Social media emerging as force multiplier for newcomers in J&K election battle
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Social media emerging as force multiplier for newcomers in J&K election battle

Hindustan Times  

Social media has emerged as a major dissemination and campaigning tool for political parties during the ongoing assembly elections of Jammu and Kashmir, even creating ‘ripple effect’ for some Independents or newer candidates like Sarjan Barkati and those associated with Engineer Rashid led Awami Itihad Party. All the big and small political parties across Jammu and Kashmir are using social media like platforms like Facebook, ‘X’ and Instagram to reach out to people. While the bigger parties like BJP, Congress, NC and the PDP have designated media teams to propagate their messages, the random sharing of videos and speeches of leaders by smaller parties like Awami Ittehad Party led by Engineer Rashid or help from local netizens to candidates like Sarjan Barkati and his children have helped them reach larger audience. “Now social media messages can reach every individual and household through mobile phones,” he said, adding that this is the reason why political parties are giving special focus on social media.

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Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA conversion is complete as he tears up the internet and remakes it in Trump's image
3 days, 7 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA conversion is complete as he tears up the internet and remakes it in Trump's image

Daily Mail  

Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that he will end 'fact-checking' on Meta completes his turn from a man who banned Trump from his platform to a full supporter of the president-elect. Mark Zuckerberg 's announcement that he will end 'fact-checking' on Meta completes his turn from a man who banned Trump from his platform to a full supporter of the president-elect Zuckerberg …

BJP Activates Social Media Team to Counter Oppn Attack on Shah
2 weeks, 5 days ago

BJP Activates Social Media Team to Counter Oppn Attack on Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As Opposition parties prepare to protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly disrespecting Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the BJP has activated its social media strategy to counter the allegations and target Opposition groups, particularly the Congress. Utilising memes, short videos, and video clips, BJP’s social media team of influencers has launched a vigorous campaign aimed at discrediting …

Fadnavis used social media strategically and effectively
1 month ago

Fadnavis used social media strategically and effectively

Deccan Chronicle  

Thane: Devendra Fadnavis, set to return as Maharashtra Chief Minister for the third time, used social media effectively which helped him reach out to large sections of digital audience compared to his peers, a political observer noted on Wednesday. The BJP leader is the "most-followed" politician from Maharashtra on social media, said Prasad Kulkarni, a Thane-based social media expert. Following …

Chandrababu says misuse of social media biggest challenge
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chandrababu says misuse of social media biggest challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday emphasised the need for effective measures to control harassment of people over social media. Calling this the biggest challenge, he wanted a debate on how such misuse of social media could be controlled and who should be given the responsibility for controlling social media. Chandrababu Naidu stressed the need for proper …

BTS video shows how Trump comes up with his social media posts
2 months ago

BTS video shows how Trump comes up with his social media posts

India Today  

The US presidential election was fought on the ballot as much as on social media. Now, a video has emerged showing Donald Trump composing his social media posts in real time while hearing a speech of Kamala Harris as his aide types it out at breakneck speed. The video shows Trump doing a real-time assessment of Kamala Harris's Democratic National …

US elections plays out on social media in India
2 months ago

US elections plays out on social media in India

Live Mint  

Top business tycoons Harsh Goenka and Anand Mahindra led the ‘social’ brigade for Indian users on Wednesday, as Donald Trump ‘trumped’ Kamala Harris to claim the crown of the 47th president of the United States. Trump, a prominent figure on social media known for his meme potential, ignited an exciting “meme fest” as the election results unfolded. “As Trump makes …

Social Media's Polarizing Impact on Politics: Negative Interactions Surge in Run-Up to Lok Sabha Polls
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Social Media's Polarizing Impact on Politics: Negative Interactions Surge in Run-Up to Lok Sabha Polls

Live Mint  

The 12th round of the biannual YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial Survey found that politics was the fifth most popular topic among urban Indians, with 47% saying they follow such content. However, 37% of respondents who follow politics on social media reported having faced negative interactions online due to their political engagement in the six months before the survey. The survey also found …

Modi’s BJP: Not Just an Inheritance, But a Reinvention
5 months, 1 week ago

Modi’s BJP: Not Just an Inheritance, But a Reinvention

News 18  

Having secured a momentous third term with a clearly outlined vision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s overarching legacy, according to a new book, will be that of transforming his party into an electoral machine, a party that can win elections. ‘Indian Renaissance – The Modi Decade’, edited by Aishwarya Pandit, argues that Modi’s biggest contribution lies in dismantling a perception that …

