Social Media

Follow what happens in the world of Twitter, Facebook and other social networking websites

News Reports

‘Mandir Yahi Banega’ marker appears on Google Maps, tech giant rushes to fix the ‘issue’

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2018

When users searched for Ram Janambhoomi on one of the most widely used apps on the internet, "Mandir yahi banega" appeared as a point of interest, close to the birthplace of Shri Ram.

Entertainment

Viral Video: Man confronts comedian for offensive jokes on Hinduism

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2018

The comedian could be seen apologizing profusely in the video for his offensive jokes against Hinduism. It has gone viral on social media and has garnered 108 thousand views thus far.

News Reports

Congress now uses Amnesty, which is under lens for FCRA violations, to target PM Modi

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2018

Amnesty UK had posted a tweet which read "Strong leaders don't bully charities".

Law

After Anand Ranganathan’s, Vivek Agnihotri’s tweets, which were critical of judiciary, blocked from being read in India

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2018

Vivek was informed of his tweets being withheld on Thursday.

News Reports

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman calls out P Chidambaram’s lies and disingenuous tricks on GDP numbers

OpIndia Staff - 29 November, 2018

Former Finance Minister of India, P Chidambaram, is mighty disgruntled with the revised GDP numbers released by the Niti Aayog for the UPA era. He has called it a "bad joke".

News Reports

Jack Dorsey under investigation for potential falsities in his testimony about censorship on Twitter

OpIndia Staff - 28 November, 2018

Twitter's 'hateful conduct' policy reveals a definite progressive bias. The platform has now banned 'misgendering' and 'deadnaming' after modifying its policy.

Tweets by Scientist and Columnist Anand Ranganathan critical of judiciary blocked from being read in India

OpIndia Staff - 27 November, 2018

It turns out that certain tweets of Anand Ranganathan were withheld in India.

Politics

Arvind Kejriwal declared PM 2019, on Wikipedia

OpIndia Staff - 27 November, 2018

Kejriwal was also declared as honest, AAP as honest, and alliance AAP as most honest alliance

Politics

See why BJP wants Jyotiraditya Scindia to stay true to his promise and change his name

OpIndia Staff - 23 November, 2018

Many Twitter users were tweeting with the hashtag #NaamBadloMaharaj

News Reports

Jodhpur court admits plea against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey over anti-Brahmin placard

OpIndia Staff - 23 November, 2018

The petition has been filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 500 (defamation) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).

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