China deletes social media posts mocking India amid backlash
3 years, 10 months ago

China deletes social media posts mocking India amid backlash

Live Mint  

A social media post by China’s top law enforcement body juxtaposing the country’s successful launch of a module into space with grim cremation pyres in India was deleted after it sparked online criticism in China. Photos of the Tianhe module launch and its fuel burn-off were compared with what appeared to be a mass outdoor cremation in India, and captioned “China lighting a fire versus India lighting a fire.” The post on Saturday by the Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission on its official Sina Weibo account was accompanied by a hashtag noting that new Covid-19 cases in Indian had surpassed 400,000 a day. Official social media accounts should “hold high the banner of humanitarianism at this time, show sympathy for India, and firmly place Chinese society on a moral high ground,” Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of Communist Party-backed Global Times newspaper, wrote on Weibo commenting on the deleted post. Another deleted post that first appeared Friday compared China’s “fire god mountain” -- the name of the emergency hospital complex built in Wuhan -- with a photo of a mass cremation in India on the official Weibo account of China’s Ministry of Public Security.

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Doesn't match our culture: Minister for laws to curb social media vulgar content
4 months ago

Doesn't match our culture: Minister for laws to curb social media vulgar content

India Today  

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday called for laws to curb objectionable content on social media and hoped that the Opposition would have a discussion on the same. The government has urged social media platforms to be more proactive in content moderation, especially when it comes to harmful or illegal content. It said that social media companies …

Facebook crackdown against fake Chinese accounts that tried to spread fake news about India | Deets Here
1 year, 3 months ago

Facebook crackdown against fake Chinese accounts that tried to spread fake news about India | Deets Here

India TV News  

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China deletes 1.4 million social media posts in crack down on 'self media' accounts
1 year, 10 months ago

China deletes 1.4 million social media posts in crack down on 'self media' accounts

ABC  

China's cyberspace regulator has said 1.4 million social media posts have been deleted following a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal profiteering, and impersonation of state officials, among other "pronounced problems". Key points: The crackdown targeted accounts that are not government-run or state-approved China has targeted billions of social media accounts in a bid to regulate its cyberspace since 2021 …

China vows crackdown on 'hostile forces' as public tests Xi
2 years, 3 months ago

China vows crackdown on 'hostile forces' as public tests Xi

The Hindu  

China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces,” following the largest street demonstrations in decades staged by citizens fed up with strict anti-virus restrictions. “The meeting emphasized that political and legal organs must take effective measures to … resolutely safeguard national security and social stability," the statement said. “Zero COVID” …

China vows crackdown on 'hostile forces' as public tests Xi
2 years, 3 months ago

China vows crackdown on 'hostile forces' as public tests Xi

The Independent  

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Great Wall of Porn: How China is using sex bots to quell the COVID protests on social media
2 years, 3 months ago

Great Wall of Porn: How China is using sex bots to quell the COVID protests on social media

Firstpost  

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China deploys 'bot police' to curb dissent online following nationwide protests
2 years, 3 months ago

China deploys 'bot police' to curb dissent online following nationwide protests

India Today  

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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 …

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
3 years, 8 months ago

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — It began in February with a tweet by pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, souring an already troubled relationship between the government and Twitter. “India’s plans for the internet appear to be like that of a closed ecosystem like China,” said Raheel …

India’s internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
3 years, 8 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 …

After backlash, Twitter removes distorted map of India from its website
3 years, 8 months ago

After backlash, Twitter removes distorted map of India from its website

India TV News  

After a massive backlash, microblogging platform Twitter on Monday removed from its website a wrong map of India that showed Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country. In November, government issued a notice to Twitter for showing Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir instead of the Union Territory of Ladakh, as Centre lambasted the platform for disrespecting …

India accuses Twitter of not complying with new IT rules
3 years, 9 months ago

India accuses Twitter of not complying with new IT rules

Al Jazeera  

Standoff between government and Twitter escalates after technology minister accuses social media giant of deliberately not complying with local laws. India’s technology minister says Twitter Inc deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country’s new IT rules, which became effective in late May. Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter has chosen “the path of deliberate defiance” …

Twitter vs Govt of India: Importance of SM and what is the road ahead
3 years, 9 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 …

Facebook and Twitter are in a high-stakes standoff with India
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook and Twitter are in a high-stakes standoff with India

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — The biggest names in tech are locked in an increasingly tense stand-off with India over strict new social media rules they fear will erode privacy, usher in mass surveillance and harm business in the world’s fastest growing market. On Monday, Indian police visited Twitter’s offices after it labeled a tweet from a prominent official of …

Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Ban in India: Netizens go bonkers with hilarious memes and trolls
3 years, 10 months ago

Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Ban in India: Netizens go bonkers with hilarious memes and trolls

India TV News  

Rumours on Tuesday shook the internet that social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter will be banned in India fropm May 26. Picking up hilarious Bollywood dialogues that justify the situation to coming up with creative GIFs, netizens flooded the internet with memes on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp ban in India. Have a look- As per the new …

Weibo post by Chinese Communist Party's Political and Legal Commission mocks India's Covid outbreak
3 years, 10 months ago

Weibo post by Chinese Communist Party's Political and Legal Commission mocks India's Covid outbreak

Op India  

A social media post by an account linked with the Chinese Communist Party mocked India’s COVID-19 outbreak. The post, which was uploaded on Chinese social media website Weibo, juxtaposed two photographs—the country’s successful launch of a space module with the grim picture of cremation pyres in India. The Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission on its official Sina …

China's Communist Party sparks outrage after it mocks rival India's COVID-19 outbreak
3 years, 10 months ago

China's Communist Party sparks outrage after it mocks rival India's COVID-19 outbreak

Daily Mail  

A social media account operated by the Chinese Communist Party mocked the humanitarian catastrophe brought on by the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases gripping its neighbor and rival, India. A social media account run by the official law enforcement agency of the Chinese Communist Party posted a message on Weibo, which is China's version of Twitter, on Saturday …

Facebook, Twitter: A lifeline for Indians in the Covid crisis and a threat for Narendra Modi
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook, Twitter: A lifeline for Indians in the Covid crisis and a threat for Narendra Modi

CNN  

On most days, Network Capital, a business networking group with over 67,000 members on Facebook, focuses on providing its community with information on job vacancies, higher education, and careers. Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto/Getty Images In a statement last week, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said it had asked Twitter, Facebook and others to remove around 100 posts by users …

India’s removal of tweets critical of COVID response ‘dangerous’
3 years, 11 months ago

India’s removal of tweets critical of COVID response ‘dangerous’

Al Jazeera  

Removing dozens of tweets critical of the government’s pandemic response puts people’s health at risk and quashes dissent, say legislators and human rights activists. The removal of dozens of tweets seen to be critical of the Indian government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is putting people’s health at risk and quashing dissent, legislators and human rights activists say. “Suppression of …

Govt asks social media platforms to remove 100 COVID-19 related posts
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt asks social media platforms to remove 100 COVID-19 related posts

The Hindu  

The government has asked social media platforms to take down around 100 posts which it believes were done to create panic about the COVID-19 situation in India by using unrelated, communally sensitive posts and misinformation, The Hindu has learnt. When contacted, an official of the Minister of Electronics and IT said, “The Ministry, on the recommendation of the Ministry of …

India unveils tougher rules for social media such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp
4 years, 1 month ago

India unveils tougher rules for social media such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp

ABC  

Social media companies including Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp would be forced to reveal the author of any message deemed "mischievous" or illegal, under sweeping new rules announced in India. Key points: The Indian government says the laws would help prevent violence, which is often fuelled by misinformation shared online Digital rights activists say the proposed rules are vaguely defined and …

India tightens regulatory grip on social media companies
4 years, 1 month ago

India tightens regulatory grip on social media companies

Al Jazeera  

Facebook, Twitter and others will be obliged to remove content within 36 hours of receiving a legal order, according to the new rules. The rules will require big social media companies to set up a grievance redressal mechanism and within three months appoint new executives to coordinate with law enforcement. Big social media firms will be obliged to remove content …

India plans new social media controls after face-off with Twitter
4 years, 1 month ago

India plans new social media controls after face-off with Twitter

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, angry with Twitter for ignoring request to erase accounts, wants content down within 36 hours when asked. Chafing from a dispute with Twitter, India plans to oblige social media companies to erase contentious content fast and assist investigations, according to a draft regulation. In India, Twitter ignored orders to remove content over farmers’ protests, heightening the zeal of …

Facebook India grilled over hate speech, allegations of bias
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook India grilled over hate speech, allegations of bias

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Facebook India executives were grilled Wednesday by members of a parliamentary committee on information technology over allegations of political bias and a role in spreading hate speech in India. The closed-door hearing followed accusations in newspaper reports that Facebook was allowing anti-Muslim hate speech on the platform and that its top policy official in India had shown …

Social media: The new theatre of India’s culture wars
4 years, 6 months ago

Social media: The new theatre of India’s culture wars

Hindustan Times  

The phenomenal rise of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and others is proving to be a double-edged sword in the functioning of democracies. The former’s flagging of a presidential tweet as fake news, and the latter’s executive order altering the liability of SM platforms who edit content, is worth understanding better. Especially since the early 20th century, US …

