Twitter deliberately chose path of non-compliance despite getting multiple chances: Ravi Shankar Prasad
3 years, 9 months ago

Twitter deliberately chose path of non-compliance despite getting multiple chances: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India Today  

Twitter failed to comply with intermediary guidelines despite being given multiple opportunities, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday after the microblogging platform lost legal protection in India. — Ravi Shankar Prasad June 16, 2021 In a series of tweets, Ravi Shankar Prasad said Twitter was given multiple opportunities to comply with the new IT rules but it “deliberately chose the path of non-compliance”. — Ravi Shankar Prasad June 16, 2021 On the UP incident, Ravi Shankar Prasad said it was illustrative of Twitter’s arbitrariness in fighting fake news. “While Twitter has been over enthusiastic about its fact-checking mechanism, it’s failure to act in multiple cases like UP is perplexing and indicates its inconsistency in fighting misinformation,” Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

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FIRs against 54 social media accounts for spreading misinformation on Maha Kumbh
1 month, 1 week ago

FIRs against 54 social media accounts for spreading misinformation on Maha Kumbh

Op India  

The Uttar Pradesh Police have intensified their efforts against individuals and social media accounts spreading false information to defame the Maha Kumbh 2025. Following directives from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the police have been vigilantly monitoring online platforms and have taken legal action against 54 social media accounts involved in spreading misleading content. Police registered an FIR at Kotwali Kumbh …

Social media firms largely compliant with Indian grievance panel rulings, officials say
2 months, 1 week ago

Social media firms largely compliant with Indian grievance panel rulings, officials say

The Hindu  

Social media companies are working smoothly with the Grievance Appellate Committees that hear appeals against content complaints and takedowns, offering little resistance to GAC rulings, a top IT Ministry official and a member of one GAC told The Hindu. The GACs were set up under the Information Technology Rules, 2021, with a mandate to hear appeals from Indian users against …

Gurugram DC calls for caution against social media rumourmongering in run-up to state polls
7 months ago

Gurugram DC calls for caution against social media rumourmongering in run-up to state polls

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram Citizens can lodge their complaints on the C-Vigil app or on the toll-free number 1950. Deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav on Monday urged the Gurugram electorate to exercise caution while consuming content, to avoid rumourmongering based on misleading news, especially through social media that are intended to incite social discord in the run-up to the assembly elections. The official …

Fact check: Excessive oversight won't do any good
1 year ago

Fact check: Excessive oversight won't do any good

Live Mint  

On Thursday, India’s Supreme Court stayed the government’s notification on setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau with the power to flag what it deems as false information related to the central government and its agencies on social media platforms. The top court ruled in favour of social media freedom, saying that such oversight of what people …

The Hindu Morning Digest, November 8, 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, November 8, 2023

The Hindu  

Bihar seeks to raise quota to 65% after tabling caste survey The Bihar Cabinet has approved a proposal to increase reservations in the State for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes to 65%, from the current 50% quota, crossing the ceiling set by the Supreme Court. Yadavs hold most government jobs among OBCs, finds Bihar’s …

Thwarting Twitter: on the Karnataka High Court ruling
1 year, 8 months ago

Thwarting Twitter: on the Karnataka High Court ruling

The Hindu  

It is unfortunate that the petition by Twitter, Inc. challenging the validity of the spate of blocking orders passed by the Union government was rejected by the Karnataka High Court. While success in litigation involving the government’s power to restrict speech and expression on grounds permitted in Article 19 of the Constitution was always expected to be difficult, it is …

Twitter takes action: Bans over 1.1 million Indian accounts for violating guidelines
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter takes action: Bans over 1.1 million Indian accounts for violating guidelines

India TV News  

In a recent monthly compliance report, Twitter revealed that it had banned a record-breaking 1,132,228 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25. As part of the rules, major digital and social media platforms with over five million users are required to publish monthly compliance reports. In this reporting period, Twitter received a total of 518 complaints from Indian …

‘All platforms to comply with Indian law’: MoS as Twitter fined ₹50 lakh
1 year, 8 months ago

