Kangana Ranaut reveals why she avoids social media
MUMBAI: Bollywood starlet Kangana Ranaut says she is not on social media because she finds it very time-consuming. Kangana expressed her thought on social media when she became part of TV show…
Digital addiction can lead to depression
SAN FRANCISCO: Turns out, digital addiction can increase the feeling of loneliness, anxiety, and depression among people. In a new San Francisco State University study, researchers Erik Peper and Richard Harvey argued…
Social media platforms, search engines might have more info on you than you think
NEW YORK: The Facebook scandal involving the harvesting of data from tens of millions of users has raised a lot of questions about social media and search engines. As Facebook founder and…
Shooting at YouTube offices shows how fake news spirals on social media
PARIS: Within minutes of the shooting at YouTube offices in California, social media was awash with conspiracy theories and images of the supposed ‘shooter’ wearing a Muslim headscarf. Some Facebook videos were…
Bangladesh police arrest man for faking murder on social media
Bangladesh police on Tuesday arrested a man who faked his murder on social media — using red fruit juice as imitation blood —in an attempt to deny the payment of $1,800 on…
India warns against social media data misuse ahead of elections
India’s information technology minister on Wednesday warned against any abuse of social media in elections, following reports that a British consultancy improperly accessed information on millions of Facebook users to target US…
Official says social media poses a new challenge for anti-polio drive: report
ISLAMABAD: Despite the improvement in the country regarding the reduction of polio cases, social media is posing a new threat to the anti-polio vaccination drive, reported a local English newspaper. While talking to…
Lahore’s beauty starts to trend globally
LAHORE: With people around the world being bamboozled by the beauty of Lahore and the development works carried out by the government of Punjab, the provincial capital is now trending on the social…
PTI activist released after arrest over derogatory post against Zardari
SEHWAN: The police released a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist who was arrested over a derogatory post against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) president Asif Zardari. PTI Youth Wing Sehwan President, Sajjad Halipota was arrested…
Daesh social media network being operated from area near Pak-Afghan border: FIA
KARACHI: The sources inside Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) on Wednesday stated that social media network of the global terrorist organisation Daesh was being operated from the area near Pakistan-Afghanistan border. This revelation was made…
Ghost of Fasih Ahmad haunts LLF
LAHORE: Despite the high attendance that the LLF received this year, there were reports of the event being boycotted by a number of people over the controversy caused in recent times by Newsweek…
Police to use social media to track cops who murdered Naqeebullah
KARACHI: Police will make use of social media to track and arrest 16 accused in the murder case of Naqeebullah Mehsud and has launched a campaign to advertise the credentials of absconding officials.…
Man booked for ‘blasphemy’ in Shahdara: report
LAHORE: The Shahdara police on Monday filed a case against for allegedly committing “blasphemy” after he reportedly threatened to use social media for sharing “hate material,” reported a local English daily. The young…
Photo of women playing at Khana-e-Kaa’ba goes viral on social media
A photo of four women sitting cross-legged in the premises of Khana-e-Kaaba and playing board game went viral on social media here on Monday, triggering a wide array of comments. “The women…
Teenagers work hard to maintain social media image
LOS ANGELES: Teens work very hard to create a favourable online image by carefully selecting which photos, activities and links to post on Facebook and Instagram, a study has found. Content that…
Frieha Altaf takes to twitter to apologise for ‘derogatory comments’
Frieha Altaf, who received a huge backlash over the videos posted by her on Instagram, finally decided to step up and give an explanation for her behaviour. The PR mogul, who also spoke…
One hour of social media enough to ruin your sleeping pattern
One hour a day on social media can derail your sleeping pattern, a new study warns. The report by Canadian researchers was commissioned to assess why so many young people struggle to…