From chits to apps, new measures for Lok Sabha elections
5 years, 10 months ago

From chits to apps, new measures for Lok Sabha elections

Live Mint  

Holding the world's biggest democratic election is no mean feat, with 900 million Indians across the country eligible to vote between April 11 and May 19. To iron out some of the hiccups of India's previous 16 national ballots -- and increase public trust in the democratic process -- the Election Commission has introduced a slew of new measures. Mug shots With an estimated 300 million illiterate adults across India, photos of candidates will now feature alongside party symbols on electronic voting machines. This time, candidates under a legal cloud have to issue three newspaper and TV The Association of Democratic Reforms charity reported in 2014 that candidates facing criminal charges had a higher chance of winning elections compared to those without -- either by intimidating voters or from buying influence. Social media India is Facebook's biggest market, with smartphone use exploding since the last election thanks to the world's cheapest data tariffs.

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From KYC to Reporting Poll Code Violations, ECI Apps Voters Can Use for Free & Fair Assembly Elections
2 years, 3 months ago

From KYC to Reporting Poll Code Violations, ECI Apps Voters Can Use for Free & Fair Assembly Elections

News 18  

The Election Commission of India on Friday announced new technological measures for voters, including steps against electoral malpractices, in a bid to ensure participation and transparency for the upcoming Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said, “technology will be helpful to ensure everyone’s participation and transparency.” Citizens can alert ECI regarding information related to …

The Digital Age Elections And Social Media Manipulation
2 years, 7 months ago

The Digital Age Elections And Social Media Manipulation

Live Law  

In 2021, out of 4.66 billion active internet users, 4.20 billion utilise social media. While the SPD Rules were a novel attempt at data protection at the time they were introduced, the pace of development of the digital economy has made it inevitable that some shortcomings have become apparent over time " Election-specific procedures are required to effectively deal with …

US Elections 2020: Social media firms on alert for Election Day misinformation
4 years, 2 months ago

US Elections 2020: Social media firms on alert for Election Day misinformation

Live Mint  

Social media firms were on high alert Tuesday against Election Day misinformation and manipulation efforts as voters began in-person balloting across the United States following a tumultuous campaign. "Our Election Operations Center will continue monitoring a range of issues in real time -- including reports of voter suppression content," said a Facebook statement posted on Twitter. Facebook said its election …

How Facebook and Twitter plan to handle election day disinformation
4 years, 2 months ago

How Facebook and Twitter plan to handle election day disinformation

LA Times  

A man in the Atlanta suburbs was scrolling Facebook in late October when an ad popped up claiming his polling place had changed. Facebook’s decision to ban new political ads beginning a week before election day came under fire from the Biden campaign after what the company calls “technical flaws” in its software caused a number of existing ad campaigns …

Opinion | Tech can disrupt politics, but we are yet to see an Uber-sized disruption
5 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Tech can disrupt politics, but we are yet to see an Uber-sized disruption

Live Mint  

Today, everyone is a social media advocate. We ranked the candidates in 112 random Lok Sabha constituencies, according to their social media following and engagement. Most social media marketing in Indian politics is focused on the buzzing issues. Since the social media strategy is made centrally in Delhi, these hyper localized issues are never pushed on social media as widely. …

Twitter adds way to report voter-tricking tweets
5 years, 8 months ago

Twitter adds way to report voter-tricking tweets

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Twitter on Wednesday began making it easier to report tweets aimed at interfering with people voting, starting first in Europe and India. "Any attempts to undermine the process of registering to vote or engaging in the electoral process is contrary to our company's core values," the Twitter safety team said in an online post. Twitter teams entrusted to …

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: With polls underway, WhatsApp and other social media apps being used in a far uglier manner
5 years, 8 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: With polls underway, WhatsApp and other social media apps being used in a far uglier manner

