The number of internet users in India has grown impressively over the years. Today, India has about 750 million internet users, the majority of them are mobile-only internet users. With such a reach, it gives certain sections of society to play mischievous games. The government of India has been concerned about the narrative in news […]
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Is Whatsapp doing enough to curtail Fake News in India?
These days the topic of fake news is being discussed a lot in India. Unfortunately, people are believing false news which resulted in the lynching in India (see this & this) Many articles have been written on the topic of Whatsapp and fake news in India, WhatsApp ‘horrified’ over India lynchings WhatsApp rolls out Indian ads against […]
Internet penetration & smartphone ownership low, social media usage high in India
A recent study from Pew throws light on internet penetration and social media usage in developed and developing countries. As expected the growth of social media in developed countries has plateaued. The next wave of growth is going to be from emerging and developing countries. India becomes very important for all internet companies outside India […]
Social Media has fueled the reach of Fake News
In continuation of my earlier post “False Narrative is more dangerous than Fake News“, let us look into a topic which has been discussed at great length by many – fake news. As mentioned in the earlier article, fake news has been there for decades or even centuries. Earlier fake news was published in newspapers, […]
False Narrative is more dangerous than Fake News
Fake News has been a challenge across the world. It has become so big that Fake News was Collins Dictionary’s word for 2017. Most readers are unable to differentiate between real and fake news. Fake news has been there for a long time. Experts in India are projecting as though Fake News is a new […]