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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Social media is increasingly how many younger people communicate these days, but according to a new report from McAfee, there has been an increase of cyberbullying on the platforms. What is especially worrisome is that it isn't just teens who are coming under attack, as racist attacks are being directed at children as young as 10-years-old. In addition, more than one in four kids globally now face some form of racism on social media; while online sexual harassment is also impacting one in every six children globally. One in every five U.S. kids is now victim of such harassment, and in India the number is as great as one in three. More Than Stranger Danger What is also notable is that the threat of cyberbullying is increasingly coming from someone who the children may know personally. Globally, 58 percent of children said they were victimized by someone they know, with just 46 saying they had been cyberbullied by a … [Read more...] about Children Are Increasingly Facing Cyberbullying On Social Media

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, referred to as India's Warren Buffett, has died aged 62. He had been suffering from kidney disease and ischemic heart disease. The billionaire, who backed India's newest airline, Akasa Air, was brought to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital on Sunday morning Officials at the hospital told CNBC TV-18 he died due to a cardiac arrest. Remembering Rakesh Jhunjhunwala: The veteran investor's role models Close RIP Rakesh Jhunjhunwala: Latest updates on the life and times of the market legend Jhunjhunwala had done an interview with CNBC TV-18 earlier this week, which had sparked concern on social media about this health. 'Regardless of the global developments, the Indian market will grow, but at a slower pace,' says ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. @ShereenBhan #cnbctv18market #stockmarket #stockmarketindia pic.twitter.com/8Vta15SYSi — CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18News) August 8, 2022 … [Read more...] about Days before Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s death, interview had sparked concerns about his health on social media

Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based Jewish civil rights group that has been tracking cases since 1979, found that there were 2,717 incidents in 2021 . This represents an increase of 34% over 2020. In Europe, the European Commission found a sevenfold increase in antisemitic postings across French language accounts, and an over thirteenfold increase in antisemitic comments within German channels during the pandemic. advertisement Together with other scholars who study antisemitism, we started to look at how technology and the business model of the social media platforms were driving antisemitism . A 2022 book that we co-edited, Antisemitism on Social Media , offers perspectives from the U.S., Germany, Denmark, Israel, India, U.K. and Sweden on how algorithms on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube contribute to spreading antisemitism. What does antisemitism on social media look like? … [Read more...] about There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media—and algorithms are partly to blame

Influencer marketing, if done right, is highly rewarding in terms of consumer connect and brand building but it can cause severe damage to brands if it is not well planned and thought through in terms of influencer selection and promotions. (Representational image: George Pagan via Unsplash) Claiming that self-regulation has not yielded results in making platforms safe spaces for women and marginalised groups, Bengaluru-based IT for Change, a non-governmental organisation working on internet governance, gender, and digital justice, has said that a law should be brought in to hold social media platforms liable for online harm. This comes at a time when the Union government is proposing a separate committee to give users an avenue to appeal decisions made by grievance redressal officers of intermediaries like Twitter, Google, Meta, and others. The government has also said that it is open to the establishment of an industry-formed self-regulatory body to deal with such appeals. … [Read more...] about India needs legislation to hold platforms liable for online harms: IT for Change

In line with global trends, growth in job openings at Big Tech companies Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, Google has steadily slowed reflecting a larger economic slowdown, specialist staffing firm Xpheno says. Xpheno data shows that total active openings at the companies collectively known as FAAMNG are currently below 9,000. The six companies typically have over 40,000 active job openings. Active openings are jobs that are directly listed by the companies over the previous four weeks for which they are currently accepting applications. Big Tech companies have announced plans to go slow on hiring amid recession concerns in the US and Europe, and slowing growth elsewhere including India amid quickening inflation, rising interest rates and the Russia-Ukraine war. “Except for Amazon, which is on a moderate-to-above-moderate level of hiring action, the other enterprises in the cohort are largely in the low-to-below moderate levels,” Xpheno said in a statement … [Read more...] about Big Tech job openings in India slump significantly amid larger slowdown

