{"id":8504,"date":"2023-07-10T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/?p=8504"},"modified":"2023-07-28T09:52:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T09:52:48","slug":"social-media-usage-in-india-is-on-the-rise-but-at-what-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/10\/social-media-usage-in-india-is-on-the-rise-but-at-what-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE IN INDIA IS ON THE RISE, BUT AT WHAT COST?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8504\" class=\"elementor elementor-8504\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6fa2e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6fa2e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe4cc8\" data-id=\"2fe4cc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b998d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b998d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/index.php\/ritebol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8505 \" src=\"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Social-Media-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Social-Media-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Social-Media-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Social-Media-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Social-Media-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Social-Media-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Social-Media-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Social-Media-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Social-Media-1200x1199.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Default\"><strong><span lang=\"FR\" style=\"color: red;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Social media usage in india is on the rise, but is it all sunshine and rainbows? As data usage becomes more affordable, the spread of fake news and manipulation on social media platforms is becoming a growing concern. Stay tuned for our upcoming data note to learn more about this important issue.<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"Default\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"FR\">In 2020, the number of social media users in India was 376.1 million and is expected to cross 448 million by 2023. On average, Indian users spent 2.4 hours on social media, in line with the global average.<\/span><span lang=\"FR\"> Facebook is the most used social media platform in India, with around 86% traffic. Instagram and YouTube are far behind Facebook, with 5% traffic on Instagram and 3.2% traffic on YouTube.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5657938 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5657938\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-accaf4f\" data-id=\"accaf4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196b438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196b438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Think twice before casually using a thumbs-up emoji! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17148f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17148f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dd8bc4\" data-id=\"4dd8bc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196e22f e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196e22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rising usage in India can largely be attributed to the falling cost of data usage. However, this increased usage has also led to concerns about the spread of fake news and misinformation. About three out of five Indian social media users felt that the usage of social media has made it easier to manipulate people with fake news.<\/p><p>As social media continues to grow in popularity in India, it&#8217;s important for users to be aware of the potential negative consequences and to use these platforms responsibly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db3d1bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db3d1bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71b0356\" data-id=\"71b0356\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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