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BJP, Congress share more ‘junk news’ on WhatsApp than BSP-SP, says Oxford studySubscriber Only
May 14, 2019 10:51 IST
With a dearth of academic research regarding WhatsApp, the researchers analysed 27,000 posts from 130 public Facebook pages and over 200 public WhatsApp groups between February 14 and April 10.
Tue, May 14, 2019
Not just Facebook or Twitter, regional parties join digital campaign with vernacular ShareChatSubscriber Only
May 08, 2019 00:53 IST
The platform, much like a non-English, Indian version of Instagram, was launched in October 2015 by a Bengaluru-based start-up. It has since amassed over 100 million downloads, with 45 million monthly active users.
Wed, May 08, 2019
EC letter to Facebook over ads violating silent periodSubscriber Only
May 06, 2019 02:53 IST
The letter to Facebook, comes after Congress complained to EC about 600 active BJP Facebook ads during the silence period in the fourth election phase. Facebook responded to the EC notice on Sunday asking for specific violating advertisments, so the company can take action.
Mon, May 06, 2019
Chinese mobile app surveils and categorises suspicious people: Human Rights Watch reportSubscriber Only
May 02, 2019 03:00 IST
After “investigative missions,” the highest offenders are imprisoned, are subject to house arrest, are not allowed into public places, or are not allowed out of China, according to Human Rights Watch report.
Thu, May 02, 2019
Its team drawn from Modi’s 2014 campaign, Mumbai firm works on BJP’s 2019 runSubscriber Only
May 02, 2019 00:05 IST
Set up in December 2016 and headquartered in Mumbai’s Malabar Hills, Jarvis Technology and Strategy Consulting Pvt Ltd has seen its revenues jump from nil in 2016-17 to Rs 10.5 crore in 2017-18.
Thu, May 02, 2019
YouTube removes BJP candidate’s clip on poll panel requestSubscriber Only
April 26, 2019 03:06 IST
In the clip, the candidate and former MP Pradeep Kumar Singh is heard instructing a worker “to take 15 to 20 motorcycles”. He is then heard saying that they have to save the Hindu religion and that they cannot let Araria become another Pakistan.
Fri, Apr 26, 2019
48 pages account for half the political ads of over Rs 50,000 on FacebookSubscriber Only
April 21, 2019 04:48 IST
Most of these pages are labelled “community”, “news” or “personal blog”, and they are not directly linked to political parties. A majority of the ads promoted content to favour the BJP.
Mon, Apr 22, 2019
Poll offer in Uttar Pradesh: Buy your own digital campaignSubscriber Only
April 17, 2019 03:35 IST
Individual candidates are hiring firms for digital campaigns.
Fri, Apr 19, 2019
‘Aaj Ki Taza Khabar’: New breed of YouTube vloggers come in all political coloursSubscriber Only
April 14, 2019 00:18 IST
They do not always call themselves journalists or analysts. But in poll season, mostly armed with phones, a small group is drawing eyeballs with videos with political content on YouTube.
Sun, Apr 14, 2019
Facebook pushes against EC request to take down post criticising PM ModiSubscriber Only
April 09, 2019 22:00 IST
Facebook has pushed back against one of five takedown requests from EC regarding a post critiquing Prime Minister Modi’s response to Wing Commander Abhinandan’s capture.
Tue, Apr 09, 2019
Sam Pitroda calls political ‘micro-targeting’ on social media an ‘art’Subscriber Only
April 09, 2019 14:53 IST
Congress party has recently hired the data-powered advertising firm SilverPush, which has never done political marketing work before.
Tue, Apr 09, 2019
What WhatsApp users believed, disbelieved and shared — based on a survey in poll-bound statesSubscriber Only
April 09, 2019 02:30 IST
Over the last one year, technology-centred NGO Digital Empowerment Foundation interviewed roughly 3,000 people from Tier II and Tier III cities in 11 states about their WhatsApp usage and awareness.
