New Delhi,  Before the social media platforms were weaponised by political parties and their leaders, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was once asked if users' data on his platform was at risk. He unambiguously had said 'No', adding that there was no way the data of his users could be breached or "improper

New Delhi,  Congress seems to be on the upfront and is now giving timely response to the BJP on social media. It all started with senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh taking over as the party's General Secretary in-charge of communication.


On Thursday, Delhi Congress lodged a complaint about

Srinagar,  A gunfight broke out between the terrorists and security forces in the Baskuchan area of South Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said on Sunday.

"Encounter has started at Baskuchan area of Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job," police said.

The encount

Bengaluru,  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi began the third day of his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka on Sunday after paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, and said the party will unite India like Bapu united the country against injustice.

Rahul Gandhi visited the Khadi Gramodyog Centr

New Delhi,   While the controversies surrounding hate speech refuse to end particularly during electoral battles, the Election Commission has time and again said that it takes strong note of the issue and acts as per the rules.

Recently, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court that due to the

New Delhi,  As the Indian law enforcement agencies struggle to tame social media misuse as organised political misinformation campaigns via targeted messaging on social media, the US and the UK have created some robust systems, although not foolproof yet, to check and stop such misinformation war, including penalising

New Delhi, As political parties continue to misuse social media platforms to spread propaganda, misinformation, and fake news in the absence of a central cyber regulatory body, industry experts have reiterated the need to appoint a nodal cyber regulator to deal with Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and others.

Sev

New Delhi, The recent police complaint by Kerala MP Hibi Eden against the manipulation of the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' pictures of Rahul Gandhi by the BJP's "online hate factory", has once again put the focus on the use of social media in India for peddling misinformation and hate.

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