Tag: Social Media

San Francisco: In a bid to fight the prevailing gun culture, Twitter has changed its “pistol” emoji to a bright green “water gun”, following Apple, which launched a similar one in its iOS 10 update. The change is part of Twitter’s emoji update “Twemoji 2.6,” Tech Crunch reported late on Wednesday. “In doing so, the […]

Shillong: Actor-TV host Rannvijay Singha says he has never been trolled much on social media platforms. Rannvijay is hosting a show on MTV titled “Troll Police”, which deals with cyber bullying. Asked if social media trolls have ever affected him, Rannvijay told IANS here: “Sometimes when something is said about my brother, wife, daughter I […]

Los Angeles: Actress Jessica Chastain has donated $2,000 to a womans fertility fund after she criticised the actress on social media. Chastain shared a photo of herself on Instagram wearing a white t-shirt that read, “We Should All Be Feminists”. It was captioned: “Feminism: The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” […]

New York: When people post photos of their fitness pursuits on social media they may be influencing, for better or worse, the health of their pals too, a new study suggests. The more exercise-related posts a person sees on social media, the more concerned they feel about their own weight, the researchers said. “Our results […]

Toronto: Even as effects of social media use on mental well-being is hotly debated, a new study says that spending too much time online can create problems in real life relationships of teenagers and vice versa. Results of a survey conducted by Professor Candice Odgers of University of California, Irvine and her colleagues showed teenagers […]

San Francisco: Passively scrolling through posts in Facebook or on the social media platform can make people feel worse — while active engagement on the platform may have the opposite effect. Citing scientific research on well-being and social media, Facebook on Friday highlighted the two sides of using social media — the good and the […]

Chandigarh: Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh, who is a self-admitted fan of Kylie Jenner and often comments on her posts over various social media platforms, says he feels good after seeing photographs of the American reality TV star. Asked about Kylie’s pregnancy news, Diljit said here on Friday: “I am a fan of Kylie Jenner. It’s her […]

Mumbai: Actress Taapsee Pannu, a keen supporter of women’s empowerment, on Saturday poked fun at a few social media users, who trolled her for wearing a short dress. Taapsee shared a photograph of herself on Twitter in which she can be seen wearing a black-and-white strapless one piece dress with minimal make-up. “Sometimes the best moments […]

New York: Extensive use of social media has always been related to the deteriorating mental health condition of the young generation. But, as per new research use of social media may not affect mental health. The study found no evidence supporting the view that the amount of time spent on social media increases mental health […]

New Delhi: Indians top ahead of Thailand and Mexico when it comes to using social media while holidaying, says a survey conducted by Expedia. Indians love to be connected all the time, however, it also means that they do not disconnect from work much. Indians are globally most anxious on not being able to access […]

New York: At a time when people struggle with a seemingly diminishing attention span, Snapchat could be the best form of communication but its overuse could make you addictive, researchers say. “For certain people, Snapchat enables them to overcome communication apprehension by using a different means of communication where they do not have a threat […]

Mumbai: With youth subscribing more digital content over television, the newly-launched Facebook and Twitter Over The Top (OTT) videos may affect the market of other OTT platforms since most people spend a huge time on social media, an sector stakeholder said on Saturday. “… Considering the fact that more and more people spend a huge […]

Brussels: The European Union on Thursday gave an ultimatum to Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies to rid their platforms of hate speech or face legal consequences. The European Commission, EU’s top regulator, said the social media firms are still failing to act fast enough. It said it would pass laws allowing the EU […]

San Francisco: After reports surfaced this week that the social media giant enabled advertisers to reach “Jew haters”, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg — also of Jewish origin — has apologised, saying the company is now strengthening its ad policies. Facebook enabled the advertisers to direct their pitches to the news feeds of almost 2,300 people […]

Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he handles his social media activity himself contrary to what others assume. “There is no substitute to personal attention and care … none … long may this survive,” the 74-year-old posted on his blog. “Many wonder and ask how many personnel ‘deployed’ by me for my social media activity… […]