The raids were aimed at uncovering those individuals and groups involved in propagating secessionist, and anti-India sentiments through various social media platforms.
According to the reports quoting the Meghalaya Home department officials the militant outfit of Meghalaya, HNLC is using social media to lure youths into the banned group.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Chiefs of some ECOWAS member countries lamented the misuse of social media which in recent times had become a major trigger of post-election crises. They disclosed this during discussions on “Security Forces and Inclusive, Peaceful Democratic Elections in the ECOWAS Region Consolidation’’ at the on-going ECOWAS Parliament High-level seminar in Winneba, […]
Manipulated Media Controversy: Government Vs Twitter
A controversy erupted after Twitter labelled BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra’s Congress toolkit tweet as ‘manipulated media’
Outlook Web Bureau 22 May 2021, Last Updated at 2:03 pm Representational Image outlookindia.com 2021-05-22T14:03:54+05:30
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On Thursday, microblogging site Twitter tagged a post by BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra as “manipulated media”, a term used by social media platforms to denote fabricated or fake media, like videos or photographs. Twitter’s tag drew a sharp reaction from the Indian government, which termed the US-based company’s action as “biased”. However, this is the not the first time a post by a BJP leader or celebrity supporter has come under a cloud. This has also reopened the global debate over “fake posts” and free speech, with the right-wing often accusing social media platforms of being leaning towards the left and li