Firstpost  

A general election in India, the world’s most populous democracy, seems a theoretical impossibility. In India, the Bharatiya Janata Party ran a formidable social media campaign on Facebook and, to a lesser extent, Twitter. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s trained social media teams, and a veritable army of enthusiastic volunteers, ensured that the party’s online presence was much more active than …

Lok Sabha polls: From dusty campaign trails to sleek social media, political parties leave no terrain to woo youths, seek more votes
5 years, 9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: From dusty campaign trails to sleek social media, political parties leave no terrain to woo youths, seek more votes

Firstpost  

Social media has made it a lot easier for political parties to get out their message to more voters. Hired by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to find amusing ways to lionise Modi or lampoon Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, Bhalerao is a social media warrior in an election campaign being fought online as never before. And, at a time when …

ECI, social media giants, IAMAI agree upon Code of Ethics for general elections
5 years, 9 months ago

ECI, social media giants, IAMAI agree upon Code of Ethics for general elections

Firstpost  

Action will be taken against those who look at misusing social media for political or election purposes. The ECI or Election Commission of India has had a session with representatives of various social media platforms and the Internet and Mobile Association of India on the usage of these platforms during Lok Sabha elections. In a post, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil …

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: EC meets representatives of social media firms
5 years, 9 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: EC meets representatives of social media firms

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday met representatives of Internet companies, including Facebook and Twitter, to discuss issues related to the use of social media for campaigning in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls while the Model Code of Conduct is in force. The meeting comes after the Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change sent a notice to the poll …

Ranchi admin to keep an eye on social media during poll season
5 years, 10 months ago

Ranchi admin to keep an eye on social media during poll season

Hindustan Times  

Sharing or posting anything on social media which violates the Election Commission’s model code of conduct could land people in trouble. “If anyone is found sending such messages, group administrators may face action under Representation of the People’s Act,” Singh said, adding, the same applies for Facebook and other social media platforms. “We will keep track of messages such as …

From VVPATs and apps to ads of candidates facing criminal charges: Election Commission's new measures for Lok Sabha polls
5 years, 10 months ago

From VVPATs and apps to ads of candidates facing criminal charges: Election Commission's new measures for Lok Sabha polls

Firstpost  

The Election Commission has introduced a slew of new measures to iron out some of the hiccups of India’s previous 16 national ballots and increase public trust in the democratic process. To iron out some of the hiccups of India’s previous 16 national ballots — and increase public trust in the democratic process — the Election Commission has introduced a …

Strict guidelines issued on social media campaigns
5 years, 10 months ago

Strict guidelines issued on social media campaigns

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: As the country switches on to election mode with political parties and candidates’ PR managers depending more on social media than traditional campaign methods, the Election Commission has issued strict guidelines on using it. District collectors, while briefing election guidelines, stipulated that content for social media campaign should get approval from the district level Media Certification and Monitoring Committee, …

Twitter strengthens political ads policy ahead of Lok Sabha Polls
5 years, 10 months ago

Twitter strengthens political ads policy ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

India TV News  

Twitter on Tuesday said it would now provide details including ad spends and impressions data of tweets from political entities to users in India as it attempts to bring in greater transparency on its platform, ahead of general elections in the country. Last month, tech giant Google had also stated that it will make information on political Facebook also has …

Twitter to bring new dashboard for enhanced political ad transparency in India
6 years ago

Twitter to bring new dashboard for enhanced political ad transparency in India

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In an attempt to bring transparency in political The US-based company is also engaging with various stakeholders, including Election Commission of India, to verify candidates as well as train parties and election officials on using Twitter and teach them how to report suspicious, abusive, and rule-violating activity to Twitter. “We are going to implement here in India something …

Facebook setting up task force for 2019 Lok Sabha polls
6 years, 3 months ago

Facebook setting up task force for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

With just eight months left for the 2019 general elections in India, social networking giant Facebook is putting together “a task force” of specialists to defend against the misuse of its platform for influencing the voting process in any way. ‘Network of hundreds’ The task force will comprise of “network of hundreds of people”, including specialists who will monitor advertising …

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