Photo courtesy of Foreign Media French President Emmanuel Macron has said that the rise in protests was due to social media. The president demanded that social media sites remove all sensitive videos on their platforms. Due to the emergency situation in France, President Macron left home without attending the Brussels Summit. On the other hand,…
The young social media activist girl weighed 187 kg; Photo: File Beijing: A 21-year-old social media activist in China died while trying to meet a 90 kg weight loss ‘challenge camp’ goal. According to the New York Post, China’s leading social media activist joined a weight-loss challenge camp in his home province of Shaanxi that…
The two-day meeting has been organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to inform its proposal for a Global Coalition for Social Justice, aimed at reducing and preventing inequalities. “The world is at a decisive moment. Today’s policies on climate, on threats to global security, on social solidarity and more, will shape our future and that of our children and…
Alarm over the potential threat posed by the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) must not obscure the damage already being done by digital technologies that enable the spread of online hate speech, as well as mis- and disinformation, he said. The policy brief argues that they should be integral players in upholding the…
He was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York, where he presented three new policy briefs on these themes to Member States. Serious challenges “They touch on some of the most serious challenges we face – challenges that may determine whether we are able to achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable…
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashpal Benam on Saturday annulled his daughter’s marriage to a Muslim boy in Pauri Garhwal in the Indian state of Uttarakhand with the mutual consent of the groom’s family. It is said that this was done when the wedding invitation card went viral on social media and resulted in a…
File photo More than 100,000 fake news social media accounts have been shut down in China. According to foreign media, a campaign to block fake news social media accounts is underway in China. According to reports, China has stepped up efforts to remove fake news and rumors from the Internet. Foreign media say that in…
The Abu Dhabi Family Court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced a young man who hacked a girl’s social media accounts. According to Arab media, the Abu Dhabi Family Court in the UAE fined the young man who hacked the girl’s social media accounts and not only fined the victim 2,000 dirhams as a…
A female YouTuber spread false information against the institution of Amr-e-Moruf wa Nahi-in-ul-Munkar, officials: Photo: File Riyadh: A female YouTuber was arrested for violating social media laws in Saudi Arabia. According to Arab media, Saudi Arabia’s audio-visual media agency has arrested a female YouTuber on the charge of spreading false information against Amr-e-Maruf wa Nahi-in-ul-Mankar…
While social media users adopt different and new ways to express themselves, they also try to take full advantage of popular memes on their timelines. Over the past few years, images, videos and screenshots derived from them have become so prominent that they are used freely at every opportunity. If you’re active on social media,…
