Social Media Politics
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Why is Russia Today involved in India’s domestic politics? Congress on edited video of Rahul Gandhi
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Safe harbour rules will not apply if deepfakes are not removed, Centre warns social media firms
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INDIA alliance writes to Meta and Google, demands neutrality during 2024 Lok Sabha polls
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Karnataka HC suggests imposing age limit for using social media, says ‘children are addicted to it’
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Karnataka High Court upholds Centre’s order to block tweets, dismisses Twitter’s challenge
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Twitter ex-CEO’s claims on threats from India show democracy being strangulated, says Opposition
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‘We will shut Twitter down’: Ex-CEO claims India put pressure on platform during farmers’ stir
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Pro-BJP accounts lead trolling of CJI Chandrachud, researchers show
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Twitter would rather obey India’s social media laws than risk staff going to jail, says Elon Musk
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Twitter accounts of several Punjab journalists withheld amid Amritpal Singh manhunt
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Twitter has no right to speak on behalf of those whose accounts were blocked, Centre tells HC
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Centre forms three panels to oversee social media content moderation
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Donald Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts to be restored, says Meta
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FIR against Twitter accounts for remarks about daughters of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma
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‘Not at your beck and call’: Karnataka HC criticises Centre for seeking adjournments in Twitter case
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Twitter suspends accounts of several journalists who wrote about Elon Musk
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Is the global decline in democracy linked to social media?
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‘Power to the people’: Elon Musk says Twitter will charge $8 a month for blue tick
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Panels to oversee social media content moderation by November 30, says Union minister
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Delhi HC issues summons to Twitter on Abhijit Iyer-Mitra’s suit seeking restoration of his account
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Centre notifies setting up of panels to oversee social media content moderation
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As Elon Musk takes over Twitter, Union minister says he expects company to comply with Indian laws
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Government should give users reasons for blocking their accounts, Twitter tells Karnataka HC
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Meta vs The Wire: Instagram restores satirical post on Adityanath
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Centre cannot issue general orders to block social media accounts, Twitter tells Karnataka HC
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Email address belonging to ‘The Wire’ hacked, claims founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan
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Meta vs The Wire: Three important questions that remain unanswered by the social media firm
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Explainer: Why the Wire and Meta are trading charges over the BJP’s alleged privileges on Instagram
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More than half the tweets Centre wants to block are innocuous, Twitter tells Karnataka HC
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What drives Western politicians to post social media pictures cooking curry and chugging a beer?
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Centre asked Twitter to block 2,851 URLs in 2021, over 1,100 this year, IT minister tells Lok Sabha
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Child rights body summons Twitter official for not filing report on Kunal Kamra’s parody video post
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Child rights body asks Twitter to take action against Kunal Kamra for parody video featuring a boy
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If Trump returns to Twitter, what would it mean for the platform and American politics?
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Dalit activist Harohalli Ravindra arrested for five-year-old social media post in Karnataka
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For propagandists in Southeast Asia, TikTok is emerging as a new tool to win elections
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Centre does not intend to make verification of social media users’ mandatory, says IT minister
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Facebook ad policy gave BJP ‘unfair advantage’ in Indian elections, shows series of reports
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End ‘systematic interference’ of Facebook in India’s electoral politics, Sonia Gandhi urges Centre
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Centre ready to bring stricter social media rules if there is consensus in House, says IT minister
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Twitter limiting my followers under pressure from government, Rahul Gandhi tells company CEO
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Centre says it blocked 9,849 social media accounts in 2020
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Facebook influencing India’s elections, alleges Congress, seeks parliamentary panel investigation
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Ghaziabad assault case: SC issues notice to former Twitter India head on UP Police’s petition
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Facebook to introduce measures on its apps to ‘nudge’ teens away from harmful content
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Facebook India head rejects report of executive not taking action against BJP leader’s hate speech
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Child rights body approaches Delhi HC for removal of Alt News co-founder’s tweet
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Facebook allows high-profile users to violate content rules: The Wall Street Journal
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Child rights body summons Facebook official, seeks action against Rahul Gandhi’s Instagram video
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Twitter restores Rahul Gandhi’s account after locking it for a week
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Twitter has locked the account of India’s largest Opposition party. What does that mean?
