Most of the social media sites require users to fill a bio, which defines the identity of the person. Initial social media interactions are usually based on the user’s profile. In a bid to stand out from the crowd, most people use fancy words which end up making them look[Read More…]
Tag: Twitter
Lalit Modi mocks Indian media
Sonu Nigam shaves off his head after fatwa issued against him
Adnan Sami trolled by Pakistanis for uninstalling Snapchat
Omar questions J&K govt over students’ protest
Tajinder Bagga: The meteoric rise of an online campaigner
Tajinder Pal S. Bagga is a popular figure on social media with a Twitter following of close to 2 lakh people. He has been in the limelight frequently for leading campaigns against several public figures for their alleged anti-national acts which earned him the infamous tag of being an online[Read More…]
Woken up by Azaan, Sonu Nigam calls it “forced religiousness”
Singer Sonu Nigar triggered fresh controversy on Monday as he took to Twitter to question the use of loudspeakers in Mosques for ‘Azaan’. He not only expressed his discontentment as his sleep was disrupted by the sound of the loudspeaker but also called it ‘forced religiouness’. Nigam claimed the act[Read More…]
Twitter user takes 18mn retweet challenge for free nuggets
As 16-year-old Carter Wilkerson took to twitter, hoping to strike a deal with Wendy’s for free chicken nuggets for a year; he is also on the run to set the new world record for retweets! Last week, Carter tagging the food chain’s handle on Twitter asked for the number of retweets he[Read More…]
Man sacked for sending vulgar messages to journalist Rana Ayyub
An Indian employee working in a UAE-based company has been fired for sending sexually explicit messages to renowned journalist Rana Ayyub on Facebook. The accused identified as Bincylal Balachandran hailing from Kerala has been working in Dubai for a firm called Alpha Paint, a sister company of National Paints in[Read More…]
Prashant Bhushan apologises, says his tweet was ‘inappropriately phrased’
Lawyer-politician Prashant Bhushan has been in news because of his recent tweets against the anti-Romeo squad which has invited criticism from the Sangh community. After a police complaint was lodged against him on Monday, Bhushan has apologised for his tweet. Bhusan was booked for hurting Hindu sentiments, even his effigies[Read More…]
Complaint filed against Bhushan for his tweets
Shirish Kunder apologises for tweets against UP CM
Twitter to provide paid ‘premium’ service to users
ABVP demands unconditional apology from Twitter
Twitter accounts of UNICEF, Forbes, Reuters and others hacked by Turkish govt supporters
Hundreds of Twitter accounts, including media outlets, celebrities, international aid organisations and political entities, appear to be hacked by a group supporting the Turkish government. The tweets from alleged hackers include a swastika, as well as the hashtags ‘Nazialmanya’ (NaziGermany) and ‘Nazihollanda’ (NaziHolland), which refers to the increasing diplomatic tensions between[Read More…]
Assembly polls result: Twitter flooded with reactions
With counting from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Goa underway on Saturday, early trends have shown that BJP have taken a clear lead in the most important of the elections in Uttar Pradesh with a lead in 317 out of 403 seats that are being contested.[Read More…]
Hideous reactions on social media over UP poll results
The Uttar Pradesh polls had got all eyes on it. Ranging from incredible ‘cycle-war’ father-son drama to the use of hilarious acronyms by PM Modi while taking a jibe at opponents, the UP polls has been very happening. As result trends point BJP as the clear winner of the much-anticipated[Read More…]
Twitter to flag accounts as sensitive
Singer starts online petition against rape threats
Kejriwal requests PM Modi to unfollow abusive trolls
CM Arvind Kejriwal and PM Modi has always been in a verbal battle on social media and otherwise. Political or administrative, Kejriwal is often found reacting to the BJP-led government’s decisions, much of it on Twitter. On International Women’s Day, Delhi Chief Minister had a message for PM Modi. He pleas[Read More…]
Welcome your MLAs with the respect they deserve back home: Actor Kamal Haasan mocks TN MLAs
After the ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly over chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s trust vote on Saturday, actor Kamal Haasan took to Twitter mocking the MLAs for their actions in the state Assembly. “People of Tamizhnadu, Welcome your respective MLAs with the respect they deserve back home,” he tweeted. People of Tamizhnadu,[Read More…]
Twitter launches stickers for Valentine’s Day
You can now report tweets that mention you, even if the author has blocked you
Twitter has introduced a new feature in an effort to improve its anti-harassment tools. With the new feature, a Twitter user can now report tweets that mentioned him even if the user was blocked by the author’s account. “You can still report an account that has blocked you. When reporting[Read More…]
Twitter staff donate $1.59M to fight Trump’s travel ban policy
Despite Twitter being Donald Trump’s most crucial marketing partner, it hasn’t stopped staff of the Twitter social media company from donating to one of the most prominent organisations opposing Trump’s policies. Nearly 1,000 employees made about $1.59 million donations to ACLU, which fights Trump’s recent executive order banning citizens of seven[Read More…]
Iran Crack Security Team hacks PTI’s official Twitter account
Official Twitter handle of Press Trust of India appeared to have been hacked on Wednesday evening. The news agency has around 1.8 million followers in the verified Twitter account. The Twitter handle was allegedly hacked by ‘Iran Crack Security Team’. And now, @PTI_News hacked… pic.twitter.com/O8a4s8KVKU — Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) February[Read More…]