For JK Rowling & Co, woke chickens of cancel culture have come home to roost
Recently, 150 writers artists and academics wrote an open letter arguing against ideological conformity amid a debate over so-called cancel culture — where prominent people face attack for sharing controversial opinions
Trolling celebrity children is no less than terrorism
Trolling of women, as in Nysa’s case, is almost always couched in messaging that is violent, graphic, and demeaning. It can have a lasting psychological impact on women
Manikarnika: Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal defend Kangana Ranaut after actress is trolled for riding mechanical horse
Anupam Kher and Paresh Rawal slammed a Twitter user for trolling Kangana Ranaut for riding a mechanical horse during the shoot of an action-sequence in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
Pulwama aftermath: Telecom dept offers grievance redressal to journalists receiving abusive messages, threats on social media
In a crackdown on trolls and vitriolic sentiments being spread via social media, the DoT has provided a platform to those receiving abusive and inappropriate WhatsApp messages and asked them to report them with screenshots and contact number of the abuser.
Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika making video surfaces online; Twitter takes jibe at actress riding a mechanical horse
Twitter says Kangana Ranaut's stunts were so 'difficult' that even Hollywood actor Tom Cruise would have a difficult time matching her skills.
Most people cannot accept an artist who speaks up or questions authority, TM Krishna tells Firstpost
In the wake of his New Delhi concert being cancelled by the AAI (allegedly due to threats from right-wing groups) TM Krishna dwells on the role of art — and the artist — in a democracy
Online rape threats, abuse and vicious attacks: The price that Indian women in politics pay for being opinionated
As the country hopes for a more gender-balanced political participation, the vitriolic hate spewed against women politicians becomes a major deterrent.
Saba Qamar's smoking pictures leaked on social media, conservatives ask 'Are you even a Muslim?'
Today in daily sexism and misogyny: Saba Qamar has dethroned Mahira Khan to become the archetypal 'Muslim woman who also likes her cigarettes'.
Twitter to make login via phone number or email mandatory to fight abusive bots
New Twitter users will now have to confirm an email address or phone number to register an account.
Congress comes to Sushma Swaraj’s defence after vicious trolling; BJP ministers and leaders maintain silence
BJP ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Smriti Irani, too, have not come out in defence of Sushma Swaraj, which did not go unnoticed by her supporters.
Stranger Things actor Millie Bobby Brown quits Twitter after becoming target of homophobic memes
Millie Bobby Brown will return as Eleven in the third season of Netflix's sci-fi series Stranger Things.
Rishi Kapoor abuses Twitter user for criticising Ranbir's Sanju; comedian Aditi Mittal says he spreads 'hate and misogyny'
Rishi Kapoor hit out at a Twitter user who criticised his son Ranbir's Sanju trailer.
ABVP members allegedly attack DU student activist Kawalpreet Kaur at event on online harassment of women
DU student Kawalpreet Kaur was at Satyawati College to speak about her own experience of online harassment. The unions, which included the ABVP, were protesting the invite extended to her
Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta attends Christmas-themed charity event; 'Hindu Holocaust', cry Twitterati
Twitter trolls found a new target after Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta attended a Christmas-related charity event in Mumbai.
Sharad Pawar urges victims of online trolling to speak out against rising intolerance in India
Coming out in support of young victims of social media trolls, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Saturday exhorted them to speak out against the wrong policies of the government and oppose growing incidents of intolerance and fascism across India.
Today in 'wait, what?' — Masaba Gupta, Shabana Azmi and Chetan Bhagat have this in common
Masaba Gupta and Shabana Azmi were trolled for trivial issues on social media and we can't help point out the obvious — trolling is MTV Splitsvilla level of cool.
Today in 'wait, what?' — Mahira Khan's cigarette replaced by chocolate shake in a Pakistani cafe ad
Karachi-based Cafe Liquiteria, inspired heavily by Alok Nath (of Hindu traditions fame), recently decided to take matters into their own hands and fix Mahira Khan's image
Politics of Hate: Is it social media, or a failure of language which engenders violent responses?
Isn’t there something about the language used on social networking sites, that makes them most suitable for hate messages and trolling?
Ed Sheeran on quitting Twitter after relentless trolling: 'One comment ruins your day'
Ed Sheeran said that he needs time off Twitter to introspect to 'figure out why people hate him so much.'
Court in Austria rules that Facebook must remove ‘hate speech’ posts
Facebook must put up with the accusation that it is the world's biggest platform for hate and that it is doing nothing against this.