NEW DELHI: Twitter announced a series of initiatives in several Indian languages on Monday in a bid to encourage “healthy” conversations ahead of the assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
The platform will publish a series of “pre-bunk” to tackle misinformation regarding EVMs, VVPATs, postal ballots, Covid-19 related restrictions, among other issues. The information will be based on inputs provided by civil society groups, including Youth Ki Awaaz and Association of Democratic Reforms.
The information will be available in six languages: Assamese, Bengali, English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil.
Additionally, the platform will host a series of political discussions under two hashtags #DemocracyAdda and #HerPoliticalJourney. These initiatives will promote civic participation among young Indians and the political journeys of women leaders and stories of their struggles and triumphs.