Date of Interview: 01 Feb Last one to go in afternoon session Board: Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.) Duration: 33 mins Optional: Philosophy Background: Industrial engineering, Hobby: Badminton, Social media Exploring new places, Gwalior, To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2022, visit this page Chairman Which place u explored recently? What u saw there? How the… Continue reading [UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #43 : Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla Board, Philosophy Optional, Badminton, Social media Hobbies
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Social media is a distraction, undeserving of so much sound and fury
Context: Recently, government withdrew Twitter’s safe harbour status, and In the Parliament standing committee on IT, Members of parliament reportedly “grilled” Twitter officials. Author argues that too much attention is being given to Twitter. Why government shouldn’t focus too much on Twitter? Source of fake and unverified info: Twitter is a chaotic echo chamber, which is not a source of verified information. Twitter and social… Continue reading Social media is a distraction, undeserving of so much sound and fury
Social media platforms to follow ‘code of ethics’ in all future elections: EC
News:Internet Mobile Association of India(IAMAI) has said that social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp have agreed to follow the voluntary code of ethics in all future elections. Facts: About Voluntary code of ethics:The features of Voluntary Code of Ethics are as follows: Social Media platforms will voluntarily undertake information, education and communication campaigns… Continue reading Social media platforms to follow ‘code of ethics’ in all future elections: EC
Australia to toughen laws on social media
Australian government has proposed a new law that could punish social media companies and their executives if they do not remove abhorrent violent material from their platforms.The law was proposed after the recent attack on Christchurch mosques in New Zealand. The legislation described abhorrent violent material as any content produced by a perpetrator that captures… Continue reading Australia to toughen laws on social media
Guard against misuse, social media platforms told
The parliamentary panel on information technology asked social media platforms such as Facebook,Instagram and WhatsApp to ensure that their platforms are not misused to (a)spread fake news (b)incite violence (c)pose a threat to India’s security or (d)to let foreign powers meddle in the upcoming general election. Fake news is the deliberate creation of factually incorrect… Continue reading Guard against misuse, social media platforms told
