A UK-based YouTuber named Miles Routledge has faced backlash after he made several racist remarks targeting Indians on the social media platform X (earlier Twitter). It all started with a meme video that he uploaded on X as a joke. The video showed alleged nuclear missiles coming out of hidden silos in the US and…
WASHINGTON: Republicans and Democrats are digging deep into humor and satire in a meme war aimed at winning over Gen Z voters who are expected to have a big say in the presidential election outcome. An estimated 40 million Gen Z voters -those born in the late 90s and early 2000s -will be eligible to…
A 23-year-old Indian IT engineer earning Rs 1 lakh per month sparked a debate online about career aspirations and the allure of foreign opportunities. Despite a comfortable salary, the Reddit user expressed feelings of inadequacy, influenced by the seemingly glamorous lives of friends studying abroad. Questioning the perceived superiority of life overseas, the engineer sought…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court expressed displeasure after police said they did not take action against a man who harassed his former girlfriend and posted obscene pictures and videos of her on social media because they are not “serious or grave” offences.“It is a paradox to the general claim made by the state administration that the…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court expressed displeasure after police said they did not take action against a man who harassed his former girlfriend and posted obscene pictures and videos of her on social media because they are not “serious or grave” offences.“It is a paradox to the general claim made by the state administration that the…
NEW DELHI: Billionaire owner of X and Trump supporter Elon Musk has been accused of spreading false or misleading claims on the US election and influencing the highly polarised White house race. According to a report by a watchdog organisation, Musk’s flagged social media posts have garnered nearly 1.2 billion views this year.Center for Countering…
British new Labour MP Lauren Edwards, representing Rochester and Strood, issued an apology on Thursday after offensive posts on her social media accounts from over ten years ago resurfaced on X.Sharing a post on X she made made her statement saying: “I have recently been made aware of a small number of tweets that I…
The US presidential election has become a talking point on social media with many age-old clips of the candidates resurfacing all over social media. And for the US vice president and the presumptive democratic nominee Kamala Harris, its no different. As Kamala Harris prepares to get officially nominated as the Democratic candidate in less than…
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are highlighting the serious issue of suicidal thoughts linked to social media. In an interview with Jane Pauley on CBS Sunday Morning, aired on Meghan’s 43rd birthday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex discussed their new initiative, The Parents Network, through their Archewell Foundation. The interview highlighted Meghan’s personal experience…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has not held back her attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his proposal for a nation-wide caste census. The MP from Mandi in her social media post, shared a meme that showed the Congress leader wearing a skull cap, a yellow mark on his forehead, and a…
