On 1st October I woke to an exciting uncle of mine on mobile telling me he discovered rare footage of Swami Vivekananda. While I was at it, he told me he had already shared on Facebook, WhatsApp and also in an email to his friends. He wondered why ‘biased’ media does not cover such important […]
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Voluntary Code of Ethics to be observed by social media platforms during elections
Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on behalf of its members has agreed to observe the “Voluntary Code of Ethics” during all future elections including the ongoing General Elections to the Haryana & Maharashtra legislative assemblies and various bye elections being held simultaneously. IAMAI and social media platforms Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, Google, Sharechat and […]
Lynching via WhatsApp: Government tells company to not remain mute spectator or may be treated as abettors
On 3rd July 2018 MeitY (Ministry of Electronics & IT) had written to WhatsApp exhorting them to take immediate steps to tackle the menace of misuse of their platform wherein inflammatory messages were circulated that led to unfortunate incidents. On the same day WhatsApp had responded indicating their initiative to mark forwarded messages and to […]
Lynching incidents worries government, WhatsApp warned for abuse
WhatsApp has been warned by Indian government after a spate of viral WhatsApp messages led to lynchings across the country. The government said that ‘a large number of irresponsible and explosive messages filled with rumours and provocation are being circulated on WhatsApp.’ These messages have led to killings in many states such as Assam, Maharashtra, […]
Raju Srivastava has a question on WhatsApp and ‘Halala’ (video)
Raju Srivastava, the ace comedian, has a question for those who use WhatsApp. He wants to know that what one should do if someone leaves a WhatsApp group but wants to come back. He wondered if there is something like the Halala for WhatsApp as well! His point is clear as people join several WhatsApp […]