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Influencer’s tragic death pushes government to impose new law to control social media uses
1 week, 6 days ago

Influencer’s tragic death pushes government to impose new law to control social media uses

Live Mint  

Efecan Kultur, a 24-year-old Turkish TikTok personality known for his Mukbang videos, has passed away due to complications from obesity. Kultur rose to popularity by sharing videos of himself consuming large quantities of food on camera, a style known as Mukbang, which originated in South Korea. The Mukbang trend, which has spread globally, often encourages excessive eating purely for entertainment …

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TikTok is being flooded with birth control misinformation. Is it stopping women from taking it?
4 months ago

TikTok is being flooded with birth control misinformation. Is it stopping women from taking it?

Salon  

TikTok has become a hotbed of birth control misinformation, with videos accumulating millions of views in which women blame their IUDs for pelvic floor dysfunction, autoimmune conditions, liver failure, and other conditions. “We want to respect our patients and not make decisions for them,” said Dr. Jenny Wu, an OB-GYN resident at Duke University who studies how birth control is …

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Govt may not define specific steps for parental control measures
8 months ago

Govt may not define specific steps for parental control measures

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of electronics and information technology does not intend to prescribe a specific mechanism for data fiduciaries to verify parental consent for minors using digital services, people familiar with the matter said, citing discussions between the government and social media companies on the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules held on Thursday. One social media executive, in the meeting, noted …

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Pakistan to ban social media platforms for 6 days to control 'hate material' during Ramadan
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan to ban social media platforms for 6 days to control 'hate material' during Ramadan

ABP News  

Lahore, Jul 5 : After successfully blocking X, formerly Twitter, for over four months, the Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms -- YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok -- for six days from July 13 to 18, citing the need to control "hate material" during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's cabinet …

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Palace of Versailles reopens after fire alert
9 months, 1 week ago

Palace of Versailles reopens after fire alert

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-06-12 00:38 Visitors walk past as French firefighters work after a fire broke out at the Chateau de Versailles forcing the site's evacuation, but was swiftly brought under control, in Versailles, near Paris, France, June 11, 2024. PARIS -- The Palace of Versailles reopened after a fire alert caused a temporary evacuation Tuesday afternoon, the French landmark …

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Four ways to take control of social media algorithms and get the content you actually want
1 year, 10 months ago

Four ways to take control of social media algorithms and get the content you actually want

ABC  

Whether it's Facebook's News Feed or TikTok's For You page, social media algorithms are constantly making behind-the-scenes decisions to boost certain content — giving rise to the "curated" feeds we've all become accustomed to. Social media algorithms might give Basil recommendations for T-shirts featuring puppies dressed as astronauts. It helps to keep your different social media accounts unlinked, and to …

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Can Donald Trump keep his QAnon supporters under control?
2 years, 5 months ago

Can Donald Trump keep his QAnon supporters under control?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Similarly, one person had a “Q” patch on their jacket, while a few people …

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India is considering a panel to rule on social media takedowns
2 years, 9 months ago

India is considering a panel to rule on social media takedowns

Al Jazeera  

Digital rights activists warn the move will increase direct gov’t control over social media platforms in India. Apar Gupta, executive director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit that advocates for digital rights, tweeted that should the move go through, it will “increase” direct government control over social media platforms. Rather than curing defects highlighted by Courts, they increase direct …

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What happens in divorce when digital bullying is in play?
2 years, 11 months ago

What happens in divorce when digital bullying is in play?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Even Kanye shouldn’t be trash …

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Facebook will start labeling posts and pages by state-controlled media outlets
4 years, 9 months ago

Facebook will start labeling posts and pages by state-controlled media outlets

India Today  

Social media giant Facebook on Friday announced that it will start labeling posts by media outlets that are under the partial or editorial control of the government. “Several months ago, we announced our plan to label media outlets that are wholly or partially under the editorial control of their government, and today we’re starting to apply labels to those state-controlled …

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中共中央政治局常务委员会召开会议 习近平主持
4 years, 10 months ago

中共中央政治局常务委员会召开会议 习近平主持

China Daily  

中共中央政治局常务委员会4月29日召开会议，分析国内外新冠肺炎疫情防控形势，研究部署完善常态化疫情防控举措，研究确定支持湖北省经济社会发展一揽子政策。中共中央总书记习近平主持会议并发表重要讲话。 4月28日，茶农在湖北省恩施土家族苗族自治州鹤峰县走马镇升子村木耳山茶园采茶（无人机照片）。（图片来源：新华社） Xi said arduous efforts have brought a decisive outcome to the fight of defending Hubei and its capital city Wuhan, and the nationwide battle against the epidemic has gained major strategic achievements. 疫情防控这根弦必须时刻绷紧，决不能前功尽弃。 All regions and departments should implement in detail the regular epidemic control measures to provide a solid guarantee to the full recovery of economic and …

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Column: Damaged by its scandals, MLB faces an even bigger threat that it can’t control
5 years, 2 months ago

Column: Damaged by its scandals, MLB faces an even bigger threat that it can’t control

LA Times  

What’s next, a rebuttal of the most recent Bigfoot sighting? These are busy days for Major League Baseball, with the commissioner releasing official denials of unsubstantiated allegations started by unverified social media accounts. MLB was only a day removed from saying it had looked into speculation that Houston Astros players wore buzzers to receive signals from someone deciphering signs off …

