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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Marvel Avengers Rally Together to Mobilize Voters for Kamala Harris

CNN

Scarlett Johansson is rallying her Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) costars to mobilize voters for Kamala Harris in a new video. The group of actors, including Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Danai Gurira, Mark Ruffalo and Paul Bettany, will appear in a video to encourage their collective followers to vote in the election.

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Hollywood A-List Stars Join the Celebrity Campaign for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

Live Mint

A plethora of celebrities have thrown their hats into the 2024 presidential race, endorsing either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. From Beyonce and Billie Eilish to Taylor Swift and Kanye West, the support for both candidates is evident. While some, like Beyonce and Billie Eilish, have explicitly endorsed Harris, others like Kanye West have expressed their support indirectly through their …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh MC slashes fee for booking grounds for political campaigns

Hindustan Times

The Chandigarh municipal corporation on Friday slashed the fee for booking grounds for political campaigns following requests by the Congress and the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Political leaders had earlier said parties were forced to spend ₹ 16,000 for each ground booking in Chandigarh. In a request to the election department, political leaders had said political parties …

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10 months ago

Deepfake democracy: Behind the AI trickery shaping India’s 2024 election

Al Jazeera

Want an opponent to campaign for you? “Politics is about creating perception; with AI tools and a click, you can turn the perception on its head in a minute,” said Arun Reddy, the national coordinator for social media at the Congress, who oversaw the party’s tech-savvy Telangana election. “But I know many people who are doing it for very low …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

EC issues directive: No use of children in election campaigns

India TV News

The Election Commission of India has issued a stern directive to political parties, urging them to abstain from involving children in any campaign-related activities. The directive encompasses parties, candidates, and the entire election machinery, emphasizing the need to uphold ethical standards during political campaigns. ECI's clear stance on child involvement The Election Commission, in a formal statement, outlined its position, …

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11 months ago

From cartoon lions to channelling dead dictators, here's how artificial intelligence is being used in elections around the world

ABC

Divyendra Singh Jadoun, an artificial intelligence expert based Rajasthan in northern India, gets asked to do two kinds of jobs for political campaigns. And with easy-to-use AI tools that give users the ability to create and manipulate realistic looking fake images, video and audio, experts warn the world is likely to see a "tsunami of disinformation". New apps have 'democratised' …

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11 months ago

Lawmakers call for IRS scrutiny of Trump-backed nonprofit that aids Jan. 6 rioters

NPR

Lawmakers call for IRS scrutiny of Trump-backed nonprofit that aids Jan. 6 rioters Enlarge this image toggle caption Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Congressional Democrats are raising alarms about a nonprofit group that provides financial support for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, questioning whether the organization's apparent support …

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1 year, 1 month ago

It takes lots of money to win elections. Here's what you need to know

NPR

It takes lots of money to win elections. Sponsor Message "We just see money in politics growing every year," said Shanna Ports, senior legal counsel for campaign finance at Campaign Legal Center. Widely known as the Citizens United decision, it also allowed corporations and nonprofits to spend money on political campaigns and explicitly back a candidate as long as they …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Who is Vedant Patel, the Indian-American who will replace Ned Price as US State Dept spokesperson?

Firstpost

Vedant Patel served as US president Joe Biden’s assistant press secretary and spokesperson before taking the lead role as the US State Department’s main deputy spokesperson. The report suggests Patel served as US President Joe Biden’s assistant press secretary and spokesperson before taking the lead role as the US State Department’s main deputy spokesperson, where he honed his management abilities …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Mission 2024: BJP announces host of campaigns with an eye on Lok Sabha polls

Firstpost

New Delhi: BJP has announced a host of campaigns with an eye on Lok Sabha polls. The decision to step up its outreach activities and strengthen the organisation at the booth level was taken at the BJP’s office-bearers meeting here before the start of its national executive. Vasundhara Raje on Udaipur killings Briefing reporters, party vice president Vasundhara Raje said …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Trump CHOSE YOU, His Most Patriotic Supporter, To Receive Constant Scammy Texts

Huff Post

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/HuffPost “CONFIDENTIAL: DON’T SHARE,” the Trump campaign texted me last month. “People, it turns out, respond positively to other people, in a way they don’t to automated mail-sending robots,” said Roddy Lindsay, a co-founder of Hustle, the peer-to-peer platform used by the Sanders campaign. Referring to Opn Sesame, one of the main peer-to-peer text companies that cater to …

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