47% find Whatsapp’s updated privacy policy unacceptable says Inshorts poll

January 12, 2021 With the debate raging over WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy in India, a whopping 47% respondents of an Inshorts poll said that they would not accept the policy and will look for alternatives of the messaging app. Around 14% respondents did not see any privacy concerns and said that they will accept and…More

COVID or no COVID: Indians are ready to unpause in 2021

January 13, 2021 As 2021 gets off to a shaky but hopeful start with everyone looking to put 2020 behind them, Inshorts conducted a New Year poll with over three lakh respondents giving their opinion on life as they see it in the new year. Vaccine rollouts notwithstanding, about 70% respondents said that the COVID-19…More

RESULTS OF THE CYBERBULLYING POLL CONDUCTED ON INSHORTS

With the prevalence of social media platforms in today’s digital world, it is alarmingly evident that technology has created brand new challenges that affect the mental health of users, one of the major ones being cyberbullying. This technology-based peer victimization involves harassing, threatening, embarrassing, or targeting another person, intentionally and repeatedly, mostly with the intention…More

MATRIMONY MEET AD LISTS ‘BEAUTIFUL GIRLS’ AS YOUNG ACHIEVERS. WOULD BEAUTY BE A DECIDING FACTOR FOR YOU IN MARRIAGE?

An advertisement for a Young Achievers Matrimony Meet in Bengaluru was recently published in the city edition of a newspaper. It described its ideal clientele as “highly successful young achievers”, people who are “specialists in their respective fields” and people from “ultra rich families”. The advertisement went viral for listing “beautiful girls” under the Young…More