As the US Embassy promotes Leftist elements in India, read how the Biden administration and CIA have been using social media, paying influencers to manipulate public opinion
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As the US Embassy promotes Leftist elements in India, read how the Biden administration and CIA have been using social media, paying influencers to manipulate public opinion

Op India  

On the 17th of July, the US Embassy in India informed about its event for Indian social media influences and content creators to learn about boosting social media engagement on social issues and learn about “active citizenship”. Is the US trying to use social media and Indian content creators, particularly those opposed to the ruling dispensation to meddle in India’s …

Don’t use social media to flaunt your work, U.P. bureaucrats told
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Don’t use social media to flaunt your work, U.P. bureaucrats told

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: With senior bureaucrats and others using social media to make a style statement or out of self-obsession, the state government has issued fresh guidelines and tweaked rules for use of media platforms, declaring that a repost or retweet against principles of good governance will be considered endorsement. As social media is influencing the lives of people empowering even ordinary …

Amid parties’ digital push, flex printing biz sees a dip in ad spend revenue
7 months, 1 week ago

Amid parties’ digital push, flex printing biz sees a dip in ad spend revenue

Hindustan Times  

With political parties shifting a major chunk of their campaign budget to the digital media space, flex printing businesses have taken the hit this election season. According to sources, both the BJP and Congress are intensifying their social media campaigns, each allocating two to three teams for their Chandigarh Lok Sabha candidates. Anmol Singh, another social media manager who works …

Politics served with concise social media content
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Politics served with concise social media content

The Hindu  

The nature of information dissemination is changing rapidly and India is not immune to these sweeping changes. In India, growing social media use in the vernacular languages, combined with a largely unregulated digital space and a highly competitive, polarised political environment, necessitates vigilance to manage disruptive misinformation. This decline is mirrored in the popularity of concise social media content, i.e., …

Rise of Social Media Influencers in AP Politics
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rise of Social Media Influencers in AP Politics

Deccan Chronicle  

VISHAKHAPATNAM: Politicians in Andhra Pradesh are increasingly turning to social media influencers to reach out to and sway their voters. The interviews of several candidates have been shared across various Vizag-based social media pages, even as the youtubers claimed they were not being paid, and they were only reaching information to their viewers. Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's recent …

BRS intensifies direct campaign, social media battle as Lok Sabha polls draw near
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BRS intensifies direct campaign, social media battle as Lok Sabha polls draw near

The Hindu  

Realising that it is being pushed into a corner by the ruling Congress party with all its might, and in its own measure by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi has begun campaigning actively for the Lok Sabha elections by meeting people, party leaders and supporters and contacting other social groups. The party’s think tank has shortlisted issues …

From village to viral: India's heartland influencers reshape social media landscape
8 months, 3 weeks ago

From village to viral: India's heartland influencers reshape social media landscape

New Indian Express  

Bharwani also highlights the role of Instagram in empowering these influencers: “It has given these creators a platform to showcase their unique perspectives and has provided them with the tools to build sustainable careers. Kumari, who showcases rural life through humorous sketches and songs, says, “I hear of other regional creators making lakhs off their Instagram collaborations, but I haven’t …

Digital Revolution in Indian Politics: How BJP Harnessed Social Media
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Digital Revolution in Indian Politics: How BJP Harnessed Social Media

News 18  

The emergence of digital media—social media, mobile journalism, YouTube, etc—has transformed the political contour in India, with social media platforms becoming the new battleground for electoral campaigns. Among these parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party has proven to be the most successful in harnessing the power of social media to connect with voters and shape public opinion, while the Congress-led Opposition—if …

BJP banks on micro-influencers for its social media campaign
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP banks on micro-influencers for its social media campaign

The Hindu  

The BJP, known to be adept at using social media in its electoral campaigns, is looking to engage micro-influencers from within the party to help it expand its reach among Delhi voters ahead of the Lok Sabha poll. They usually have a social media following of 2,000-5,000,” said Rohit Upadhyay, Delhi BJP’s social media in-charge. Bid to reach all sections …

BJP's Social Media War Room Targets 20 Lakh Voters
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP's Social Media War Room Targets 20 Lakh Voters