‘All platforms to comply with Indian law’: MoS as Twitter fined ₹50 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar, after the Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition filed by Twitter and imposed a fine of ₹50 lakh on the social media giant, on Friday said that all platforms had to be in compliance with the Indian law adding that Twitter under former CEO Jack Dorsey refused to comply. Mentioning the judgement, Chandrasekhar said …

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey
1 year, 9 months ago

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey

The Hindu  

Former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said that the Indian government had threatened to shut down the social media network in the country. “No one went to jail nor was Twitter ‘shutdown,’” Chandrasekhar said, saying that Twitter had continuously resisted Indian laws until July 2022, when it “finally complied”. Chandrasekhar’s claim that Twitter “finally complied” with remaining orders omitted …

'Jack Dorsey wants to cover up his misdeeds': Anurag Thakur on former Twitter CEO's claim of 'pressure' from India
1 year, 9 months ago

'Jack Dorsey wants to cover up his misdeeds': Anurag Thakur on former Twitter CEO's claim of 'pressure' from India

Firstpost  

Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday slammed Twitter co-founder Dorsey for making sensational allegations that the Indian government threatened to shut Twitter down, saying that it was a “blatant lie” which he uttered to “cover up his misdeeds”. Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday slammed Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey for making sensational allegations that the Indian government threatened to shut …

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey
1 year, 9 months ago

India threatened to block Twitter, raid employees: former CEO Jack Dorsey

The Hindu  

Former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said that the Indian government had threatened to shut down the social media network in the country. — Twitter Global Government Affairs May 27, 2021 “This is an outright lie by” Mr. Dorsey, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said in a response posted on Twitter. “No one …

'Outright lie': Union minister rubbishes Twitter ex-boss Jack Dorsey's 'govt pressure' charge
1 year, 9 months ago

'Outright lie': Union minister rubbishes Twitter ex-boss Jack Dorsey's 'govt pressure' charge

India Today  

Union Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday strongly refuted former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's claim that the social media platform came under pressure from the Indian government during the farmers' protest. He accused Twitter under Jack Dorsey of “partisan behaviour” and that its co-founder’s remarks against the Indian government were an “attempt to brush out” …

Twitter takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter takes down tweets globally in response to Punjab & Haryana HC directive

The Hindu  

Twitter globally took down tweets from Indian users in response to an order from the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued in February, according to information from the social media platform provided to Saurav Das, a transparency activist and journalist whose posts were removed from the platform recently. “Since I had nothing to do with the suo-motu criminal contempt case …

Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months

The Hindu  

Twitter will not be publishing a formal transparency report for the year 2022, the social media platform announced on its blog on April 25. It is not clear if the company has also chosen to stop publishing routine disclosures of copyright and government takedown requests on the Lumen Database — Twitter doesn’t appear to have disclosed any Indian takedown requests …

New IT Rules provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for fake news, says Centre
1 year, 11 months ago

New IT Rules provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for fake news, says Centre

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology termed as “premature” political satirist Kunal Kamra’s plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023 and said the Rules are in “public interest” and provide an evidence-based-fact-checking system for a mechanism to deal with fake or false or misleading information resulting in riots, mob lynching and other heinous crimes. …

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary
1 year, 11 months ago

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary

Hindustan Times  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that some rules related to social media are ‘quite strict’ in India while adding that he is not aware about ‘what exactly happened’ when Twitter took down content related to a documentary critical to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. don't know what exactly happened with some content situation in India," Musk told UK-based British …

‘Unaware why Twitter India pulled posts on BBC docu…’, Elon Musk
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Unaware why Twitter India pulled posts on BBC docu…’, Elon Musk

Live Mint  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he was not aware of what exactly happened when the microblogging site took down content related to a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year. India ordered the blocking of a BBC documentary in January that questioned Modi's leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even sharing of …

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet
1 year, 11 months ago

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet

ABP News  

On Wednesday morning, Elon Musk participated in a Twitter Spaces conversation with BBC journalist James Clayton. During the conversation, Clayton asked the Twitter CEO about the microblogging platform's removal of posts related to a BBC documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was later banned in India. Musk clarified that he was not aware of this particular case, but …

Aakar Patel | Fact-checking' by govt & the truth: Sweeping powers to curb dissent?
1 year, 11 months ago

Aakar Patel | Fact-checking' by govt & the truth: Sweeping powers to curb dissent?

