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The rally came a week after the capital’s biggest protest in years, when some 22,000 marchers called on officials to reverse rulings and allow opposition activists to stand for the city council in September. (Photo: AP)

‘We want free elections’: Russians chant on street, hundreds arrested

The protest was the latest in a wave of demonstrations calling for fair local elections in the capital.

28 Jul 2019 9:25 AM

The alliance, however, failed to make an impact in the politically crucial state. While the BSP managed to win ten seats, SP got five seats and RLD drew a blank. (Photo: File)

Mayawati's decision to go solo will weaken fight for social justice: SP

Mayawati's announcement came a day after she held a meeting with party workers to review the BSP's performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

24 Jun 2019 4:24 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a bruising defeat on Sunday as the opposition candidate in Istanbul's controversial mayoral election re-run romped to victory. (Photo: File)

Turkish President Erdogan's party loses Istanbul mayoral elections

After being stripped of victory over disputed claims of fraud, Imamoglu vowed 'battle for democracy' that turned him into a household name.

24 Jun 2019 9:38 AM

Kicking-off the high stakes presidential elections, polling opened at 7 am across Kazakhstan on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

Polling for Presidential elections underway in Kazakhstan

Former President Nursultan Nazarbayev cast his vote in the morning and interacted with the locals present at the polling station.

09 Jun 2019 12:42 PM

Facebook has been criticized over its content policies by politicians from across the spectrum.

Refusal to remove video shows Facebook enabled Russian election meddling

Attacks like those on Facebook also made it more difficult to recruit candidates for public office.

31 May 2019 7:10 AM

The activities highlight the challenges WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook Inc, faces in preventing abuse in India, its biggest market with more than 200 million users.

In India election, a USD 14 software tool helps overcome WhatsApp controls

WhatsApp clones and software tools that could help Indian digital marketers and political activists bypass anti-spam restrictions.

15 May 2019 5:22 PM

Two of the three top US elections vendors have expressed interest in potentially incorporating the open-source software into their voting systems. (Photo: AP)

Microsoft offers software tools to secure elections

The software is being developed with Galois, an Oregon-based company.

07 May 2019 9:34 AM

The novelty of these elections is the emergence of far-right party Vox, which burst onto the scene in December regional polls in southern Andalusia. (Photo: AFP)

Spain heads towards a hung parliament; far-right registers its presence

Opinion polls give outgoing socialist premier Pedro Sanchez a win but without the necessary majority to govern alone.

28 Apr 2019 6:07 PM

For instance, WhatsApp recently launched an India-focused fact-checking feature to fight fake news and rumours starting with the run-up to the Lok Sabha election.

Election vs Social Media

India has over 200 million Facebook and WhatsApp users, and it is the largest market for such companies in the world.

12 Apr 2019 12:25 AM

The emoji features a ballot box and a ballot paper.

Twitter launches emoji for elections

Together with Facebook and Google, Twitter has come under pressure to do more to combat disinformation about the elections.

11 Apr 2019 11:27 AM

Facebook, which has been facing flak globally for instances of user data breach, has been ramping up efforts to ensure that its platforms (that includes WhatsApp and Instagram) aren't misused to spread misinformation, especially ahead of polls in India.

Facebook removes 687 pages, accounts linked to Congress for 'inauthentic behaviour'

These account owners used a combination of authentic and fake accounts to share their content like local news and political events

01 Apr 2019 4:42 PM

Facebook was removing accounts based on their behaviour, not the content they posted.

Facebook says removed pages linked to India's Congress party ahead of polls

The announcement marks a rare action from Facebook against a political party in a country where it has 300 million users.

01 Apr 2019 2:41 PM

Under the new rules, people, parties and other groups buying political ads will have to confirm to Facebook that they are located in the same EU country as the Facebook users they are targeting.

Facebook beefs up political ad rules ahead of election

Facebook, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, said it will start blocking ads that don't comply in mid-April.

30 Mar 2019 10:06 AM

Facebook-owned messaging applications such as WhatsApp have been repeatedly scrutinised by the Indian government and security agencies. (Photo: AP)

Facebook says it’s limiting false stories for India election

Facebook listed a variety of measures it is taking, from blocking fake accounts to employing third-party fact-checking organisations.

28 Mar 2019 10:29 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi had on Tuesday stated that Raghuram Rajan was among top economists that his party had consulted to draft its minimum income guarantee scheme. (Photo: File | PTI)

Raghuram Rajan says he will return if there is an opportunity to be of use

Speculation in political circles is that Rajan may be a choice for finance minister if opposition grand alliance wins general election.

27 Mar 2019 2:12 PM

India is the largest liberal democracy country in the world divided by caste, class, demography, language, culture and religion.

Janadhar India changing election face in India by using new age technology

Janadhar India plans and helps managing all election political campaigns.

18 Mar 2019 2:43 PM

Five new partners, including the India Today Group, a leading local media house, have been added to Facebook’s fact-checker network, taking the total number to seven, the statement said.Five new partners, including the India Today Group, a leading local media house, have been added to Facebook’s fact-checker network, taking the total number to seven, the statement said.

Indian election looms, Facebook steps up fact-checks

Last week, Facebook said it was introducing stricter rules for political advertisements in India.

12 Feb 2019 9:50 AM

The messaging app has become a key campaign tool used widely by workers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress party.

Indian political parties abuse WhatsApp service ahead of election

WhatsApp declined to name the parties or give the exact nature of the alleged misuse.

07 Feb 2019 9:47 AM

Twitter further stressed that the majority of dubious accounts were proactively suspended in advance of Election Day. (Photo: ANI)

Twitter suspended over 2000 accounts over election interference

Some of the accounts claimed to be news outlets and discussed social and political issues.

03 Feb 2019 12:03 PM

The Saracen Group’s coordinated abuse of the platform using inauthentic accounts is a violation of Facebook’s policies and they have therefore banned the entire organization from the platform.

Facebook, Instagram removes 1,000+ pages, accounts, groups

207 Facebook Pages, 800 Facebook accounts, 546 Facebook Groups, and 208 Instagram accounts were removed.

02 Feb 2019 9:33 AM

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