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state BJP’s social media war room has started pushing its content directly to around 20 lakh voters as well as party workers and members of ideological groups like the VHP, Bajrang Dal, Sevika Samithi, Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram and Hindu Vahini The party, which has a strong online presence, is developing content that the recipients can share, a mix …

Indonesia election: Young voters will decide the country’s future, here’s what they care about
11 months ago

Indonesia election: Young voters will decide the country’s future, here’s what they care about

CNN  

CNN — More than 200 million voters are expected to head to the polls Wednesday to choose Indonesia’s next leader. Young people are mostly worried about their livelihood and quality of life — job prospects, access to health care, education.” Abigail Limuria, co-found of Bijak Memilih Indonesia’s unemployment rate was 3.5% in 2022, lower than the estimated global average from …

‘BJP’s 10K social media volunteers for Varanasi LS seat soon’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘BJP’s 10K social media volunteers for Varanasi LS seat soon’

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Sunil Bansal on Saturday said a team of 10,000 volunteers will be formed for Varanasi Lok Sabha seat to drive the party’s campaign through social media. BJP national general secretary Sunil Bansal addressing a social media workshop and action plan meeting in Varanasi on Jan 27. “As per the previous action plan, a social …

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media
1 year, 2 months ago

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media

Al Jazeera  

Social media warriors have sprung up to share their community’s views and put down the others’ in this ethnic conflict. “Before we got hackers, we had given access to our social media accounts to people outside the state … Social media has become important to tell people what is happening here,” the leader said. He told me, “I opened this …

The Israel-Hamas war reveals how social media sells you the illusion of reality
1 year, 2 months ago

The Israel-Hamas war reveals how social media sells you the illusion of reality

CNN  

New York CNN — As the Israel-Hamas war reaches the end of its first week, millions have turned to platforms including TikTok and Instagram in hopes of comprehending the brutal conflict in real time. This week, European Union officials sent warnings to TikTok, Facebook and Instagram-parent Meta, YouTube and X, highlighting reports of misleading or illegal content about the war …

INDIA likely to have common social media team
1 year, 4 months ago

INDIA likely to have common social media team

The Hindu  

Pooling their resources, the INDIA parties are likely to set up a joint social media team drawing manpower from each party. The idea is to propagate a common message and also to reach a bigger audience, spanning the current social media outreach of all the INDIA constituents. “Even without a common social media team, at least a few of the …

BJP plans big social media push ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP plans big social media push ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has begun preparations to connect with people through social media in a big way to maximise the party’s outreach for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. BJP plans big social media push ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls It has set a target of reaching 30% people in the country through social media, leaders aware of the …

Social media users should be more careful about its impact, reach: SC
1 year, 4 months ago

Social media users should be more careful about its impact, reach: SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said social media users should be careful about its impact and reach as it dismissed a petition filed by actor and former Tamil Nadu MLA S Ve Shekher who is facing cases for sharing a Facebook post in 2018 allegedly containing derogatory remarks against women journalists. “If one uses social media, then he should …

Understanding the ideological divide online
1 year, 5 months ago

Understanding the ideological divide online

Hindustan Times  

Algorithms used by social media companies in drawing in and retaining users have been the subject of scrutiny for several years now. Spanning multiple election cycles and a once-in-a-century pandemic, the debates centre around a simple question: Is social media dividing people? Starting from 2008, when Barack Obama first used social media for a political campaign to the divisive 2016 …

J&K’s National Conference employs social media to reinvent itself
1 year, 8 months ago

J&K’s National Conference employs social media to reinvent itself

The Hindu  

Over the past month, the National Conference, a political party founded in 1932 and led by the Abdullah family, has been reiterating its heritage on social media, hoping to regain political ground lost through the separatist movement and the Centre’s ‘Naya Kashmir’ push. They have introduced self-produced news bulletins, uploaded on social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, to …

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary
1 year, 8 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 …

‘Mission Mahavijay 2024’: BJP aims at 45 LS, 200 assembly seats in Maharashtra
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Mission Mahavijay 2024’: BJP aims at 45 LS, 200 assembly seats in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In its executive meeting, the Bharatiya Janata Party set the mission Mahavijay 2024 for general election next year aiming to win 45 Lok Sabha and 200 Assembly seats in the state. HT Image In the meeting, held in Nashik on Friday and Saturday, the office bearers of the party have been directed to effectively use social media platforms and …

