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Goa minister Rohan Khaunte directly addressed the claims made by social media influencers about a decline in the state's tourism. He countered their statements with official data, showing a strong upward trajectory in tourist arrivals. As per the official data, Goa recorded over 57 lakh tourist arrivals between
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Reps. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, and Josh Gottheimer, D-NJ, along with Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt, announced legislation to combat terrorists and disinformation on social media. The STOP HATE Act aims to hold social media companies accountable for hosting terrorist and extremist content, and to provide essential
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Reality TV star Katie Price shared a laugh with her family on Thursday, comparing her own chest to that of her hairless Sphynx cat in a hilarious Instagram post. The 47-year-old former glamour model, known for her numerous breast augmentations, has faced criticism from animal welfare organization PETA for her
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U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Don Bacon, alongside Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, have unveiled the STOP HATE Act, a bipartisan legislation aimed at combating terrorist and disinformation presence on social media platforms. The bill seeks to hold tech companies accountable for hosting extremist content and provide essential
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Reps. Don Bacon and Josh Gottheimer, alongside Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, announced a bipartisan bill to combat terrorist organizations and disinformation on social media. This legislation, the Stopping Terrorists Online Presence and Holding Accountable Tech Entities (STOP HATE) Act, aims to address the unregulated proliferation of extremist content
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Online safety campaigners are pressing the UK government to use its powers to regulate social media companies and prevent children from accessing addictive content, following a deadline for tech firms to introduce child safety measures. Beeban Kidron, a crossbench peer and founder of the 5Rights campaign group, has called on
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Dale Harvey, a professional drinker and co-founder of social media account The Great British Pub Crawl, recently embarked on an epic city pub crawl in Coventry, visiting 14 establishments in a single day. With his girlfriend Holly, Dale has been touring the UK since 2022, managing to visit over 6,
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Metrolinx, the Ontario-based public transit agency, has apologized for using artificial intelligence in an awkward social media response to customer concerns after a Coldplay concert. Meanwhile, it has quietly laid off dozens of customer service employees, transferring their functions to a company headquartered in India. The layoffs of over 40
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In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has rejected an appeal by a farmer who used Facebook to post defamatory material against an attorney, sparking death threats. The court upheld the lower court's decision ordering the farmer to remove the defamatory posts and disclose the
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As the social media landscape continues to evolve, podcasts are transforming into multi-platform media brands by leveraging different video formats and native content strategies. Metricool's 2025 Podcast Study reveals significant performance variations across platforms, with YouTube leading in engagement rates while Instagram dominates total interactions through short-form video
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U.S. Representatives Angie Craig and Mariannette Miller-Meeks have introduced bipartisan legislation to curb the sale of illicit drugs on social media platforms and hold social media companies accountable for drug trafficking. The Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act is named after two teenagers who died of fentanyl poisoning after
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Recent research from Ionian University has revealed that social media may be intensifying societal divisions and polarization, contrary to its intended purpose of bridging divides. The study examined concepts such as filter bubbles, echo chambers, and polarization, challenging traditional understanding and suggesting that online discussions are more nuanced and conflict-driven
