To address fake news and hate speech during elections in India, social Media platforms are appointing dedicated grievance officers to “take necessary and prompt...
Twitter will hire a liaison officer with the Election Commission of India, reports Reuters. This follows a government IT Committee meeting, which gave Twitter 10 days...
Google News Initiative has partnered with DataLeads and Internews to host a series of training sessions titled “PollCheck: Covering India’s Election” for Indian journalists...
Following Google and Facebook’s suit, Twitter is launching advertiser verification and an ‘Ads Transparency Center’ in India to increase election transparency around advertising. The...
Update: Google’s responses have been embedded into the story. Ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections in May-June 2019, Google will now release a political...
Social media companies Google, Facebook and Twitter have assured the Election Commission that their platforms won’t be used for anything which affects polls during...