TMC Questions 'Inaction' of Facebook India Against 'Hate Posts'
4 years, 7 months ago

TMC Questions 'Inaction' of Facebook India Against 'Hate Posts'

News 18  

The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday questioned whether the Facebook knows about the alleged inaction of its India team against certain "hateposts". The party's spokesperson Mahua Moitra claimed that these hate-filled posts have led to loss of lives, property, looting, arson and communal violence over the last three years across India. The Trinamool Congress's attack on the social media giant came …

Delhi Assembly panel to summon Facebook officials over 'inaction' against hate speech
4 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Assembly panel to summon Facebook officials over 'inaction' against hate speech

Firstpost  

The development comes in the backdrop of WSJ report claiming that Facebook India executives stopped a permanent ban on a BJP MLA from Telangana for his ‘communally-charged’ posts New Delhi: A Delhi Assembly panel on peace and harmony said on Monday that it will summon Facebook officials over complaints about the social media platform’s alleged “deliberate and intentional inaction to …

Opinion | How Chinese media is playing the victim card before the world
4 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | How Chinese media is playing the victim card before the world

India TV News  

Official sources have now confirmed that Chinese troops have withdrawn from Patrolling Point 14 of Galwan Valley in Ladakh. The Chinese state media further alleged that it was India which banned 59 Chinese apps and imposed restrictions on trade with China. The questions also made mention of National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, why …

Chinese propaganda outlets go on overdrive to slam India's ban on 59 China-linked apps, ask Modi govt to prevent 'economic conflict'
4 years, 8 months ago

Chinese propaganda outlets go on overdrive to slam India's ban on 59 China-linked apps, ask Modi govt to prevent 'economic conflict'

Firstpost  

Notwithstanding imminent losses to Chinese firms on account of India’s decision, state-controlled media outlets in China continue to allege that it is India that stands to lose Since the build-up of tensions along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Chinese propaganda outlets have been on an overdrive in terms of targeting India. The article noted, “It is undeniable that …

Control, not delete: The Hindu Editorial on China apps ban
4 years, 8 months ago

Control, not delete: The Hindu Editorial on China apps ban

The Hindu  

Citing concerns to both data security and national sovereignty, the Indian government on June 29 announced it would block 59 widely used apps, most linked to Chinese companies. Explaining the ban, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology cited “the emergent nature of threats” posed by the apps and “information available” that they are engaged in activities “prejudicial to sovereignty …

India bans 59 Chinese apps like TikTok, Helo, Shein; Twitter erupts with memes and jokes
4 years, 8 months ago

India bans 59 Chinese apps like TikTok, Helo, Shein; Twitter erupts with memes and jokes

India TV News  

The Government of India has just banned the popular Chinese apps in the country due to the privacy and security concerns that could be a threat to the citizens of India. Here's a look at how people over Twitter are reacting to the ban on Chinese apps. How Twitter is reacting to the 59 Chinese apps banned in India? Have …

Galwan Valley clash: India is next target of Chinese misinformation machinery and we are already falling prey
4 years, 9 months ago

Galwan Valley clash: India is next target of Chinese misinformation machinery and we are already falling prey

Firstpost  

Such online psychological operations target internet users with selective messaging, which includes altered facts and disinformation which then influences the targeted users’ emotions and objective reasoning. The popularity of Chinese-owned social media services in China’s target countries also helps propagate the Chinese agenda. In a recent example, a Twitter user, claiming to be from China, tweeted a video and said …

India's reciprocal measures caught China by surprise: Satellite imagery expert
4 years, 9 months ago

India's reciprocal measures caught China by surprise: Satellite imagery expert

India Today  

China never expected the Indian Army to turn their own playbook against them -- India’s reciprocal infrastructure measures caught them by surprise - these are the words of an individual identified only as 'Detesfra', a name now wildly popular and highly sought after on Twitter amidst the India-China army standoff in Ladakh. Satellite images help spot another #China PLA position …

No, China’s Xinhua News Did Not Mock India’s Coronavirus Response
5 years ago

No, China’s Xinhua News Did Not Mock India’s Coronavirus Response

The Quint  

Fourth, we analysed the kind of content that was shared by the parody account and found that there were several tweets in the which the account taken a dig at the BJP IT Cell – an unusual line to take for an official state-run news agency. Meanwhile, the official handle of Xinhua news agency has been tweeting about coronavirus-related news …

No, China’s Xinhua News Did Not Mock India’s Coronavirus Response
5 years ago

No, China’s Xinhua News Did Not Mock India’s Coronavirus Response

The Quint  

Fourth, we analysed the kind of content that was shared by the parody account and found that there were several tweets in the which the account taken a dig at the BJP IT Cell – an unusual line to take for an official state-run news agency. Meanwhile, the official handle of Xinhua news agency has been tweeting about coronavirus-related news …