Explained: Why Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is unsettling Indian users
2 years, 1 month 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 — …

Gujarat battle on social media: Cong focuses more on Bharat Jodo Yatra; BJP looks steady, AAP leads
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat battle on social media: Cong focuses more on Bharat Jodo Yatra; BJP looks steady, AAP leads

India TV News  

Gujarat elections 2022: With less than one week left for the high octane poll battle in Gujarat to end, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and new player Aam Aadmi Party have intensified their online campaigning to reach out to the voters active on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Less than 20 per cent of the posts on its …

From China to Thailand, dissidents fear Musk’s Twitter reign
2 years, 2 months ago

From China to Thailand, dissidents fear Musk’s Twitter reign

Al Jazeera  

Activists across Asia are concerned about the social media platform’s future under the billionaire Tesla founder. Across Asia, activists, journalists, and Twitter users plugged into human rights and social justice issues are worried about how the social media platform will change under the leadership of the world’s richest man. Despite a government crackdown on social media and both domestic and …

Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem
2 years, 2 months ago

Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem

Al Jazeera  

Misinformation about voting and elections abounds on social media despite promises by tech companies to curb these. A Facebook search for the words “election fraud” first delivers an article claiming that workers at a Pennsylvania children’s museum are brainwashing children so they will accept stolen elections. While platforms like Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube say they have expanded their work …

Kulbir Kaur | Ingroup vs Outgroup & other online aberrations
2 years, 6 months ago

Kulbir Kaur | Ingroup vs Outgroup & other online aberrations

Deccan Chronicle  

Social media has recently emerged as “ Villain No. I still remember his remark made with a blank look on the face: “I lost my son to social media.” His son had been waging a lonely online battle to prove that being a Muslim does not place him in the category of being ‘anti-national’. The anti-establishment, pro-people, environmentalist Five Star …

Maharashtra Congress huddle to discuss social media strategy
2 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra Congress huddle to discuss social media strategy

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In an attempt to develop a social media narrative in favour of the party and a counter-strategy to trolls, the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee will hold a two-day social media conclave in Nagpur over the weekend. Maharashtra Congress huddle to discuss social media strategy This will see training sessions being held for volunteers to sharpen the party’s outreach on …

Ex-US President Obama Blames Social Media for 'Weakening of Democracy' Around the World
2 years, 8 months ago

Ex-US President Obama Blames Social Media for 'Weakening of Democracy' Around the World

News 18  

Former President Barack Obama has claimed that the way people consume and share information is eroding democracy around the world, and he blamed the current information ecology, which is fueled by social media corporations, for “turbocharging some of humanity’s worst impulses”. Obama said social media companies’ decisions regarding content moderation and the use of algorithms to rank posts “have made …

Sonia Gandhi says social media being abused to hack democracy
2 years, 9 months ago

Sonia Gandhi says social media being abused to hack democracy

The Hindu  

The danger of social media being abused to hack democracy was rising and the government should put an end to the “systematic interference” of Facebook and other social media giants in electoral politics of the world’s largest democracy, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Ms. Gandhi stated that …

Twitter campaign and the story of Uttar Pradesh poll battle
2 years, 11 months ago

Twitter campaign and the story of Uttar Pradesh poll battle

India Today  

When the first few Orkut and Facebook groups supporting Narendra Modi started appearing in 2008, nobody thought that this served any purpose other than allowing a small set of NRIs or young, upper-class Indians a means of engaging with the leader. His nemesis and eventual successor, Yogi Adityanath, went from being a minor presence on social media to one of …

Goa polls: BJP, Congress battle it out on social media to woo voters
2 years, 11 months ago

Goa polls: BJP, Congress battle it out on social media to woo voters

India Today  

Goa is going to the polls on February 14. Political parties like BJP and Congress are using social media extensively to woo the people before the coastal state votes next month. SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM OF CONGRESS: India Today visited the Congress office in Goa and asked the social media team about their strategy for the assembly election. SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM …

Punjab assembly elections: Social media turns battleground for candidates in Mohali
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab assembly elections: Social media turns battleground for candidates in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ban on public rallies ahead of the Punjab assembly elections that are scheduled for February 20, candidates of political parties in Mohali are now leveraging digital media as their primary tool to woo voters. Ahead of the Punjab elections, the candidates from Mohali are regularly coming up with videos and messages to either highlight their own achievements and …