Tue, Apr 09, 2019
‘Coordinated inauthentic behaviour’: Why Facebook removed pages in IndiaSubscriber Only
April 04, 2019 00:39 IST
The company described the category of a third India takedown as “civic spam” and not “CIB”. With no common linkages between the individual pages, these pages were not “coordinated”.
Thu, Apr 04, 2019
New WhatsApp group feature will have little impact on political messaging, parties saySubscriber Only
April 03, 2019 20:17 IST
Social media heads in the parties say the changes are too little and too late to create an impact before the elections.
Wed, Apr 03, 2019
Citing behaviour, Facebook removes 700 accounts, pages linked to BJP and CongressSubscriber Only
April 02, 2019 04:35 IST
Facebook said it detected “coordinated inauthentic behaviour in the region ahead of the upcoming elections in India” and removed these pages in four separate takedowns because of their desire to deceive users about their identity, not because of their content.
Tue, Apr 02, 2019
Congress takes digital campaign plunge, ropes in four IT firms to spread its wordSubscriber Only
March 30, 2019 04:54 IST
Last week, the Congress gave out the contract for the party's social media outreach to Hitesh Chawla, 36, of data-powered advertising company SilverPush; and Naresh Arora, 38, of the Surat-based digital campaign firm DesignBoxed.
Sat, Mar 30, 2019
55% English-speaking Indians fear airing political views online, fewer non-partisans trust news, says studySubscriber Only
March 26, 2019 04:00 IST
English-speaking Indians are concerned with deciphering what is real and what is fake on the Internet at similar rates - roughly 57 per cent - to respondents in the US and Turkey, according to the survey.
Tue, Mar 26, 2019
Code in place, social media firms to act against paid ads violating EC normsSubscriber Only
March 21, 2019 01:54 IST
In a meeting on Wednesday, EC and IAMAI officials negotiated the language of a draft that was assembled by the companies. The EC had called upon the companies to create the draft after a meeting on Tuesday.
Thu, Mar 21, 2019
Draft code of ethics to prevent misuse in polls: EC to social media platformsSubscriber Only
March 20, 2019 03:34 IST
The EC also suggested that the platforms should frame a code for the “immediate context” that can also become a “lasting document in the long run.”
Wed, Mar 20, 2019
Lok Sabha polls 2019 | EC to meet social media firms today: What’s on discussion table?Subscriber Only
March 19, 2019 00:44 IST
Two weeks ago, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) agreed to “priority channels for the ECI within their grievance redressal mechanisms” and other election-related educational programs on these platforms.
Tue, Mar 19, 2019EC calls meeting with Web platforms to discuss ads, action over contentSubscriber Only
March 17, 2019 05:39 IST
The meeting comes against the backdrop of confusion that arose with the EC’s first takedown notice to Facebook regarding a Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation last week.
Sun, Mar 17, 2019
Forward posts: The journey political posts make before they reach millionsSubscriber Only
March 17, 2019 04:47 IST
As India heads into an election where social media is setting the agenda like never before, political parties are banking on a burgeoning army of party volunteers to spread the word. The Sunday Express on the journey that political posts, shares and tweets make before they reach millions of phones
Fri, Apr 05, 2019
New Zealand shooting: Attacker used tech to amplify attack beyond bordersSubscriber Only
March 16, 2019 05:54 IST
On Friday, as reports emerged he had killed at least 49 people after attacks at two mosques in Christchurch, social media platforms attempted to curtail the spread of his violence that went viral.
Sat, Mar 16, 2019
India least worried about false content on Internet: ReportSubscriber Only
March 09, 2019 04:27 IST
India had the fewest — 31 per cent — using any social media. The only other country where a majority of adults were not using social media was Kenya at 41 per cent usage.
Sat, Mar 09, 2019
Facebook faces House panel, replies on lobbying efforts and fake accountsSubscriber Only
March 07, 2019 03:14 IST
The response of the executives attending the meeting on “Safeguarding Citizens’ Rights on Social/Online News Media Platforms” did not satisfy some members of the Standing Committee, it is learnt.
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