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Why Social Media Design Makes it Hard to have Constructive Disagreements Online

Posted on July 19, 2021
Why Social Media Design Makes it Hard to have Constructive Disagreements Online

Angry people are a common sight on social media; rational arguments on the other hand, quite rare. Has the way social media has been designed got to do something with this?

How IIIT Hyderabad Built a Covid War Room

Posted on June 22, 2021
How IIIT Hyderabad Built a Covid War Room

The International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad has harnessed the power of social media to build a virtual warm room (call centre) to help the Covid-impacted.

Your Quick Guide to the Gen Z Slang

Posted on April 9, 2021
Your Quick Guide to the Gen Z Slang

Gen Z is a crowd different from their predecessors and so is their language. Here’s a quick guide to ease you into a conversation with them.

Dark Patterns: India must Learn from California’s Ban

Posted on March 18, 2021
Dark Patterns: India must Learn from California’s Ban

On March 15, California banned, under its Consumer Privacy Act, the practice of Dark Patterns, a method by which websites hoodwink users. India can learn a thing or two from this.

ASCI Guidelines for Social Media and Influencers: What are the Stakes?

Posted on February 23, 2021
ASCI Guidelines for Social Media and Influencers: What are the Stakes?

The Advertising Standards Council of India, which oversees the country’s ad market, has released a set of draft guidelines for social media influencers. While the ad industry says the new rules bring in more clarity to the chaotic influencer market, there are some worries.

Platform Peril: Decoding the Facebook News Ban in Australia

Posted on February 18, 2021
Platform Peril: Decoding the Facebook News Ban in Australia

The deep sulking displayed by Facebook and Google over the proposed media rule by Australia mandating the platforms to respect and pay content creators is symptomatic of the dire straits to which the platform-powered distribution ecosystem has taken news media.

Twitter and the Confused Business of Social Media

Posted on February 12, 2021
Twitter and the Confused Business of Social Media

The latest row around Twitter blocking hundreds of accounts in India on government diktat exposes the fault lines existing in the social media business.

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