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Viswanathan Anand: Virat Kohli got emotional and lost control in response to fan
6 years, 4 months ago

Viswanathan Anand: Virat Kohli got emotional and lost control in response to fan

The Hindu  

Five-time former world champion Viswanathan Anand feels India cricket captain Virat Kohli became a bit emotional and lost control during his “leave India” comment to a fan on social media, which snowballed into a massive controversy. Kohli had stirred up a massive controversy and was trolled on social media and slammed by critics over his “I don’t think you should …

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Venezuela inmates seize control of prison ahead of election
6 years, 10 months ago

Venezuela inmates seize control of prison ahead of election

CNN  

CNN — Inmates have revolted and taken control of a notorious prison in Venezuela, as the volatile country braces for presidential elections decried as illegitimate by regional leaders. @POTUS @VP @SecPompeo pic.twitter.com/fNAGyGOnmA — Repúblico Humberto González May 16, 2018 Venezuelan authorities later said they had “normalized” the situation at the prison, but inmates refuted the claim. There have been repeated …

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The center-right is now in control of Europe’s destiny
7 years ago

The center-right is now in control of Europe’s destiny

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Professor Matthew Qvortrup’s book Angela Merkel: Europe’s Most Influential Leader was published by Duckworth in 2016. But the Social Democrats’ vote to renew the Grand Coalition with Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union means that five months of political “shivering” in Germany is finally over. Europe’s most powerful country will once again have a stable government, comprised of Merkel’s Center-Right …

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Analysis: When it comes to guns, the Parkland shooting survivors aren’t here to play nice
7 years, 1 month ago

Analysis: When it comes to guns, the Parkland shooting survivors aren’t here to play nice

LA Times  

Since the shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week, a student there named Sarah Chadwick has amassed a Twitter following of more than 150,000 people. Fellow student Chadwick’s AR-15 zinger about Rubio drew the scorn of Fox News host Laura Ingraham, who, on her own Twitter account, called out the “sophomore” by name to flag concern over …

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Zimbabwe army takes control but denies coup
7 years, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe army takes control but denies coup

Al Jazeera  

Military spokesperson says army seeks to ‘pacify a degenerating, social, and economic situation’ in the country. In a televised address early on Wednesday morning, military spokesperson, Major General SB Moyo, said the army was seeking to “pacify a degenerating, social, and economic situation” in the country. Moyo denied that the army was carrying out a coup against President Robert Mugabe‘s …

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Privacy peeves in a setting' sun
7 years, 5 months ago

Privacy peeves in a setting' sun

Deccan Chronicle  

We all get those stellar notifications to update our privacy settings, every now and then. Uvaise Nazir, a consultant at a startup firm says, “Data has become so valuable, that over social media platforms the main objective is to collect as much data as possible. As much I like the Internet suggesting entertainment content of my interests or showing me …

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Massive fire breaks out in London’s famous Camden Lock Market, situation under control
7 years, 8 months ago

Massive fire breaks out in London’s famous Camden Lock Market, situation under control

India TV News  

A major fire has broken out at Camden Lock Market in London with flames climbing high into the sky, the media reported. Eight fire engines, an aerial ladder and about 60 firefighters were initially sent to the area after the first emergency call at just before midnight on Sunday, London Fire Brigade said, The Independent reported. Numerous photographs on social …

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From Royal tartan to slut walking: How the fashion police control what we wear
8 years, 7 months ago

From Royal tartan to slut walking: How the fashion police control what we wear

The Independent  

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Florida nightclub shooting: US gun control policy slammed on social media
8 years, 9 months ago

Florida nightclub shooting: US gun control policy slammed on social media

Firstpost  

An outpouring of anger toward the lax US gun control policy was witnessed on social media after a shooting spree in an Orlando nightclub left 50 dead and 53 wounded on Sunday. Washington: An outpouring of anger toward the lax US gun control policy was witnessed on social media after a shooting spree in an Orlando nightclub left 50 dead …

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Why Mark Zuckerberg's war on click bait proves we are all pawns of social media
10 years, 7 months ago

Why Mark Zuckerberg's war on click bait proves we are all pawns of social media

Salon  

Isn't it lovely, our brave new digital world, tailored for us exactly how we want it? Because he's back, sneakier than ever, in his new guise as a social media news feed, exquisitely tailored to preferences we didn't even consciously know we had. Facebook's goal is to distinguish between good click bait -- catchy headlines that deliver real stories that …

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Instagram arms control: WMD prevention versus internet freedom
12 years, 3 months ago

Instagram arms control: WMD prevention versus internet freedom

Al Jazeera  

We must not take internet freedom for granted and push too hard on “promoting social verification technologies”. Should we then reconsider whether pursuing overt “citizen verification through social media” or “anti-censorship and surveillance” initiatives – such as the US State Department’s $23m public solicitation for technologies that help overcome censorship and surveillance in “internet hostile” environments – advance our national …

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The Ecology of Fear
31 years, 9 months ago

The Ecology of Fear

Wired  

In Beyond Blade Runner: Urban Control, The Ecology of Fear, Mike Davis tracks how fear is transforming the urban landscape. He also looks at the downside of Neighborhood Watch programs, the disciplinary order imposed by "social control districts," slumlords with hired guns, security-hyper buildings, and the simulated LAs found in Disneyland, Hollywood, and CityWalk. Beyond Blade Runner: Urban Control, The …

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