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#PakFakeNewsFactory | Facebook Exposes Pakistan’s Fake-News Campaign Against India
Indulging in shocking anti-India hate propaganda, Facebook has taken down targetted networks in May 2020 due to Co-ordinated Inauthentic behaviour (CIB). The CIB report accessed by Republic on Monday, shows that the pages associated with AlphaPro, a Pakistan-based PR firm posted many anti-India posts posing… Read More
“Respect India’s legislative process” Google Assures Compliance With New IT Rules
Technology company Google on Tuesday said it aims to “comply with local laws” in India, PTI reported. The comment came close on heels of a similar statement issued by social media giant Facebook. The two companies sought to clarify their stand as Tuesday marked the end… Read More
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What next for Facebook, Twitter in India? Social Media to Follow India’s Laws From May 26
If these social media platforms fail to accept govt guidelines, they risk losing status as social media platforms and protections as intermediaries. Government can also take action against them as per the law of the land for not following the rules. According to the new… Read More
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Shocking statement made by Kerala Congress MP’s wife, asks women to enjoy rape
A disgusting and shocking statement was posted by Kerala Congress MP Hibi Eden's wife, Anna Linda on her Facebook page and the comment is quoted as follows 'Fate is like rape, if you can’t resist it, then try to enjoy it'. Along with the statement… Read More
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Confirm Location And Identity To Update Political Ads On Facebook
Illegal Updates and misuse of platforms related to social media, Facebook is one of the most misused platform related to political ads or updates. Starting from Assembly Elections 2018, Facebook introduces new policy that the person who wants to update any political ads will have… Read More
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Facebook Authority And Kolkata Police Saved A Youth From Suicide
On Monday Evening a youth had posted an update in Social Media , he was about to commit suicide the Facebook authority immediately took action and informed about the incident to Kolkata Police through cyber crime cell. Immediately, Kolkata police was able to track through the IP… Read More
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Congress Candidate’s campaign video attracts flak for sexist remarks
K Sudhakaran, Congress candidate from Kannur received flak due to a short campaign video that was posted on Facebook and carried sexist undertones. The video shows a man who regrets educating his daughter and wishes he had educated his son instead. The message conveyed is… Read More
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Congress denies pages being taken down by Facebook
Facebook had claimed to have taken down 687 pages as they were found to be related to an IT Cell of the Congress party. The Congress tweeted on it's official account refuting the claim and saying that none of its officially verified pages were taken… Read More
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False Info about Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman makes rounds on social media
A Facebook post spread the rumour about Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman being taken out of service by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on the same day that his father joined the Congress party. The information was verified to be false as Abhinandan is on a… Read More
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Facebook takes down 687 pages related to Congress
Social Media giant Facebook said that 687 pages related to Congress were taken down as they were discovered to be related to an IT Cell of the Congress Party. The pages were removed for spreading spam and depicting 'inauthentic behaviour' as opposed to pages that… Read More
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Facebook post seeking to kill PM puts man behind bars
A 31-year-old man hailing from Jaipur was arrested for making a post on Facebook appealing for a contract to kill the Prime Minister. The man claimed to have a fool-proof plan and was looking for someone who was willing to execute it through his post.… Read More
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Expenditure on political ads on Facebook crosses 8 cr
Facebook has become the most popular social media site for political campaigns and advertisements. The total expenditure by political parties and support groups on political advertisements on Facebook since February is 8.38 crores. The bulk of the spending is traced to have been made by BJP.… Read More
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Facebook apologises for listing Kashmir as being separate from India
Facebook apologises after listing Kashmir as a separate entity from India while naming different countries in a blog post. The post talking about countries in which Iranian Networks have had an impact consisted of the list of the following countries; Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy,… Read More
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Candidate Connect Feature Introduced by Facebook for Indian Elections
Facebook which has maximum users from India has launched two new features to increase civic activity regarding the elections on its platform. Having taken steps to curb misinformation and false news, the "Candidate Connect" feature enables voters to know the candidates contesting from their respective constituencies… Read More
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Facebook takes steps to minimize false news on Indian Elections
Facebook is a major platform for sharing information and news stories. Collaborating with Indian media organizations, Facebook attempts to scrutinize news in regional languages for false information. Affiliated applications such as WhatsApp are under the scrutiny of the Indian government to prevent untoward incidents such… Read More
