new war, we’re paying the price
1 year, 2 months ago

Commentary: Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it. With a new war, we’re paying the price

LA Times  

It’s been nearly a year since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, and more than the average landlord, he’s made some changes to the storefront: replacing the social media platform’s cheerful winged mascot with an ominous “X,” stripping all but paying subscribers of verified status, and turning it from a frenetic crossroads of breaking news and opinion to a playground for falsehoods …

Social media users should be more careful about its impact, reach: SC
1 year, 4 months ago

Social media users should be more careful about its impact, reach: SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said social media users should be careful about its impact and reach as it dismissed a petition filed by actor and former Tamil Nadu MLA S Ve Shekher who is facing cases for sharing a Facebook post in 2018 allegedly containing derogatory remarks against women journalists. “If one uses social media, then he should …

Understanding the ideological divide online
1 year, 4 months ago

Understanding the ideological divide online

Hindustan Times  

Algorithms used by social media companies in drawing in and retaining users have been the subject of scrutiny for several years now. Spanning multiple election cycles and a once-in-a-century pandemic, the debates centre around a simple question: Is social media dividing people? Starting from 2008, when Barack Obama first used social media for a political campaign to the divisive 2016 …

Over 60% of global population active on social media- New study reveals
1 year, 5 months ago

Over 60% of global population active on social media- New study reveals

India TV News  

According to a recent study by digital advisory firm Kepios, more than 60% of the world's population, nearly five billion people, are actively engaged on social media platforms. Social media usage varies significantly by region, with East and Central Africa having just one out of 11 people using social media, while India sees one out of three people using these …

Social Media Often Misused To "Manipulate Political Choices Of Voters", May Eventually Hijack Democratic Setup: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Social Media Often Misused To "Manipulate Political Choices Of Voters", May Eventually Hijack Democratic Setup: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

Social media has been used to manipulate political choices of voters, perniciously affecting the democratic setup of constitutional institutions, the Karnataka High Court observed on Friday. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said emergence of social media has changed the way in which people participate in the democratic process. "People increasingly rely on social media than their …

AI-generated text is hard to spot. It could play a big role in the 2024 campaign
1 year, 5 months ago

AI-generated text is hard to spot. It could play a big role in the 2024 campaign

NPR  

AI-generated text is hard to spot. While there are still some ways to tell AI-generated images, software aimed at detecting machine-generated text — like Open AI's classifier and GPTZero — often fail. It can also be used to maintain automated accounts by writing human-like content for them to post before they become part of a concerted campaign to push one …

Did you know much Virat Kohli, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif charge for one Instagram post? Know everything here
1 year, 6 months ago

Did you know much Virat Kohli, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif charge for one Instagram post? Know everything here

Hindustan Times  

While one may think celebs sharing glimpses from their day-to-day lives on social media is just for the love of their fansthe reality goes beyond that. The most expensive is when a celebrity’s page does a collab with a brand’s page.” Actors Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif and cricketer Virat Kohli are among the most followed Indian celebs on Instagram. …

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B
1 year, 7 months ago

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B

The Hindu  

Published : May 03, 2023 07:00 IST - 6 MINS READ In December 2004, the Delhi Police arrested Avnish Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, because someone in Kharagpur, West Bengal, tried to sell through the website video copies of two Delhi-based students having sex. Social media companies, a term left vague and expansive, need to take down content within 36 …

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary
1 year, 8 months ago

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary

Hindustan Times  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that some rules related to social media are ‘quite strict’ in India while adding that he is not aware about ‘what exactly happened’ when Twitter took down content related to a documentary critical to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. don't know what exactly happened with some content situation in India," Musk told UK-based British …

‘Unaware why Twitter India pulled posts on BBC docu…’, Elon Musk
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Unaware why Twitter India pulled posts on BBC docu…’, Elon Musk

Live Mint  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he was not aware of what exactly happened when the microblogging site took down content related to a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year. India ordered the blocking of a BBC documentary in January that questioned Modi's leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even sharing of …

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet

ABP News  

On Wednesday morning, Elon Musk participated in a Twitter Spaces conversation with BBC journalist James Clayton. During the conversation, Clayton asked the Twitter CEO about the microblogging platform's removal of posts related to a BBC documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was later banned in India. Musk clarified that he was not aware of this particular case, but …

In praise of social media and condemnation of its users
1 year, 8 months ago

In praise of social media and condemnation of its users

The Hindu  

In 2000, as a student in Delhi, I had to undertake three-day journeys on Kerala Express travelling between home and university. Of course, we have to be extra vigilant not to be carried away by false and fake news that are abundant on social media. And yet, we are glued to social media as we are entertained by interesting video …

‘Not much change in communication barring speed of circulation’
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Not much change in communication barring speed of circulation’

The Hindu  

Teacher of journalism, B.K. Ravi has said that according to researchers of communication, not much change had been witnessed in the medium of mass communication barring the speed with which information was being circulated. Presiding over the session on ‘Innovations in Media’ on the second day of 86th Akhila Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelana on Saturday, Prof. Ravi said that there …

As governments across Asia fight for control over the internet and big tech, citizens on social media face rising online crackdowns
1 year, 11 months ago

As governments across Asia fight for control over the internet and big tech, citizens on social media face rising online crackdowns

ABC  

During the COVID-19 lockdowns in Vietnam last year, blogger Bui Van Thuan took to Facebook to criticise a government plan to use soldiers to deliver groceries to people confined to their homes in Ho Chi Minh City. Key points: Vietnam has arrested dozens of journalists and vloggers over social media posts Human rights groups are concerned "digital repression" could have …

From Twitter chaos to TikTok bans to the metaverse, social media had a rocky 2022
2 years ago

From Twitter chaos to TikTok bans to the metaverse, social media had a rocky 2022

NPR  

From Twitter chaos to TikTok bans to the metaverse, social media had a rocky 2022 Enlarge this image toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images 2022 has been a rocky year for social media companies. Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images TikTok's runaway success has companies including Facebook and Google …

Public sphere vitiated: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter after Elon Musk takeover
2 years ago

Public sphere vitiated: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter after Elon Musk takeover

The Hindu  

It has been nearly two months since business magnate Elon Musk took control of Twitter Inc. after a $44 billion acquisition. This resulted in a severe backlash and forced Mr. Musk to post a poll asking his over 122 million followers whether he should step down as the “head of Twitter”, and in turn eliciting a majority response in the …

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