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DUA LIPA BEMOANS THE ‘HATEFUL’ WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA

February 4, 2019 Loknath Das'HATEFUL', BEMOANS, DUA, LIPA, Media, of, Social, The, World

NEW YORK – Pop star Dua Lipa has hit out at social media, saying she is sick of the “hate” on platforms like Twitter and Facebook. The 23-year-old pop star has taken to her Twitter account to bemoan the negativity that exists on various social media platforms, urging her followers to “do something nice” rather criticise perceived imperfections. She wrote: “Takes 10 seconds on the tl to see people comparing women and their wrinkles. I hope everyone engaging in this toxic ass behaviour stays plump af for the rest of…

Shashi Tharoor: Trolling on social media BJP’s organised activity

January 20, 2019 Loknath DasActivity, BJP’s, Media, On, organised, Shashi, Social, Tharoor:, Trolling

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (File) Trolling of political opponents on social media is an organised activity of the BJP, said Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday. He was speaking at an event, Netizens For Democracy, organised to discuss social media’s pros and cons. The event was organised by Citizens of Justice and Peace (CJP), All India Professionals Congress and some other resident groups at Bandra West. “Trolling is an organised technique of the ruling party. They have cells and there is an army of trolls who have multiple accounts. They get instructions,…

Finally, Justice Served: 2 Nursing Students Arrested For Beating 16 Puppies To Death In Kolkata

January 18, 2019 Loknath Das16, 2, arrested, Beating, death, Finally, for, In, Justice, Kolkata, Nursing, Puppies, Served:, Students', to

You probably have come across the heart-wrenching. Two unidentified women brutally attacking puppies. It launched a FB page asking for justice for the puppies and sparked a social media outrage. After 16 dead puppies were found wrapped outside a Kolkata hospital earlier this week, two nursing students have been arrested in connection with the case. Moutushi Mondal and Shoma Burman, both in their early twenties, were arrested after the video went viral on social media. The puppies were found dead at the parking lot of Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital.…

India Is Addicted To WhatsApp More Than Any Other Social Media, And Knows It Can Be Dangerous

January 16, 2019 Loknath DasAddicted, and, Any, be, Can, dangerous, India, Is, It, Knows, Media, More, Other, Social, Than, to, WhatsApp

We spend a lot of time everyday on your smartphones, a lot of which might be across various social networks. Particularly WhatsApp. These come with their own problems of addiction, fake news, and online harassment, and India is no exception when it comes to dealing with these issues. That’s why public opinion data analytics firm YouGov conducted a survey of Indian smartphone users, to see how we deal with everything we’re exposed to on social media platforms daily. And the results are pretty interesting to say the least. For one thing…

Matt Kuchar, social media, and stories that take on lives of their own

January 15, 2019 Loknath Dasand, Kuchar, lives, Matt, Media, of, On, own, Social, Stories, Take, That, their

att Kuchar leaves Hawaii a winner, but not entirely unscathed. That’s the prevailing sentiment from a sect of golf observers, the byproduct of an accusation by a former PGA Tour player on Saturday afternoon. The match was lit at 5:08 p.m. ET; by 10, Kuchar, a beloved and venerated personality by American crowds, had come on the business end of a Twitter roasting . . . over how much he paid a fill-in caddie. Five hours is all it took. Five hours in which Kuchar was on the golf course,…