Social media becomes electoral mouthpiece for parties amid ban on rallies, roadshows
2 years, 11 months ago

Social media becomes electoral mouthpiece for parties amid ban on rallies, roadshows

India Today  

With the third wave of Covid-19 gathering momentum in the country and the Election Commission introducing strict guidelines for the upcoming assembly elections, political parties in poll-bound states are avoiding engaging with voters in traditional ways. When India Today spoke about this to BJP Agra president Bhanu Mahajan, he said that every booth's voters are linked to the party through …

Assembly polls: Here's why BJP enjoys edge over other parties in digital campaigning
3 years ago

Assembly polls: Here's why BJP enjoys edge over other parties in digital campaigning

India TV News  

Highlights Ongoing pandemic situation has thrown political parties into unchartered territory BJP has been focussing on social media for the past few years Party already has more than 1.5 lakh booth level WhatsApp groups in UP alone The ongoing pandemic situation has thrown political parties in Uttar Pradesh into unchartered territory with virtual campaigning. Amid the third wave of the …

Adilabad politicians take to social media to demean opponents
3 years ago

Adilabad politicians take to social media to demean opponents

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Leaders from TRS, BJP and Congress have started predicting the future of their opponents, including possible switching over to other parties and their strained relations with their respective high command. Not to be left behind, Congress leaders ‘exposed’ the nexus between TRS and BJP in the recent election to Adilabad local bodies MLC. It is learnt that a BJP …

'Fark Saaf Hai': UP BJP kickstarts social media campaign for 2022 polls
3 years, 1 month ago

'Fark Saaf Hai': UP BJP kickstarts social media campaign for 2022 polls

Firstpost  

BJP Uttar Pradesh Social Media Head Ankit Chandel said the main objective of the ‘Fark Saaf Hai ’ is to highlight the way the BJP government in the state “has worked tirelessly” and the difference it has made to the lives of people New Delhi: The BJP in Uttar Pradesh has embarked on ‘Fark Saaf Hai’ mega campaign on social …

Inside BJP’s UP War Room: Catchy Tunes, Cheeky Cartoons Mark Party's Mega Pre-Poll Digital Drive
3 years, 2 months ago

Inside BJP’s UP War Room: Catchy Tunes, Cheeky Cartoons Mark Party's Mega Pre-Poll Digital Drive

News 18  

It is the baap of all state elections and the ruling BJP does not want to leave anything to chance. From the BJP’s out-of-bounds war room in Lucknow, a mega social media outreach and ground-level campaign is being rolled out to reach voters ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls 2022, party functionaries told News18. The social media structure of …

Social media giants accused of ‘silencing’ Kashmir voices
3 years, 3 months ago

Social media giants accused of ‘silencing’ Kashmir voices

Al Jazeera  

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are taking down accounts of Kashmiris, a report by a Kashmiri diaspora group says. A report by a Kashmiri diaspora group has accused social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram of silencing Kashmiri voices in the digital spaces through the frequent suspension of the accounts of artists, academics, and journalists based in and outside the disputed …

India’s internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
3 years, 5 months ago

India’s internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

Al Jazeera  

Law puts digital platforms such as Twitter and Facebook under direct government oversight, but critics worry it may lead to outright censorship. ‘Closed ecosystem like China’ “India’s plans for the internet appear to be like that of a closed ecosystem like China,” said Raheel Khursheed, co-founder of Laminar Global and Twitter India’s former head of politics, policy and government. “Twitter’s …

Twitter vs Govt of India: Importance of SM and what is the road ahead
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter vs Govt of India: Importance of SM and what is the road ahead

Op India  

Today, when the whole world is confronted with an unprecedented crisis due to the COVID19 pandemic, another crisis has emerged over the ‘penetrative’ role of social media platforms in India. Considering the kind of enormous outreach of social media, platforms such as Twitter have started to act arbitrarily to become a state within a state Twitter decided to defy an …

The case for social media to be closely regulated is clear
3 years, 7 months ago

The case for social media to be closely regulated is clear

Live Mint  

Are social media firms exceeding their limits? Barring China, where major American social media outlets are banned, pretty much the entire world is caught in a moment of great introspection about the conduct of these all-pervasive companies. After the hotly-contested decision by Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to suspend the then US president Donald Trump’s accounts in January 2021 on grounds …

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