Multiple reports of people, including minors, being detained or arrested by the police, and social media users being asked to take down posts related to the demonstrations have come to the fore
Malaysia is tightening controls on high-risk hiking routes after officials linked a growing rescue burden to poor preparation, unauthorised trails and social media-driven summit attempts. The push is aimed partly at curbing gruelling “compressed hikes”, in which climbers try to complete long or technically demanding routes within a single day, often combining an ascent and descent that would usually be spread over a longer period. The Fire and Rescue Department recorded 52 cases involving 114...
Graffiti has marked the walls of Rome for millennia. One content creator builds a following cleaning spray-paint.
Storms and flooding incidents over the last few months have seen fake videos inundating social media.
Critical and unsavoury social media chatter also played a role in government conceding to CJP’s demands
Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the petitioner, highlighted the misuse of videos of court proceedings on social media and other digital platforms
Bharatiya Janata Party leader says her viral Instagram post mainly stemmed from compassion rather than politics and she does not have much political education
For 12 years, Modi and his party have dominated Indian social media. Now, youth use the same platforms against him.
For 'cockroach' protesters, reels and memes became a way of documenting fear, making sense of violence and refusing to let it have the last word.
President Emmanuel Macron, who has championed the initiative, wants the ban in effect before the upcoming school year.
N. Senbagavalli is many things rolled into one: a battery-operated vehicle operator with Urbaser Sumeet in the morning, an autodriver in the evening, and a successful digital creator on Instagram in between
Chinese social media accounts are profiting by hinting at the downfall of corrupt officials ahead of formal announcements, state media has warned, highlighting a “grey market” around Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign. The trend had created a new challenge for Chinese law enforcement, state-run journal Banyuetan reported on Friday. One tactic involves posting an official’s resume as a coded signal that they are under disciplinary investigation, according to Banyuetan, which is affiliated with...
On-pitch heroics and loveable personalities have skyrocketed the social media following of some footballers.
US president has frequently been accused of trading government influence for improper financial gain.
Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.
The Supreme Court Bench was hearing a petition against the online circulation of allegedly derogatory comments posted by an influencer against Prophet Muhammed
Anti-Argentina fans gleefully amplified it, while die-hard supporters of the Albiceleste vented their fury in the comments
There should be a “youth mode” for children on social media platforms in which addictive features and targeted advertising are turned off, EU lawmakers demanded on Tuesday. The calls are growing louder for the European Union to ensure that social media platforms and others are designed to be safe before children use them. An expert report on Monday also recommended a “safety-by-design” approach in which platforms protect minors from possible harms posed by the apps. “The responsibility for the...
The Chinese ambassador to India’s attempt at bridge-building has triggered a fierce nationalist backlash back home, including accusations that he has lost sight of his role. “The ambassador seems to have forgotten his actual job,” one social media user wrote this month of Xu Feihong, arguing that the envoy’s role was to make Indians more friendly towards China – not the other way round. Another took a xenophobic turn, accusing Xu of “letting hundreds of thousands, even millions, of Indian...
A viral dashcam video clip showing a heated argument inside a ride-hailing vehicle between a driver and a passenger, identified in the footage as singer David Lui Fong, has prompted Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog to order its removal, the South China Morning Post has learned. In response to the SCMP’s queries, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Friday that it had ordered a social media platform to remove the footage, adding that the office had not yet received any...
Members of Hong Kong’s Generation Z tend to underestimate the negative impact of social media on their mental health and those who frequently use the online platforms are lonelier than those who do not, a survey has found. The Hong Kong Christian Service (HKCS) polled 572 young people aged 11 to 24 between September to December last year to better understanding the relationship between their use of social media and their level of isolation. About 54 per cent of respondents were junior secondary...
The movement became an internet sensation, garnering over 14.5 million followers on Instagram, surpassing BJP’s 8.8 million follower count
Several social media influencers travelled to Iran for the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
26-year-old Malappuram native was arrested upon his return from Saudi Arabia a few days ago. Case pertains to a Facebook comment allegedly posted by the accused under a video that featured the daughter of a Kochi native who was killed in the April 2025 terror attack
The online campaign stoking South Africa's latest xenophobic backlash.
UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport will also stop using social media platform.
On world social media day, Al Jazeera breaks down the numbers.
The app said it will be rolling out usernames gradually, in a move meant to improve privacy.
The average user spends roughly two hours, 39 minutes on social media daily, adding up to more than 40 days a year.