Search For "media platforms"
Sri Lanka: Social media platforms banned after attack on mosque
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 13 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Monday blocked various social media platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube to prevent the circulation of rumours in the aftermath of violence in Chilaw and Kuliyapitiya.
Read More
Sri Lanka: Police arrest Islamic preacher for inciting extremism on social
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): A 47-year-old moulavi, an Islamic preacher, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Colombo on charges of using social media platforms to air extremist views, the police said on Sunday.
Read More
Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after Sinhalese-Muslim clashes
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): Sri Lankan on Monday temporarily blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and some social media platforms as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of false information a day after clashes broke out between ethnic Sinhalese group and minority Muslims.
Read More
Class X results will not be declared today, fake news circulating on socia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 5 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified in a statement that the news which is being circulated on several media platforms with regard to the declaration of class X results is incorrect.
Read More
Tech fixes and human psychology needed to stop spreading fake information
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 27 (ANI): Researchers suggest that just technological fixes are not enough to stop rival countries from spreading fake information on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Use of human psychology is also required to battle these disinformation campaig
Read More
Fake news menace: Review petition filed before SC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): A review petition has been filed before the Supreme Court in connection with a plea requesting the court to issue guidelines to the Centre to frame rules regarding prevention of fake news on social media platforms.
Read More
Prakash Raj slams 'fake' posts of him backing Congress
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Veteran actor Prakash Raj, who is contesting from Bengaluru Central seat as an independent candidate in the Lok Sabha elections, on Wednesday hit out at the Congress for posting photographs on social media platforms, which claimed he backed the gr
Read More
Proposed UK law seeks to ban under-18 from hitting 'Like' on social media
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Apr 15 (ANI): UK does not want its teens hitting the "Like" or "Heart" buttons on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to prevent advertisers from collecting data on youngsters.
Read More
Justin Bieber apologises to fans for announcing fake pregnancy
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washinton D.C [U.S], Apr 3 (ANI): Soon after the rumours about fake pregnancy of Justin Bieber's wife Hailey Rhode Bieber flooded various social media platforms, the news seemed not to have been very well taken by his fans.
Read More
Social media platforms present 'Voluntary Code of Ethics' for LS polls to
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Social Media Platforms and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Wednesday presented a 'Voluntary Code of Ethics' for the forthcoming general elections to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Su
Read More
70 per cent of 10000+ consumers polled want to stop buying Chinese smartph
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India] March 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): 70% of over 10,000+ Indian smartphone consumers polled by Digit Research Labs across multiple social media platforms have voted in favour of halting their purchases of Chinese smartphones, given China's decision to block the gl
Read More
CEC meets with social media heads on Model Code
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Tuesday met with heads and representatives of various social media platforms ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Read More