Twitter India says it is impartial in implementation of rules on its platform
5 years, 4 months ago

Twitter India says it is impartial in implementation of rules on its platform

Op India  

In a series of tweets, Twitter India today said that Twitter is impartial when it comes to development of policies, product features and enforcement of rules. In our trainings we extensively cover topics such as religion and caste to provide them with necessary local context they need to evaluate content.https://t.co/ui7PgFrStC — Twitter India November 7, 2019 On rules for hateful …

Delhi HC's order to remove social media content globally is bad news for the future of internet
5 years, 4 months ago

Delhi HC's order to remove social media content globally is bad news for the future of internet

Firstpost  

In recent weeks, India’s High Court of Delhi put another nail in the coffin of the internet as we currently know it. The court granted an order requiring Facebook, Twitter and Google to remove certain content globally, based on that content being defamatory under local law in India. The most recent decision referred to was a ruling by the Court …

Terror targeted through social media sites? Censorship and propaganda reach a new level on Reddit India
6 years, 1 month ago

Terror targeted through social media sites? Censorship and propaganda reach a new level on Reddit India

Op India  

Reddit Inc. is an American social media company and is among the top social media networks across the world. Most readers of reddit and citizens of India would, at this point, request the Indian authorities and law enforcement agencies to take a note of this systematic abuse on such a prominent social media network. Over the past week, several anti-social …

Chinese microblogging platform Weibo to remove content related to homosexuality and violence
6 years, 11 months ago

Chinese microblogging platform Weibo to remove content related to homosexuality and violence

Firstpost  

The clampdown is targeting content across social media platforms as China looks to tighten grip on a huge and diverse cultural scene popular with the young China’s Sina Weibo will remove gay and violent content, including pictures, cartoons and text posts, during a three-month clean-up campaign, the microblogging platform said. It comes amid a clampdown targeting content across social media …

Bull in a China shop: Ajit Pawar should ban mobs, not Facebook
10 years, 9 months ago

Bull in a China shop: Ajit Pawar should ban mobs, not Facebook

Firstpost  

Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar is right to be concerned about what caused the Pune techie to be killed by a mob. That’s probably what Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar had in his mind when he talked about how China had a two-year ban on social media and suggested Indian political parties to also “press for a similar clamp down”. …

Keyword censorship: 'We are not China, but getting there'
12 years, 7 months ago

Keyword censorship: 'We are not China, but getting there'

Firstpost  

“Government has blamed Pakistan and social media to deflect attention from its own incompetence in handling the internal security situation in Banglore, Mumbai and elsewhere,” Shivam Vij, blogger and activist, told CNN-IBN. For first time for blogs today we have keyword censorship,” Shivam Vij told CNN-IBN. By blaming the social media for the internal security issues, Government is just deflecting …

Facebook to remove content inciting violence
12 years, 7 months ago

Facebook to remove content inciting violence

The Hindu  

In the backdrop of appeals by India to remove hate posts, world’s largest social networking website Facebook on Wednesday said it would remove content, block pages or even disable accounts of those users who upload content that incite violence or perpetuate hate speech. “Facebook will remove content which breaches our terms as set out in our Statement of Rights and …

Twitter may face legal action over offensive content
12 years, 7 months ago

Twitter may face legal action over offensive content

Firstpost  

The government has warned popular micro-blogging site Twitter of legal action, after the latter failed to co-operate with its attempts to remove webpages carrying offensive content targeting those from the northeast, Times of India reports. Reportedly, another interesting move is that the country has approached the US Department of Homeland Security to trace the origin of the inflammatory content that …

Facebook India seeks its omission from objectionable content lawsuit
12 years, 10 months ago

Facebook India seeks its omission from objectionable content lawsuit

Firstpost  

If you thought that the ongoing lawsuit against social networking websites in the country, including that against Facebook India was almost dying out, then an update coming in clearly indicates that it is far from over. Facebook India, among those accused in the lawsuit for having allegedly hosting objectionable content on their sites, thereby being potent of harming the nation’s …

Two Crises Highlight China's Social Media Struggles
12 years, 10 months ago

Two Crises Highlight China's Social Media Struggles

NPR  

Two Crises Highlight China's Social Media Struggles China is clamping down on social media as it grapples with a crisis over the escape of a high-profile dissident, apparently to U.S. protection. Freshly banned words include "blind man," "U.S. Embassy" and "consulate," as well as "Chen Guangcheng," the name of the blind lawyer who escaped last week after 19 months under …

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