Social Media Day: Congress launches 'Unfollow Trolls Challenge'
New Delhi, June 30: The Congress on Saturday launched an "Unfollow Trolls Challenge" and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to unfollow trollers on Twitter, who abuse, harass and give threats to people on internet.
Radhika Khera, National Media Coordinator of Congress, nominated Modi and Union Minister Piyush Goyal for the challenge and called upon them to unfollow their abusive trolls.
"Tired of online trolls, the women (and a few men) of the Congress social media team have put together a video making a collective plea to Prime Minister Narendra Modi this Social Media Day," the Congress said in its official twitter account.
In the music video, inspired from the song "Let it be" by the music band The Beatles, a group of women have sung their own version of the song.
The women in the video are seen urging Modi to "Be a real PM" and asked him to unfollow the trollers.
"This Social Media Day let's all Social Media Users take a pledge to keep the virtual world clean and abuse free! Start by nominating two people to unfollow abusive trolls. I nominate Narendra Modi and Piyush Goyal to unfollow their abusive trolls," Khare said in her tweet.
June 30 is observed as Social Media Day after a multi-platform media and entertainment company Mashable started it as a way to recognise and celebrate social media's impact on global communication.
Tired of online trolls, the women (and a few men) of the Congress social media team have put together a video making a collective plea to the Prime Minister @narendramodi this Social Media Day. Do watch ? #PrimeMinisterUnfollowTrolls pic.twitter.com/w7P7DPOIIN
— Congress (@INCIndia) June 30, 2018
On social media day, let us raise awareness to use this powerful tool of networking and communication to circulate valuable and truthful information.#SocialMediaDay pic.twitter.com/T8f8mdlLXe
— Harsh Sanghavi (@sanghaviharsh) June 30, 2018
#SocialMediaDay is celebrated every year as a way to recognize and celebrate the impact of social media on global communication. Let’s bring down barriers, and build a more open and connected world. Stay inspired and empowered! #IncredibleIndia @tourismgoi @alphonstourism pic.twitter.com/CLygSzG3tG
— Incredible!ndia (@incredibleindia) June 30, 2018
Enough with the online trolling, abusing and harassment. This #SocialMediaDay let's pledge to make social media a better place. PM must un follow these trolls and stop legitimizing their behavior!! #PrimeMinisterUnfollowTrolls https://t.co/AqV8n5N7tJ
— Hasiba B. Amin (@HasibaAmin) June 30, 2018
Few tips to make your voice count on #SocialMedia:
— Himani Kankaria (@himani_kankaria) June 30, 2018
1. Share your knowledge, skills, expertise & experience
2. Share your views on trending #hashtags
3. Share #content that would help your followers
4. Connect with experts, mentors, and influencers of your industry#SocialMediaDay pic.twitter.com/nIAhTZ78Tt
This #SocialMediaDay lets all Social Media Users take a pledge to keep the virtual world clean & abuse free!
— Radhika Khera (@Radhika_Khera) June 30, 2018
Start by nominating 2 people to unfollow abusive trolls.
I nominate @narendramodi ji & @PiyushGoyal ji to unfollow their abusive trolls.#UnfollowTrollsChallenge
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Israel launches first airstrike on Lebanon since ceasefire, accusing Hezbollah of breaching truce
Beirut, Nov 28: The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.
There was no immediate word on casualties from Israel's aerial attack, which came hours after the Israeli military said it fired on people trying to return to certain areas in southern Lebanon. Israel said they were violating the ceasefire agreement, without providing details. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said two people were wounded.
The back-to-back incidents stirred unease about the agreement, brokered by the United States and France, which includes an initial two-month ceasefire in which Hezbollah members are to withdraw north of the Litani River and Israeli forces are to return to their side of the border. The buffer zone would be patrolled by Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers.
On Thursday, the second day of a ceasefire after more than a year of bloody conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon's state news agency reported that Israeli fire targeted civilians in Markaba, close to the border, without providing further details. Israel said it fired artillery in three other locations near the border. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
An Associated Press reporter in northern Israel near the border heard Israeli drones buzzing overhead and the sound of artillery strikes from the Lebanese side.
The Israeli military said in a statement that “several suspects were identified arriving with vehicles to a number of areas in southern Lebanon, breaching the conditions of the ceasefire.” It said troops “opened fire toward them” and would “actively enforce violations of the ceasefire agreement.”
Israeli officials have said forces will be withdrawn gradually as it ensures that the agreement is being enforced. Israel has warned people not to return to areas where troops are deployed, and says it reserves the right to strike Hezbollah if it violates the terms of the truce.
A Lebanese military official said Lebanese troops would gradually deploy in the south as Israeli troops withdraw. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media.
The ceasefire agreement announced late Tuesday ended 14 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that began a day after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack out of Gaza, when the Lebanese Hezbollah group began firing rockets, drones and missiles in solidarity.
Israel retaliated with airstrikes, and the conflict steadily intensified for nearly a year before boiling over into all-out war in mid-September. The war in Gaza is still raging with no end in sight.
More than 3,760 people were killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon during the conflict, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The fighting killed more than 70 people in Israel — over half of them civilians — as well as dozens of Israeli soldiers fighting in southern Lebanon.
Some 1.2 million people were displaced in Lebanon, and thousands began streaming back to their homes on Wednesday despite warnings from the Lebanese military and the Israeli army to stay out of certain areas. Some 50,000 people were displaced on the Israeli side, but few have returned and the communities near the northern border are still largely deserted.
In Menara, an Israeli community on the border with views into Lebanon, around three quarters of homes are damaged, some with collapsed roofs and burnt-out interiors. A few residents could be seen gathering their belongings on Thursday before leaving again.