(Image Courtesy: AP) Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter, sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. India in June proposed appointing a government panel to hear complaints from users about content moderation decisions, but has also said it is open to the idea of a self-regulatory body if the industry is willing. The lack of consensus among the tech giants, however, increases the likelihood of a government panel being formed - a prospect that Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook and Twitter are keen to avoid as they fear government and regulatory overreach in India, the sources said. At a closed-door meeting this week, an executive from Alphabet Inc's Google told other attendees the company was unconvinced about the merits of a self-regulatory body. The body would mean external reviews of decisions that could force … [Read more...] about Google opposes Facebook-backed proposal for self-regulatory body in India: Sources

While India does fairly well in combat and power sports in the lower weight classes, it is rarer to see an Indian win in a higher weight category. This makes Lovepreet Singh's (above) bronze in weightlifting (109kg category) and Tulika Maan's silver in judo (78kg) all the more special. (Image source: Twitter/Narendra Modi) Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham, August 3, was a historic day for Indian sports—it was full of unprecedented highs, the kind of “first-time-ever” stuff that lifts certain sporting disciplines or sportspeople from obscurity and paves the way for a better future. We already saw that happening with lawn bowls on August 2 when an unlikely quartet—Lovely Choubey, a police constable from Jharkhand, Pinki, a PE teacher in Delhi, Rupa Rani Tirkey, a sports officer in Jharkhand and Nayanmoni Saikia, a forest officer from Assam—won India’s first medal in the sport, that too a gold, prompting a flood of celebrations on social media, where everyone from … [Read more...] about 2022 Commonwealth Games: A golden day for Team India in Birmingham

Alex Jones, an American radio show host and far-right conspiracy theorist. (Image: Reuters) Alex Jones, a United States entrepreneur, radio host, Donald Trump supporter, and spreader of conspiracy theories, has been fined $45 million in penal damages , and $4.1 million in compensatory damages for the hurt he inflicted on families of schoolchildren who had been shot dead in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. This is significant, not only for the media in the US, but also for media around the world. Falsehoods, which spread online with grievous effects on some people, can be nailed in the courts and their purveyors, brought to book — that is the clear message. Jones has two more prosecutions to survive, for the same lie, in which different sets of parents are suing him, and he might accumulate even higher penalties. If fake news can be nailed in the US, where the Supreme Court has generally chosen to protect hate speech as an exercise of the right to free speech, why … [Read more...] about Lessons for India to learn from the Alex Jones case

Anand Mahindra routinely shares videos with his 9.6 million-strong Twitter family. Industrialist Anand Mahindra has another gem for his 9.6 million Twitter users as India fared spectacularly at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Although the video is not of an athlete from the event, the little boy is an athlete no less. “And after the Gold rush for India at the #CWG2022 the next generation of talent is shaping up. Unsupported. We need to get this talent on the fast track. (This video shared by a friend who has seen this boy in a village near Tirunelveli),” Mahindra shared on Twitter as he does routinely. The video shows a young boy performing spectacular backflips and cartwheels in a row, non-stop, on a street. Mahindra said the video was shared by his friend and the incident is from a village near Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. And after the Gold rush for India at the #CWG2022 the next generation of talent is shaping up. Unsupported. We need to get this talent on the fast … [Read more...] about Anand Mahindra’s latest video showcases India’s ‘next generation of talent’ | Watch

Absconding politician Shrikant Tyagi was arrested Tuesday from Meerut, officials said, days after he was seen in a social media video abusing and assaulting a woman for objecting to his alleged illegal constructions at a housing society here. Tyagi was at large since Friday evening, and the Noida Police had announced a reward of Rs 25,000 on his arrest. Additional Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police (law and order) Prashant Kumar said in Lucknow Tyagi has been arrested. On the controversy surrounding security given to Tyagi by the Uttar Pradesh police, Kumar said he had no such protection after February 2020. A senior Noida police officer told PTI, "Tyagi's three associates were also held along with him." Before the arrests, Tyagi's wife was once again detained for questioning Tuesday morning in the case lodged at the Phase 2 police station here, according to officials. Tyagi, who was at large since Friday evening, had Monday moved a court in the Gautam Buddh Nagar … [Read more...] about Politician who abused, assaulted Noida woman arrested