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August 6, 2024

News Desk

UK Prime Minister warns social media companies against spreading misinformation.

ANCHOR: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned social media companies not to act irresponsibly by inciting violence and spreading false information. “Let me also say to the big social media companies and those who run them: Violent disorder has clearly hit the internet—that’s also a crime. It’s happening on your premises and the law must be upheld everywhere,” Starmer told a news conference after the fatal stabbing of three young girls in the north-west English city of Southport last week. Their tragic deaths have further soured community relations and sparked further episodes of disorder in towns and cities across

July 9, 2024

News Desk

The Death of the Influencer

Quick, name a famous influencer who has actually broken out of the internet bubble to become a mainstream celebrity. Charli D’Amelio; Addison Ray? Maybe a YouTuber like Emma Chamberlain or Mr. Beast? Regardless of who you’re thinking of, they likely share one thing in common: their fame didn’t break out last year, or even the year before. We’re experiencing a drought of new celebrity influencers and it looks like it’s here to stay. People don’t go online like they used to, become household names and gain real, mainstream fame. Previously, an influencer or content creator could spend a short period

January 14, 2024

News Desk

Are social media platforms ready to tackle misinformation?

BANGKOK: From deeply fake videos of Indonesian presidential candidates to online hate speech directed at India’s Muslims, social media misinformation has increased ahead of the election year, and experts say tech platforms aren’t ready for it. challenge. Voters in Pakistan, Indonesia and India head to the polls this year as more than 50 countries hold elections, including in the United States where former President Donald Trump wants to return. In Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a fifth term last Thursday after a landslide victory in elections boycotted by the opposition. Misinformation on social media has had

November 2, 2022

The Pakistan Daily

Elon Musk announces $8 monthly charge for verified Twitter accounts

SAN FRANCISCO: New Twitter head Elon Musk said the site will charge $8 per month to verify users´ accounts, arguing the plan would solve the platform´s issues with bots and trolls while creating a new revenue stream for the company.  The announcement comes only days after the world´s wealthiest man took sole control of the social media giant in a contentious $44 billion deal. “Power to the people! Blue for $8/month,” Musk, who has styled himself as a free-speech champion, tweeted, in reference to the platform´s paid subscription service, Twitter Blue. Under the new plan, paid subscribers would receive Twitter´s

October 7, 2022

The Pakistan Daily

Social Media activists to come forward in raising awareness about breast cancer: President Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi has said different segments of the society including educational institutions and chambers of commerce have been approached and different tools are being employed to raise greater awareness about breast cancer. In an interactive session with Social Media professionals in Islamabad on Friday, he emphasized for early diagnosis of the disease to save lives as well as avoid expensive treatment such as mammography. Describing social media as a powerful medium, the President said their practitioners should also come forward and play their role in raising awareness about breast cancer. Arif Alvi pointed out that speaking about breast

August 24, 2022

The Pakistan Daily

Former Twitter security chief says India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll

A former senior Twitter executive has alleged that the Indian government “forced” the social media company to hire one or more individuals who were “government agents” and had access to vast amounts of the platform’s user data, according to a whistleblower disclosure with US regulators. The allegations come amid the company’s legal challenge with the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) over its content blocking orders. “The company did not in fact disclose to users that it was believed by the executive team that the Indian government had succeeded in placing agents on the company payroll,” Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko, former

August 5, 2022

The Pakistan Daily

Social media campaign over army copter crash ‘unacceptable’: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: The regretful social media campaign after the unfortunate helicopter crash on August 1 has caused deep anguish and distress among Shuhada families and Rank & File of the Armed Forces, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday. The spokesperson of the military’s media wing said in a statement that the army condemned the highly unacceptable and regretful social media campaign after the unfortunate helicopter crash on August 1. “While the whole nation stood with the institution in this difficult time certain insensitive quarters resorted to hurtful and derogatory comments on social media which was unacceptable and highly condemnable,” the

July 15, 2022

The Pakistan Daily

Strict action to be taken against maligning people on social media: Rana Sanaullah

Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah says strict action will be taken against elements maligning people through immoral videos on social media. He was chairing a high-level meeting in Islamabad on Friday to review cases of harassment of citizens on social media. The Interior Minister said presence of immoral and offensive content on social media creates anarchy and corruption in the society. Rana Sanaullah directed the authorities concerned to adopt zero tolerance policy against those violating moral values in the society. The meeting decided to make effective laws on cybercrime. It also approved formation of a working group to make necessary

December 31, 2021

Zoya Salman

Social Media: A Treacherous Depiction of Standards (Opinion)

Women around the world, with their exquisite beauty, come in all shapes and sizes. However, mainstream media only recently has decided to pave way for representation for all those women who don’t fit the tall, 6 foot, slim figurine description. As recently as thirty years ago, it was incredibly difficult for curvy women to find a store that sold clothes that not only fit them but also adorned them in the same way the clothes adorned their “slimmer” female counterparts. You’d think that an increase in representation has led to an influx in self-acceptance, but that couldn’t be further from

October 21, 2021

The Pakistan Daily

Trump announces new social media network called ‘TRUTH Social’

WASHINGTON: Months after being banned on the biggest social media platforms Twitter and Facebook, former US President Donald Trump has announced to launch his own social networking platform called ‘TRUTH Social’. According to the details, Trump’s social media platform is expected to begin its beta launch for “invited guests” next month. It will be owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which also intends to launch a subscription video-on-demand service that will feature “non-woke” entertainment programming, the group said in a statement. “The transaction values Trump Media & Technology Group at an initial enterprise value of $875 Million, with

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