Social media should not be misused: Mamata Banerjee
Team Udayavani, May 17, 2018, 10:35 AM IST
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today cautioned people over the misuse of social media. The social media should not be used to spread negativity or fake news, Banerjee said on the occasion of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day today.
“Today is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. In this day and age, we must not use social media and the internet to spread negativity or to malign others or spread fake news,” Banerjee tweeted this morning. The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union.
The day is observed annually to help raise awareness about the advantages that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies can bring to societies and economies and ways to bridge the digital divide.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Cong likely to hold meet on March 31 to finalise remaining LS poll candidates
ED questions AAP’s Goa unit chief, three others in money laundering case
Priyanka Gandhi questions govt under Cong’s media campaign for LS polls
Delhi under constitutional crisis, Kejriwal should quit if he has scant regard for people: BJP
Fare of shared cabs on Pune, Nashik and Shirdi routes from Mumbai hiked
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Cong likely to hold meet on March 31 to finalise remaining LS poll candidates
ED questions AAP’s Goa unit chief, three others in money laundering case
K’taka govt writes to Union Health Minister urging urgent supply of anti-TB drugs to State
Priyanka Gandhi questions govt under Cong’s media campaign for LS polls
Delhi under constitutional crisis, Kejriwal should quit if he has scant regard for people: BJP