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Don’t post sensitive incident on social media without verification: Police
Mar 5, 2025Police today urged everyone to refrain from sharing sensitive content on social media without adequate verification, such as robberies. In response to a social media post of a phony dacoity in South Keraniganj, the Dhaka District... -
Social media images reveal Sudan war crimes: HRW
Aug 30, 2024Human Rights Watch charged on Thursday that both sides in the over 16-month-long battle in Sudan had committed war crimes, such as the mutilation of dead bodies, torture, and summary executions. Under the leadership of de... -
Indonesia arrests man for selling rhino horn via social media
Aug 30, 2024Indonesian authorities arrested a man trying to sell elephant tusks and the horns of critically endangered rhinos via social media. The illegal wildlife trade remains rampant in Indonesia, where law enforcement is lax, but the arrested... -
Social media’s population breaks through 5 billion: study
Feb 2, 2024A report released on Wednesday claims that over 5 billion people, or around 62.3 percent of the world’s population, use social media regularly. In comparison to the global population growth of 0.9 percent, the number increased... -
The number of active social media users has risen to more than 5 billion
Feb 2, 2024The number of active social media users has risen to more than 5 billion, or about 62.3 percent of humanity, according to a study published Wednesday. The number rose 5.6 percent last year, outpacing the 0.9... -
Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed two laws intended to restrict social media use by minors
Mar 25, 2023Utah Governor Spencer Cox on Thursday signed two laws intended to restrict social media use by minors, becoming the first U.S. state to require parental permission for anyone under 18 to use such platforms as Instagram,... -
In a pink holiday lingerie, Mandy Rose flaunts her booty on social media
Dec 27, 2022Mandy Rose, 32, whose actual name is Amanda Saccomanno, is once again catching the eye of her 3.3 million Instagram followers. Despite the fact that she was just fired from World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. because of... -
Shah Rukh Khan calls for positivity amid Boycott ‘Pathaan’ trend on social media
Dec 19, 2022A few days after criticizing the “Pathaan” song Besharam Rang for the green and saffron costumes that Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan wore in it, Madhya Pradesh’s home minister Narottam Mishra, King Khan on Thursday... -
Turkey passes social media law to bring control over social media platforms
Jul 31, 2020Turkey’s parliament has passed a law imposing controls on social media platforms. Human rights groups say the law is a major threat to freedom of speech. Turkey introduced the new law at a time when there... -
Bill Gates blamed social media for spreading fake news
Jul 5, 2020Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, has blamed social media like Facebook and Twitter for spreading fake information about COVID-19 during the epidemic. In this Covid-19 situation, many conspiracy theories about him have been leaked online....