Don't Indulge in Hate Speeches: EC to Political Parties
2 years, 11 months ago

Don't Indulge in Hate Speeches: EC to Political Parties

News 18  

The Election Commission on Saturday cautioned political parties over hate speeches and said it is closely monitoring social media posts to ensure clean assembly polls in five states. Political parties and their candidates must ensure that their supporters do not indulge in hate speeches and fake news, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said during a press conference to announce the election schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur. “Strict watch on social media posts is being kept to ensure that election atmosphere is not vitiated,” he said. The commission, in a press note, said keeping in view increasing incidents of misuse of social media and menace of paid news, and as a result of the EC’s vigorous persuasion, major social media platforms have agreed to observe voluntary code of ethics formulated by them in March 2019.

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Maharashtra ECI Sends Reports on Hate Speeches
1 month ago

Maharashtra ECI Sends Reports on Hate Speeches

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra branch of Election Commission of India has sent approximately 15 reports in connection with divisive statements including “vote jihad”, “dharma yudha”, “batenge to katenge” and “social boycott of people supporting the BJP” among others to the central poll body. The state branch of ECI is also probing whether Chief Minister Eknath Shinde violated the MCC by coming …

Musk's Social Media Platform X: A Key Source of Election Misinformation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Musk's Social Media Platform X: A Key Source of Election Misinformation

Firstpost  

Experts have highlighted the influence of Elon Musk and the social media platform X in the dissemination of misleading narratives related to the US elections. X's vast influence contributes to the spread of false or misleading statements made by Musk, particularly in swing states. Musk's rollback of content moderation efforts and the layoffs of a significant portion of the workforce …

Civil society organisations protest in Karnataka against Election Commission for ‘inaction’ against MCC violations, hate speeches
7 months, 1 week ago

Civil society organisations protest in Karnataka against Election Commission for ‘inaction’ against MCC violations, hate speeches

The Hindu  

Demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi be barred from campaigning for 96 hours and an FIR be lodged against him for his alleged hate speeches, several civil society groups undertook a nationwide joint campaign on May 11, including in Karnataka, with the slogan “Grow a Spine or Resign.” The activists in Bengaluru submitted a memorandum to the office of the …

Remove deepfakes within 3 hours of being notified: Election Commission to political parties
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Remove deepfakes within 3 hours of being notified: Election Commission to political parties

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India has sent a letter to all national and state political parties, instructing them to take down any deepfakes within three hours of being notified. “The use of such manipulated, distorted, edited content on social media platforms has the potential to wrongfully sway voter opinions, deepen societal divisions, and erode trust in electioneering process by attacking …

Congress asks why EC got X to delete posts regarding electoral bond scheme
8 months ago

Congress asks why EC got X to delete posts regarding electoral bond scheme

The Hindu  

April 17, 2024 10:21 pm | Updated 10:37 pm IST - New Delhi: Questioning the decision of the Election Commission of India to delete a post on X regarding the electoral bond scheme, the Congress on Wednesday said the issue raised in the post makes the government “extremely uncomfortable”. One does not understand but obviously electoral bonds is an issue …

Activists complain to EC and police against BJP MPs for ‘hate speech’
9 months ago

Activists complain to EC and police against BJP MPs for ‘hate speech’

The Hindu  

Alleging that BJP MP Tejasvi Surya’s “inflammatory remarks” regarding a recent controversy in Nagarathpete in Bengaluru are exacerbating communal tensions during the Lok Sabha elections, two groups of activists have complained to the Election Commission demanding immediate action against him. “His statements targeting the Muslim community and attempting to create hatred between the Hindu and Muslim community on March 18 …

Supreme Court Directs Authorities To Ensure No Hate Speech Takes Place In Rallies Of BJP MLA T Raja Singh, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Directs Authorities To Ensure No Hate Speech Takes Place In Rallies Of BJP MLA T Raja Singh, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the district magistrates at Yavatmal, Maharashtra and Raipur, Chhattisgarh to take 'appropriate steps' after concerns were raised over potential hate speeches at rallies planned by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Bharatiya Janata Party legislator T Raja Singh later this week. While declining to stop the rallies, the Court directed the District Magistrates to ensure that …

Poll body plans to revamp policy holding parties accountable for social media posts
1 year ago

Poll body plans to revamp policy holding parties accountable for social media posts

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi During this election season, the Election Commission of India sent a handful of notices to parties such as the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party for posts on social media that violated the model code of conduct. HT has learnt that the reason those notices weren’t acted upon is that ECI concluded there was a lacuna …

ECI Warns of Suspension, Ban for Politicos Over Hate Speeches
1 year, 2 months ago

ECI Warns of Suspension, Ban for Politicos Over Hate Speeches

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India, which set up a monitoring wing to track objectionable speeches, is set to temporarily ban candidates and leaders who indulge in hate speeches in their election campaigns. ECI officials said that no party or candidate shall indulge in an activity that may aggravate existing differences, create mutual hatred, or cause tension between different castes …

