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Facebook Asked to Evaluate Political Violence Promotion on Platform by Parent Meta’s Oversight Board
Meta's Oversight Board has asked Facebook to evaluate efforts to prevent the promotion of political violence on its platform after it allowed a video calling for violence post the 2022 Brazilian election to stay online.
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Google to Resume Political Advertisements in US, Easing Ban Imposed Last Month Over Capitol Violence
Google said it would lift its ban on political advertisements on its platform imposed last month following the turmoil surrounding the violent uprising at the US Capitol.
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BJP Worker Found Hanging In Bengal's Purulia, Party Alleges Murder
Amid the election-related violence from north Bengal, accusations of murder came from the BJP in Purulia, in the western part of the state, after a 22-year-old member of the BJP's youth wing was found dead. The body of Sisupal Sahis, was found hanging from a tree in Senabana village this morning.
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Bangladesh Votes Amid Clashes, Sheikh Hasina "Certainly Confident" Of Win
At least fivepeople were reportedly killedin election-related clashes in Bangladesh as the country went to the polls amid a weeks-long campaign that saw violence and allegations of a government crackdown on opposition activists.
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West Bengal Panchayat Election Results Highlights: Trinamool Congress Wins Over 2,400 Seats, Counting Under Way
Amid fear of violence, counting for the West Bengal panchayat election 2018 began at 8 am today. In Monday's polling, more than 20 people had died and 50 others got injured in election-related clashes. Reacting to the violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called the election a "murder of democracy", a charge dismissed by the ruling Trinamool C...
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Trinamool Leader Stabbed To Death, Attacker Beaten To Death In Bengal Panchayat Poll Clash
While the row over the West Bengal panchayat polls, on extending the last date of filing nominations, has moved to the Calcutta High Court, the controversy took a brutal turn this week. Two days after nomination filing closed on Monday, two men have died in election-related violence about 40 km north of Kolkata.
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Repolling likely in 33 booths in Manipur
Repolling may be ordered in 33 polling booths in five hill districts of Manipur that saw violence, Chief Electoral Officer P.C. Lawmkunga said on Tuesday. He said the state election department had made the request to the Election Commission. Seven people were killed in election-related violence in Manipur on Jan 28 when people voted to pick a new a...
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Sri Lanka: First polls on Tuesday after LTTE defeat
Sri Lanka is getting ready for Tuesday's presidential election, the first since the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels. Election-related violence has marred the campaign for weeks; five people have been killed and 78 wounded since December.
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Facebook Asked to Evaluate Political Violence Promotion on Platform by Parent Meta’s Oversight Board
Meta's Oversight Board has asked Facebook to evaluate efforts to prevent the promotion of political violence on its platform after it allowed a video calling for violence post the 2022 Brazilian election to stay online.
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Google to Resume Political Advertisements in US, Easing Ban Imposed Last Month Over Capitol Violence
Google said it would lift its ban on political advertisements on its platform imposed last month following the turmoil surrounding the violent uprising at the US Capitol.
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BJP Worker Found Hanging In Bengal's Purulia, Party Alleges Murder
Amid the election-related violence from north Bengal, accusations of murder came from the BJP in Purulia, in the western part of the state, after a 22-year-old member of the BJP's youth wing was found dead. The body of Sisupal Sahis, was found hanging from a tree in Senabana village this morning.
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Bangladesh Votes Amid Clashes, Sheikh Hasina "Certainly Confident" Of Win
At least fivepeople were reportedly killedin election-related clashes in Bangladesh as the country went to the polls amid a weeks-long campaign that saw violence and allegations of a government crackdown on opposition activists.
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West Bengal Panchayat Election Results Highlights: Trinamool Congress Wins Over 2,400 Seats, Counting Under Way
Amid fear of violence, counting for the West Bengal panchayat election 2018 began at 8 am today. In Monday's polling, more than 20 people had died and 50 others got injured in election-related clashes. Reacting to the violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called the election a "murder of democracy", a charge dismissed by the ruling Trinamool C...
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Trinamool Leader Stabbed To Death, Attacker Beaten To Death In Bengal Panchayat Poll Clash
While the row over the West Bengal panchayat polls, on extending the last date of filing nominations, has moved to the Calcutta High Court, the controversy took a brutal turn this week. Two days after nomination filing closed on Monday, two men have died in election-related violence about 40 km north of Kolkata.
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Repolling likely in 33 booths in Manipur
Repolling may be ordered in 33 polling booths in five hill districts of Manipur that saw violence, Chief Electoral Officer P.C. Lawmkunga said on Tuesday. He said the state election department had made the request to the Election Commission. Seven people were killed in election-related violence in Manipur on Jan 28 when people voted to pick a new a...
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Sri Lanka: First polls on Tuesday after LTTE defeat
Sri Lanka is getting ready for Tuesday's presidential election, the first since the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels. Election-related violence has marred the campaign for weeks; five people have been killed and 78 wounded since December.
