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Over 900 Posts Taken Down From Social Media Platforms During 2019 Polls
Social media platforms-- including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp-- removed a total of 909 posts during the Lok Sabha election, following directions from the Election Commission.
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BJP Remains Top Spender On Facebook For Political Advertisements
Political parties, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and their affiliates have ramped up spending on social media ads ahead of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Midway, Social Media Still Fighting Fake News: Experts
The great Indian election season has hit midway - with three phases of voting now over and four more to go.
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How 11 People Try To Stop Fake News In World's Largest Election
One of the operations most vital to Facebook at this moment is a world away from its Menlo Park, California, headquarters, and in more ways than one
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: "All Rumours" - Wife Says Missing Bengal Poll Officer Wasn't Depressed
The wife of a poll official who went missing from his office on Thursday afternoon has denied reports that he was depressed, and asked the media to help find him instead of "spreading rumours". "I want to clarify that my husband, Arnab Roy, is not suffering from depression and we have a healthy and hearty relationship," said Anisha Jash in a Facebo...
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General Elections: "Somebody Forwarded It": BJP Leader On Obscene Slur For Rahul Gandhi
Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti, who was seen in a video using an expletive against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, refused to own up to using abusive language. He said his speech at a rally on Monday that was widely criticised by the Congress was "read out from a forwarded Facebook message" and it was not his own.
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World's Shortest Woman Votes In Nagpur, Has A Message
Jyoti Amge, the world's shortest woman who made a guest appearance in reality TV show Big Boss in 2012, today posted a photo of herself on her Facebook profile, showing an inked finger. "I request everyone to vote. Please vote first and then go to complete everything else," Ms Amge told reporters outside a polling booth in Nagpur.
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Independent Candidate's "Common Man" Image Clicks In J&K Villages
A Facebook message, a Scorpio SUV, three colleagues and a loudspeaker - these are all the paraphernalia Engineer Rashid is using for his election campaign. The politician who is fighting as an independent may emerge as an underdog in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla-Kupwara parliamentary constituency, say sources.
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NDTV At Facebook Election War Room In California, "Bigger Than US Polls"
Under intense scrutiny for influencing everything from election outcomes to fanning mob violence, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram - some of the world's most-used of apps - have been forced to pay a lot of attention to towards fighting the menace of fake news in the past 18 months.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Facebook Removing 1 Million Abusive Accounts a Day
Facebook said it was working for more than 18 months now to make sure that Indian elections were fair and free from interference, both foreign and domestic.
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In Facebook Clean-Up Act, BJP May Have Taken Bigger Hit Than Congress
The clean-up drive by social media giant Facebook ahead of the national elections -- which involved the removal of nearly 700 pages and accounts -- appears to have proved more expensive for the BJP than the Congress.
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"No Official Pages Taken Down": Congress After Facebook's Housecleaning
Social media giant Facebook said today that it had removed 687 pages and accounts linked to the Congress party just days before the April-May national election, because of "coordinated inauthentic behaviour". Such action is rare against a mainstream party by Facebook in a country where it has 300 million users.
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87,000 WhatsApp Groups May Target Voters With Political Messages: Report
The first phase of voting begins from April 11 and WhatsApp - and not its parent company Facebook - has turned out to be the biggest social media platform for more than 87,000 groups to target millions with political messaging.
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48-Hour Ad Ban, 3-Hour Takedowns: Social Media Firms Adopt Election Code
No political campaign will be allowed on major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp 48 hours before voting, the internet companies said on Wednesday. Any request to take down political content during this period from the Election Commission will be addressed within three hours, they added.
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Poll Body To Meet Country Heads Of Social Media Platforms Over Fake News
In its latest move to fight fake news before the national elections that begin next month, the Election Commission has asked the country heads of six social media platforms for a meeting. The Election Commission has asked representatives of Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google, Sharechat and Tiktok to meet it on Tuesday.