KCR, Owaisi and Raja Singh Have Declared Hate Speech Cases
1 year, 2 months ago

KCR, Owaisi and Raja Singh Have Declared Hate Speech Cases

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao is among six MLAs and three MPs from Telangana, who have declared cases related to hate speech, according to an analysis by Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch. In the last five years, 480 candidates with declared cases related to hate speech have contested elections for Assemblies and Parliament, the ADR found. …

Modi's BJP Linked With Most Hate Speech in India: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

Modi's BJP Linked With Most Hate Speech in India: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and affiliated groups were behind most hate speech events against Muslims during the first half of the year, according to a report released on Monday. Some 80% of the 255 documented incidents of “hate speech gatherings targeting Muslims” occurred in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states and union territories, according to a report from Hindutva Watch. …

Anti-Muslim hate speech in India spikes around elections, report says
1 year, 2 months ago

Anti-Muslim hate speech in India spikes around elections, report says

Al Jazeera  

Hindutva Watch report says the ruling BJP is linked to an ‘escalating trend’ of anti-Muslim hate speech in the country. It added that 80 percent of the hate speech events took place in states governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Abu Asim Azmi, a Muslim legislator from Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra, told Al Jazeera the …

What action has been taken on hate speech incidents, PUCL asks Maharashtra DGP
1 year, 7 months ago

What action has been taken on hate speech incidents, PUCL asks Maharashtra DGP

The Hindu  

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties on Monday wrote a letter to the Director General of Police of Maharashtra, Rajnish Seth, asking what action has been taken on incidents of hate speech arising out of the rallies, pursuant to orders by the Supreme Court directing a case of promoting enmity between religious groups should be registered. The letter states, “Overwhelming …

Civic polls: Parties struggle to contain rebels as disgruntled ticket aspirants vent ire on social media
1 year, 7 months ago

Civic polls: Parties struggle to contain rebels as disgruntled ticket aspirants vent ire on social media

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Ahead of the upcoming civic polls, political parties are not just dealing with their opponents but also several of their owns who are unhappy over not being given the opportunity to contest the local body elections. To add insult to injury, many of the disgruntled ticket aspirants are launching scathing attacks against their former party on social media platforms. …

Election bodies expect social media platforms to use ‘algorithm power’ to proactively red-flag fake news: CEC
2 years, 1 month ago

Election bodies expect social media platforms to use ‘algorithm power’ to proactively red-flag fake news: CEC

The Hindu  

Inclusive elections truthfully reflect the expression of the collective will of people and are a hallmark of democracy, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said here on Monday even as he stressed on the challenges of social media and their intersection with election management bodies. The EMBs, the CEC added, expected social media platforms to use their “algorithm power, to proactively …

No specific law against hate speech: Election Commission
2 years, 3 months ago

No specific law against hate speech: Election Commission

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India in the Supreme Court has said that due to the lack of a specific law against hate speech and rumour mongering during polls, it has to resort to the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of People Act to ensure that members of political parties do not make statements which can create disharmony among sections …

Absence of specific law on hate speech, using IPC, RP Act to control it: Election Commission to Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Absence of specific law on hate speech, using IPC, RP Act to control it: Election Commission to Supreme Court

India TV News  

Highlights ECI told Supreme Court that hate speech has not been defined under any 'existing law' in India It's pertinent to point out at outset that hate speech has not been defined under any law, said ECI EC used IPC, RP Act and MCC to control hate speech during election time in India Hate speech news : The Election Commission …

Hate Speeches by Elected Representatives Warrant Stringent Action: Delhi HC
2 years, 6 months ago

Hate Speeches by Elected Representatives Warrant Stringent Action: Delhi HC

News 18  

Hate speeches by elected representatives, political and religious leaders based on religion and caste bulldoze the constitutional ethos and violate constitutional provisions and therefore warrant stringent peremptory action on the part of central and state governments, said the Delhi High Court on Monday. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh, while noting that there have been instances of hate speeches which led to …

Decisively rein in hate speech
2 years, 6 months ago

Decisively rein in hate speech

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police announced this week that it registered cases against several people, including two former Bharatiya Janata Party spokespersons whose controversial comments on Prophet Mohammed sparked a wave of international condemnation from many Muslim-majority nations. The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit of the Special Cell confirmed that one FIR named suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and another, ex-BJP …

Don't indulge in hate speeches: EC to political parties
2 years, 11 months ago

Don't indulge in hate speeches: EC to political parties

India Today  

The Election Commission on Saturday cautioned political parties over hate speeches and said it is closely monitoring social media posts to ensure clean assembly polls in five states. Political parties and their candidates must ensure that their supporters do not indulge in hate speeches and fake news, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said during a press conference to announce the …

EC Warns against Social Media Misuse to Promote Caste, Communal Violence in Bihar Assembly Polls
4 years, 2 months ago

EC Warns against Social Media Misuse to Promote Caste, Communal Violence in Bihar Assembly Polls

News 18  

The Election Commission on Thursday warned of "stern action" on "proven reports" about misuse of social media to promote communal and caste violence during the Bihar assembly polls. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora asserted the poll panel was committed to ensuring free, fair, peaceful, transparent and safe polling in the elections, the first being held amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. …

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