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Caging the blue bird: FIR against Twitter raises questionsCaging the blue bird: FIR against Twitter raises questions

Caging the blue bird: FIR against Twitter raises questions

With Twitter losing its intermediary status and being named in an FIR,  tech behemoths have a view of what is…

June 22, 2021
Challenging social media giants: BitClout’s rising cloutChallenging social media giants: BitClout’s rising clout

Challenging social media giants: BitClout’s rising clout

With BitClout setting the internet abuzz, Patriot takes a look at what the latest social media network is all about…

June 15, 2021
Battle for user’s data raises privacy concernsBattle for user’s data raises privacy concerns

Battle for user’s data raises privacy concerns

There's a tug of war going between social networking giants and the Indian government over who will control user data,…

June 15, 2021
Exclusive to a fault: Clubhouse discussion rule out non-conformists Exclusive to a fault: Clubhouse discussion rule out non-conformists 

Exclusive to a fault: Clubhouse discussion rule out non-conformists

With Clubhouse gaining popularity rapidly, features in the app that make it loved by many are becoming the same ones…

June 8, 2021
The internet spares none, not even ‘The Great Khali’The internet spares none, not even ‘The Great Khali’

The internet spares none, not even ‘The Great Khali’

The meme culture, be it light hearted fun or targetted bullying, spares none. An example of this was recently seen…

June 8, 2021
Blasted for the past: celebrities face heat for use of casteist slurs in old posts Blasted for the past: celebrities face heat for use of casteist slurs in old posts 

Blasted for the past: celebrities face heat for use of casteist slurs in old posts

For some celebrities unintentional use of casteist or communal or sexist slurs words in the past have landed them in…

May 28, 2021
Indian tweeple go KooIndian tweeple go Koo

Indian tweeple go Koo

With rising anger against Twitter’s stand of ‘free speech’ which the company cited for unblocking 250 accounts the government wanted…

February 16, 2021
Toolkit document case: Non-bailable warrants issued against 2Toolkit document case: Non-bailable warrants issued against 2

Toolkit document case: Non-bailable warrants issued against 2

Non-bailable warrants have been issued against two people for allegedly sharing the "toolkit" related to the farmers' protest on social…

February 15, 2021
Time to quit WhatsApp?Time to quit WhatsApp?

Time to quit WhatsApp?

With WhatsApp updating its privacy policy, the internet was abuzz with user complaints and plans to shift to alternative messaging…

January 12, 2021