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Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account locked, Congress accuses BJP of intimidating the company
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Ghaziabad assault case: Karnataka HC quashes notice to Twitter India MD
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Facebook often removes evidence of rights atrocities – but here’s how citizens can preserve it
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Twitter India chief says he will appear before UP police if given protection against arrest
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Ghaziabad assault case: UP Police move Supreme Court against High Court relief to Twitter India head
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Twitter accounts of RS Prasad, Congress’ Shashi Tharoor blocked briefly over ‘copyright complaints’
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Ghaziabad assault case: No coercive action should be taken against Twitter India head, says HC
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Ghaziabad assault case: Twitter limits access to 50 tweets after request by law enforcement
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India rejects UN officials’ criticism of new IT rules, calls it ‘highly misplaced’
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Twitter gets notice to remove tweets of activists protesting construction of wall on Goa beach
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Centre is trying to ‘bulldoze’ Twitter, Bengal government, says Mamata Banerjee
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Twitter failed to comply with new IT rules, says Centre on FIR in Ghaziabad assault case
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Cartoonist Manjul dropped by Network18 after Centre seeks action against his Twitter handle
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‘Making every effort’ to comply with new IT rules, Twitter tells Centre
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Twitter blocks accounts of singer Jazzy B, three others on Centre’s request
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‘Immediately comply’: Twitter gets final notice from Centre to adhere to new IT rules
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Twitter briefly removes blue check mark from Vice President Venkaiah Naidu’s handle
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Cartoonist Manjul gets Twitter notice saying Centre is seeking action against his handle
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Twitter says it’s concerned about intimidation tactics by police in India
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‘Toolkit’ row: Congress calls for ‘manipulated media’ tag on tweets of 11 Union ministers
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‘Toolkit’ row: Two Congress leaders get notices from Delhi Police to join investigation
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Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account permanently suspended
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Facebook temporarily blocks #ResignModi, says it was mistake
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On Centre’s request, Twitter takes down 52 tweets criticising India’s handling of pandemic: Report
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IT rules: Centre is not against social media but its misuse, says Union minister RS Prasad
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BreadTube: Meet the left-wing YouTubers who are trying to beat the far-right at its own game
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‘Internet imperialism unacceptable,’ says Ravi Shankar Prasad, defends new digital media rules
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In South East Asia, TikTok has shown it can be the next platform for political activism
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Delhi Assembly notice to Facebook: States cannot summon social media platforms, Centre tells SC
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SC notice to Centre, Twitter on BJP leader’s plea seeking screening of ‘anti-India, seditious’ posts
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Twitter blocks account of Rajya Sabha MP Chaudhary Sukhram Singh Yadav in India
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Upset with Twitter, the Indian government and BJP leaders are promoting a homegrown rival
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‘Committed to freedom of expression,’ says US amid Twitter-India row
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‘Indian laws must be followed’: Centre slams Twitter for refusing to comply with blocking orders
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As Twitter refuses to fully comply with Centre, BJP attacks company for ‘holding itself above law’
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Facebook has no right to move court, Ajit Mohan is a sham petitioner, Delhi Assembly tells SC
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‘Tweets must continue to flow,’ says Twitter on Centre’s directive to block 1,178 accounts
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Farmers’ protests: Sachin Tendulkar is batting for sovereignty but shooting in the dark
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Delhi Assembly panel issues fresh notice to Facebook India to testify on riots
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Two tweets that rattled a global superpower: Indian sovereignty and desi celebrity outrage
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Centre warns Twitter to remove accounts, tweets related to ‘farmer genocide’ hashtag or face action
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Twitter restores Caravan, Kisan Ekta Morcha and other accounts hours after withholding them
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Does ‘deplatforming’ work to curb online hatred? Three experts weigh in
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Parliamentary panel summons Facebook, Twitter officials over misuse of social media platforms
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The Trump Twitter ban, the hypocrisy of Big Tech – and what it means for India
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GoAir sacks pilot for allegedly posting derogatory tweets about Narendra Modi: Report
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They can do this to anyone: Tejasvi Surya says Twitter ban on Trump a ‘wake up call for democracies’
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Farm laws: Facebook blocks Kisan Ekta Morcha account, restores it after widespread outrage
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Facebook found no need to act against Bajrang Dal, says company’s India head: Reports