Deccan Chronicle  

On April 6, 2023, the Union government passed new rules, allowing it to identify what it thought was any fake or false or misleading content online related to the government. This would be done by a “fact check unit” set up by the government, which would send takedown orders to the social media platforms. The rules would give the government …

Draconian rules: The Hindu Editorial on the impact of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Draconian rules: The Hindu Editorial on the impact of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023

The Hindu  

April 10, 2023 12:20 am | Updated 08:39 am IST With the advent of social media — the product of the evolution of the Internet into a sphere of communication that allows for relatively unfettered user-generated content — the problem of misinformation has taken a grotesque form. In the IT Amendment Rules, 2023, the Union government has added a provision …

Minister reacts to Yechury's ‘draconian’ tweet over IT rules for ‘fake’ news
1 year, 11 months ago

Minister reacts to Yechury's ‘draconian’ tweet over IT rules for ‘fake’ news

Hindustan Times  

Minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday once again dismissed concerns that the amendments to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, would lead to censorship and lashed out at CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury for terming it a “draconian and anti-democratic” move. “Modi govt's Executive amendments to the Rules of the IT Act is a direct attack …

Twitter Blocked a Country
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter Blocked a Country

Slate  

On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a virtual address at the second-ever Summit for Democracy, hailing his country as the “best example of democracy in the world.” As Modi’s words were beamed out to dozens of other nations, the Indian government was cracking down on its citizens’ digital rights—again. Indian authorities, who have still not caught Singh, have …

Journalists’ Twitter accounts withheld, internet suspended as India hunts for fugitive ‘preacher’
2 years ago

Journalists’ Twitter accounts withheld, internet suspended as India hunts for fugitive ‘preacher’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Authorities suspended the Twitter accounts …

Public sphere vitiated: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter after Elon Musk takeover
2 years, 3 months ago

Public sphere vitiated: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter after Elon Musk takeover

The Hindu  

It has been nearly two months since business magnate Elon Musk took control of Twitter Inc. after a $44 billion acquisition. This resulted in a severe backlash and forced Mr. Musk to post a poll asking his over 122 million followers whether he should step down as the “head of Twitter”, and in turn eliciting a majority response in the …

Trump’s Twitter Ban Was Unfair, but Not for the Reason You Think
55 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s Twitter Ban Was Unfair, but Not for the Reason You Think

Wired  

Some of this discrepancy may come down to how different governments react to moderation by social platforms. When making the decision to ban Trump, Twitter staff likely didn’t have to consider whether the company would face a situation where it would be shut out of its home market in the US. For instance, Twitter has technically been banned in Iran …

Twitter Files Part 5 reveals not all staffers believed Trump violated 'incitement' policy
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter Files Part 5 reveals not all staffers believed Trump violated 'incitement' policy

Firstpost  

The fifth installment of Elon Musk’s Twitter Files revealed that staffers believed that tweets written by Trump around the events of 6 January, 2021, had were not really in violation of policies despite the company saying it was at that time New York: The fifth installment of Elon Musk’s Twitter Files revealed that staffers believed that tweets written by former …

Second Twitter files drop backfires on Elon Musk
2 years, 3 months ago

Second Twitter files drop backfires on Elon Musk

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A second edition of the “Twitter Files” claimed to reveal that the company …

A new chapter in ‘Twitter Files’
2 years, 3 months ago

A new chapter in ‘Twitter Files’

Hindustan Times  

American journalist Bari Weiss posted a Twitter thread to allege the company, under its old management, created secret blacklists of users whose reach was restricted, the second instalment in what is now being called the Twitter Files. “A new #TwitterFiles investigation reveals that teams of Twitter employees build blacklists, prevent disfavored tweets from trending, and actively limit the visibility of …

Twitter had ‘secret blacklists’ to limit users, journalist claims
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter had ‘secret blacklists’ to limit users, journalist claims

