Media

The weapon the BJP used so effectively in its rise to power is the same social media platform that it is now trying so hard to control, says Salil Tripathi, an award-winning writer based in New York in www.restofworld.org.

Representatives from five member countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa give a call to fight misinformation and fake news, end confrontations and cooperate for the common good.

Colombo, August 14th (Daily FT) - Wunderman Thompson’s ‘So Sri Lanka – Wild Guides’ viral film for Sri Lanka Tourism took home the coveted award for ‘Best Viral Film’ in the Brand Film Awards in London recently. Hosted by PR Week and Campaign, the Brand Film Awards is a prestigious award that celebrates the use of branded content within marketing....

The film is the story of two men from rural Sri Lanka wading their way into the city to request a correction be printed on a newspaper which falsely accuses one of them to be a terrorist and the turbulent passage they endure along the way.

Colombo, April 14 (newsin.asia) - Twitter on Tuesday (14) morning unsuspend the official account of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka  24 hours after it had suspended it  causing a stir on social media. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka in a statement said that Twitter had contacted them on 14th April morning saying the suspension was a systematic mistake...

Colombo, April 13 (newsin.asia) - Hours after the official Twitter accout of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka was suspended by Twitter, an official from the Embassy told newsin.asia that they were attempting to unlock their account as no reason had been given by Twitter. "Twitter didn't give any reason to the Embassy for the suspension of its official account....

December 31 (Insider) - Netflix has found its next global hit, and it's giving even "Star Wars" a run for its money. "The Witcher," based on the fantasy novel series by the Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, is the most in-demand TV series in the world across all platforms, according to the data company Parrot Analytics. The company's ranking is based...

December 14 (Economy Next) - Among Americans trying to locate places of interest, Sri Lanka topped the list beating the Superbowl venue and Area 51, Google trends, published by the search engine, shows. Google’s Year in the Search list for 2019 showed Sri Lanka topping the ‘Where is?’ category. Sri Lanka hit global headlines in 2019 for being named Lonely...

Writing in The Telegraph, Ms Patel called for tech companies to provide a “back door” into such messaging apps, which could be used by law enforcement organisations to tackle crime.

In working out legislation to control social media, the right to freedom of expression and information and the need to control misinformation and disinformation have to be reconciled.