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Over 900 Posts Taken Down From Social Media Platforms During 2019 Polls
Social media platforms-- including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp-- removed a total of 909 posts during the Lok Sabha election, following directions from the Election Commission.
-
BJP Remains Top Spender On Facebook For Political Advertisements
Political parties, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and their affiliates have ramped up spending on social media ads ahead of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
-
Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Midway, Social Media Still Fighting Fake News: Experts
The great Indian election season has hit midway - with three phases of voting now over and four more to go.
-
How 11 People Try To Stop Fake News In World's Largest Election
One of the operations most vital to Facebook at this moment is a world away from its Menlo Park, California, headquarters, and in more ways than one
-
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: "All Rumours" - Wife Says Missing Bengal Poll Officer Wasn't Depressed
The wife of a poll official who went missing from his office on Thursday afternoon has denied reports that he was depressed, and asked the media to help find him instead of "spreading rumours". "I want to clarify that my husband, Arnab Roy, is not suffering from depression and we have a healthy and hearty relationship," said Anisha Jash in a Facebo...
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General Elections: "Somebody Forwarded It": BJP Leader On Obscene Slur For Rahul Gandhi
Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti, who was seen in a video using an expletive against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, refused to own up to using abusive language. He said his speech at a rally on Monday that was widely criticised by the Congress was "read out from a forwarded Facebook message" and it was not his own.
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World's Shortest Woman Votes In Nagpur, Has A Message
Jyoti Amge, the world's shortest woman who made a guest appearance in reality TV show Big Boss in 2012, today posted a photo of herself on her Facebook profile, showing an inked finger. "I request everyone to vote. Please vote first and then go to complete everything else," Ms Amge told reporters outside a polling booth in Nagpur.
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Independent Candidate's "Common Man" Image Clicks In J&K Villages
A Facebook message, a Scorpio SUV, three colleagues and a loudspeaker - these are all the paraphernalia Engineer Rashid is using for his election campaign. The politician who is fighting as an independent may emerge as an underdog in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla-Kupwara parliamentary constituency, say sources.
-
NDTV At Facebook Election War Room In California, "Bigger Than US Polls"
Under intense scrutiny for influencing everything from election outcomes to fanning mob violence, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram - some of the world's most-used of apps - have been forced to pay a lot of attention to towards fighting the menace of fake news in the past 18 months.
-
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Facebook Removing 1 Million Abusive Accounts a Day
Facebook said it was working for more than 18 months now to make sure that Indian elections were fair and free from interference, both foreign and domestic.
-
In Facebook Clean-Up Act, BJP May Have Taken Bigger Hit Than Congress
The clean-up drive by social media giant Facebook ahead of the national elections -- which involved the removal of nearly 700 pages and accounts -- appears to have proved more expensive for the BJP than the Congress.
-
"No Official Pages Taken Down": Congress After Facebook's Housecleaning
Social media giant Facebook said today that it had removed 687 pages and accounts linked to the Congress party just days before the April-May national election, because of "coordinated inauthentic behaviour". Such action is rare against a mainstream party by Facebook in a country where it has 300 million users.
-
87,000 WhatsApp Groups May Target Voters With Political Messages: Report
The first phase of voting begins from April 11 and WhatsApp - and not its parent company Facebook - has turned out to be the biggest social media platform for more than 87,000 groups to target millions with political messaging.
-
48-Hour Ad Ban, 3-Hour Takedowns: Social Media Firms Adopt Election Code
No political campaign will be allowed on major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp 48 hours before voting, the internet companies said on Wednesday. Any request to take down political content during this period from the Election Commission will be addressed within three hours, they added.
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Poll Body To Meet Country Heads Of Social Media Platforms Over Fake News
In its latest move to fight fake news before the national elections that begin next month, the Election Commission has asked the country heads of six social media platforms for a meeting. The Election Commission has asked representatives of Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google, Sharechat and Tiktok to meet it on Tuesday.