Al Jazeera  

Twitter created “secret” blacklists to limit the visibility of “disfavored tweets” and certain right-leaning accounts, independent journalist Bari Weiss has claimed, citing an investigation based on internal company documents. Weiss, a former New York Times opinion editor who now runs The Free Press, said on Friday the social media platform’s previous management restricted the reach of particular accounts with what …

The truth of Twitter’s role in the Hunter Biden laptop story and it’s not what you think
2 years, 3 months ago

The truth of Twitter’s role in the Hunter Biden laptop story and it’s not what you think

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Specifically, Mr Musk has echoed claims from prominent …

Explained: Why Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is unsettling Indian users
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained: Why Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is unsettling Indian users

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 05, 2022 15:41 IST Just a few weeks after Elon Musk completed his embattled purchase of Twitter, a video appeared on the platform showing a Muslim student in India reacting after being “jokingly” compared to a terrorist by his university professor. “In the big picture, Twitter has a very small number of active users in India — …

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy

The Hindu  

Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus. Mr. Musk, who has himself spread COVID misinformation on Twitter, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of the platform's previous rules meant to …

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy

Associated Press  

Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts and social media researchers that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus. Eagle-eyed users spotted the change Monday night, noting that a one-sentence update had been made to Twitter’s online rules: “Effective November …

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “A win for free speech and medical freedom!” Twitter's …

New Delhi gives itself power over social media content moderation
2 years, 4 months ago

New Delhi gives itself power over social media content moderation

Al Jazeera  

The Indian government has announced changes to its information technology rules that will apply to social media companies, a move likely to be seen as reining in big tech firms. Under the amended rules, which were announced on Friday, a government panel will be formed to hear complaints from users about content moderation decisions by social media platforms. This effectively …

Twitter claims 50-60% tweets directed by Centre to be removed were harmless
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter claims 50-60% tweets directed by Centre to be removed were harmless

Live Mint  

Twitter has informed the High Court of Karnataka that 50-60 % of tweets asked by govt to be blocked are "innocuous". Contending the Central government's directive, senior advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for Twitter stated that the social media platform was following the rules laid out in the Information Technology Act. Further he informed that the company is getting affected with …

Intermediary can’t decide if content is lawful or not: Twitter tells Delhi HC
2 years, 6 months ago

Intermediary can’t decide if content is lawful or not: Twitter tells Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

Microblogging website Twitter on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that being an intermediary, it cannot decide whether content on its platform is lawful or otherwise unless it is put to such “actual knowledge”. “The answering respondent being an intermediary cannot decide whether content on its platform is lawful or otherwise unless it is put to such ‘actual knowledge’,” it …

Objectionable Posts Against Hindu Gods: Twitter Tells Delhi HC It Can't Decide What Content On Its Platform Is Unlawful Unless Put To 'Actual Knowledge'
2 years, 6 months ago

Objectionable Posts Against Hindu Gods: Twitter Tells Delhi HC It Can't Decide What Content On Its Platform Is Unlawful Unless Put To 'Actual Knowledge'

Live Law  

The micro-blogging website Twitter has informed the Delhi High Court that being an intermediary, it cannot decide whether content on its platform is lawful or otherwise unless it is put to such "actual knowledge".Twitter has further informed the Court that it can take down content from the platform on being notified about the same by way of a court order …

Here's What Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Said About Former Security Head's Claims Regarding Bots On Platform
2 years, 7 months ago

Here's What Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Said About Former Security Head's Claims Regarding Bots On Platform

News 18  

Twitter’s Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal has lashed out at the company’s former head of security, Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko, saying his false claims are “riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies, and presented without important context". WATCH VIDEO: Unboxing OnePlus Nord Buds CE, most affordable OnePlus earbuds “There are news reports outlining claims about Twitter’s privacy, security, and data protection practices that were …

Elon Musk's lawsuit against Twitter mentions India. Here's what Tesla CEO said
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk's lawsuit against Twitter mentions India. Here's what Tesla CEO said

