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13 Everyday Ways To Cut Back On Your Smartphone Usage
Experts share their research-backed tips for spending less time on your phone.
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Ayodhya Verdict: 77 Arrested In UP For Posting 'Inflammatory' Content On Social Media
At least seven men were arrested for setting off firecrackers or creating disturbances while distributing sweets in celebration.
By Abhirup Roy, Reuters

How Was The Online Troll Factory Reined In After Ayodhya Verdict?
While social media giants are still slow to take action against online abuse and trolling, self-censorship and threats from government departments led to a bizarre atmosphere of fear ahead of the judgement.
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A Strange Glitch Sent Tons Of Mysterious Text Messages To Phones In The US
Social media lit up Thursday as people shared the bizarre messages they received or were accused of sending, many of which appear to be from February.
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Greta Thunberg Issues Rallying Cry Against Facebook Over Lies, Death Threats
Im sure that if they are challenged and if enough of us demand change then change will come," the teen climate activist said.
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Twitter Sleeping Through Rabid Anti-Muslim Hate Is Frankly Infuriating
A hate-speech hashtag did the rounds on Twitters trending section for most of a day before the platform took any action. Its time to do better.
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Teaching Thug Life On TikTokHow The Video App Won Over India
The ByteDance-owned app's scorching pace of growth has made it a clear threat to both established players and Indian up-and-comers, but TikToks got its own problems.
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A New Study Tells You How Fake News Is Spread On WhatsApp
Researchers found that the sensationalism of mainstream media formats and genres works very well when edited and used out of context in WhatsApp-based propaganda or misinformation.
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Marc Benioff Calls Facebook The New Cigarettes' And Says It Should Be Broken Up
The billionaire Salesforce CEO denounced the social media company for refusing to take down fake political ads.
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Sophie Turner Shreds Social Media Influencers With Scathing Parody
"I dont really give a f**k because Im getting paid money for it," says the "Game of Thrones" star in a clip that's going viral.
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