Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

There are indications that social media algorithms and bots are slowly changing the dynamics of elections in Africa

Twitter’s design stokes hostility and controversy. Here’s why, and how it might change

Twitter needs to reconsider the algorithms and metrics (such as likes and retweets) that enable the company to profit from co-ordinated …

Living inside social media eco chambers: Ideological conditioning through information bias

Combined with rampant misinformation that circulates through the internet, most users dive deep into an ideological pitfall: They end up building …

How tech rebooted economics and platforms broke the invisible hand

Growing evidence and new research explain the evolution of economic diversity and the need to rethink monopolies in the age of technology  

Revisiting Gandhi in the age of social media

For the Mahatma, “science without humanity” was one of the "seven deadly sins", due to which, people could become slaves or victims …

Bringing science to layman: Vigyan Prasar workshops tries to rekindle public interest in science

Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organisation under the Department of Science and Technology, has been working to kindle interest in science …

What lurks beneath the Network

Social media is often the scapegoat for a real crisis

How IT Threatens Democracy

Social media could be just the start of a slippery slope leading to an Orwellian world controlled by Big Data Brother

Socially worth media

Facebook>> Earthquake • Iran

Trajectory of opinion

The social media is the winner as well as the biggest polariser of development news

Decoding Prime Minister Modi’s second win

There is convincing evidence to suggest that Mr. Modi benefits from the well-oiled troll machine of the BJP and the power of social media

The next invasion of insect pests will be discovered via social media

The proliferation of smart phones means many people have an encyclopedia of knowledge, a high-resolution digital camera and GPS in their pockets

You can be sued for your social media posts

Copyright issues related to social media posts are a concern as platforms are shutting down accounts without notice

Even an hour of screen time can affect mental health of 2-year-olds: study

Children and adolescents may have less curiosity, lower self-control & emotional stability, shows a study that surveyed more than 40,000 …

Warming up to social media

Twitter>>Politics• Iran

Nearly half of teen respondents in Delhi-NCR addicted to internet: Study

CRY research claims internet addiction increases with age; was greater among those with private rooms, access to personal mobile devices

Sendit, Yolo, NGL: Anonymous social apps are taking over once more, but they aren’t without risks

These can have harmful consequences for young people like cyberbullying, image-based abuse & even online grooming

How many bots are on Twitter? The question is difficult to answer and misses the point

Inauthentic accounts evolve and develop new tactics to evade detection

World Consumer Rights Day: Know your digital rights

Some immediete steps: Skip the skip button, the quick log-in economy  

Digging your own digital grave: How should you manage the data you leave behind?

It might be tempting to think of data after death as inconsequential — after all, we’ll no longer be around to worry about it

How people turn to social media during natural disasters

Social media has redefined communication and made it even better, especially during emergencies

New intermediary guidelines: The good and the bad

Problem of intermediary regulation gets deserved attention in the new rules; bringing online curated content platforms within the ambit of …

Simply Put: Evolution of Man

In India, WhatsApp is a weapon of antisocial hatred

A new challenge has arisen in the form of social media – specifically WhatsApp. Hate speech, disinformation and scary rumors are already …

Facebook's wild and severe side effects

Facebook is undermining democracies and leading to shallow and degraded public discourse