Hindustan Times  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is locked in a court battle with Twitter over a failed acquisition bid that Twitter now intends to force through, said that the social media giant jeopardized its third largest market by failing to disclose "risky" litigation against the Indian government. While Musk is a proponent of free speech, he believes that moderation on Twitter …

twitter india highest legal demand remove tweet content verified journalist news outlet july december 2021
2 years, 7 months ago

twitter india highest legal demand remove tweet content verified journalist news outlet july december 2021

ABP News  

New Delhi: India made the highest number of legal demands globally to remove content posted by verified journalists and news outlets on Twitter during July-December 2021, the microblogging platform said. In its latest transparency report, Twitter said India was only behind the US in seeking Twitter account information, accounting for 19 percent of global information requests. Giving details of legal …

Rightful challenge: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter, IT rules and free speech
2 years, 8 months ago

Rightful challenge: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter, IT rules and free speech

The Hindu  

By moving the Karnataka High Court challenging several blocking orders from the Union government on content posted on its website, Twitter, Inc. has finally decided to take the bull by the horns on the issue of freedom of expression on the online platform. A cynical view will regard this as action done under duress — between February 2, 2021 and …

Twitter seeks judicial review of Indian orders to take down content: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter seeks judicial review of Indian orders to take down content: Report

Live Mint  

Twitter asked an Indian court on Tuesday to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials. Twitter has been asked by Indian authorities over the past year to act on content including accounts supportive of an independent Sikh …

Twitter to India court: Overturn gov’t orders to remove content
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter to India court: Overturn gov’t orders to remove content

Al Jazeera  

The US company’s attempt to get a judicial review of some Indian gov’t orders is part of a growing confrontation. Twitter has asked an Indian court to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials. Twitter has been …

Twitter legally challenges content take down orders by Indian government
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter legally challenges content take down orders by Indian government

Live Mint  

Alleging abuse of power by Indian officials, Twitter has moved the Karnataka High Court against the government's orders, according to a Reuters report. Ministry of Electronics and IT had given the social media platform time till 4 July to comply with its orders and failing to do, Twitter may lose intermediary status, which means it will be liable for all …

Twitter begins review of govt orders to take down content
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter begins review of govt orders to take down content

India TV News  

Highlights The act by Twitter to get a "judicial review" is in line with a growing confrontation with New Delhi Last year, Twitter was asked to act on content that spread misinformation The social media platform has, however, complied with the final notice: Sources Twitter-government conflict: Social media giant Twitter is planning to overturn some orders made by India government …

Twitter gets Govt warning to comply with orders by July 4 or risk losing intermediary status
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter gets Govt warning to comply with orders by July 4 or risk losing intermediary status

Op India  

On June 27, the Ministry of Electronics and IT warned social media giant Twitter to comply with its blocking orders by July 4, or risk losing its immunity as an intermediary. It stated that the designated officer of the ministry issued several directions to block certain pieces of content and accounts under Section 69 of the Information Technology Act that …

Twitter block account tweet politician journalist farmers protest kisan ekta morcha congress aap jarnail singh rana ayyub IT act
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter block account tweet politician journalist farmers protest kisan ekta morcha congress aap jarnail singh rana ayyub IT act

ABP News  

New Delhi: Twitter on Sunday filed a document that claimed that the government had asked the social media company to block several accounts and a handful of tweets from the non-profit advocacy group Freedom House, politicians, journalists, as well as sympathisers of last year’s farmers’ protest, as reported by the Press Trust of India. The Centre also asked Twitter to …

Twitter launches new misinformation policy ahead of Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ takeover
2 years, 10 months ago

Twitter launches new misinformation policy ahead of Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ takeover

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter has unveiled a new crisis misinformation policy, making permanent the temporary measures …

Majority of social media users not bothered about absolute facts: Report
2 years, 10 months ago

Majority of social media users not bothered about absolute facts: Report

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The majority of social media users are not bothered about absolute facts and only confirm or verify online information where the ‘alleged individual events were less important than the overall narrative’, according to a report by the Future of India Foundation titled ‘Politics of Disinformation’. “The key takeaway from the focus group discussions is that not only have …

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