Manipulated Media

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that election process, which is the very foundation of a democratic government, stand threatened by "social media manipulation" and digital platforms can be "imminently uncontrollable at times"

Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari was questioned by the Delhi Police last month in connection with its probe into the “COVID toolkit” case, officials said.

All big social media firms except Twitter have shared details required under India's new information technology rules, government sources have said.

Delhi Police has strongly condemned Twitter's "diversionary" statement on its investigation into a tweet by a BJP leader that was marked as "manipulated media" by the microblogging website.

Amid the ongoing "toolkit" row, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said the parliamentary panel on information and technology had written to the IT ministry over its communication with Twitter on the ''manipulated media" issue and received a reply on it.

The Congress amplified the "toolkit" issue today demanding that Twitter affix the "manipulated media" tag to the tweets of several Union ministers who allegedly posted the "forged document" from their official social media handles.

Investors in cryptocurrency fed up with what they call Elon Musk's market manipulation through his social media posts and public appearances like hosting Saturday Night Live, have created a new token called STOPElon.

Delhi police said they visited a Twitter office to serve notice to its country managing director about an investigation into the social media giant's tagging of a post by a ruling party spokesman as "manipulated media."

Delhi Police teams arrived at offices of Twitter near Delhi on Monday evening after serving notice in connection with a row over the social media site marking BJP leader Sambit Patra's tweet on a "Congress toolkit" as "manipulated media".

The Delhi Police Special Cell sent notice to Twitter in connection with a probe over "manipulated media" tag used with some of the posts on an alleged Congress "toolkit" against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.

Centre has asked Twitter to remove ‘manipulated media’ tag from tweets related to the veracity of a COVID-19 toolkit including those from BJP leaders. The government said Twitter’s “unilateral” action dilutes its credibility.

The government has asked Twitter to remove "manipulated media" tag for tweets on an alleged "Congress toolkit" to discredit COVID-19 efforts, calling it "prejudicial, a clear overreach and unwarranted", sources said today.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra's tweet alleging a "Congress toolkit" to discredit the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Covid handling has been marked as "manipulated media" by Twitter.

Not only does FakeBuster expose imposters but also detects faces manipulated on social media to defame or crack a joke at someone. The FakeBuster could be seen as the way forward, especially in current times when most of the work and official meetings happen online.

Digital media influencers, Youtubers and celebrities promoting their favorite brands might have to be a bit more cautious going forward as a new draft regulation by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) stipulates that all influencers will have to declare if a product or a service is being covered as part of a promotion.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that election process, which is the very foundation of a democratic government, stand threatened by "social media manipulation" and digital platforms can be "imminently uncontrollable at times"

Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari was questioned by the Delhi Police last month in connection with its probe into the “COVID toolkit” case, officials said.

All big social media firms except Twitter have shared details required under India's new information technology rules, government sources have said.

Delhi Police has strongly condemned Twitter's "diversionary" statement on its investigation into a tweet by a BJP leader that was marked as "manipulated media" by the microblogging website.

Amid the ongoing "toolkit" row, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said the parliamentary panel on information and technology had written to the IT ministry over its communication with Twitter on the ''manipulated media" issue and received a reply on it.

The Congress amplified the "toolkit" issue today demanding that Twitter affix the "manipulated media" tag to the tweets of several Union ministers who allegedly posted the "forged document" from their official social media handles.

Investors in cryptocurrency fed up with what they call Elon Musk's market manipulation through his social media posts and public appearances like hosting Saturday Night Live, have created a new token called STOPElon.

Delhi police said they visited a Twitter office to serve notice to its country managing director about an investigation into the social media giant's tagging of a post by a ruling party spokesman as "manipulated media."

Delhi Police teams arrived at offices of Twitter near Delhi on Monday evening after serving notice in connection with a row over the social media site marking BJP leader Sambit Patra's tweet on a "Congress toolkit" as "manipulated media".

The Delhi Police Special Cell sent notice to Twitter in connection with a probe over "manipulated media" tag used with some of the posts on an alleged Congress "toolkit" against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.

Centre has asked Twitter to remove ‘manipulated media’ tag from tweets related to the veracity of a COVID-19 toolkit including those from BJP leaders. The government said Twitter’s “unilateral” action dilutes its credibility.

The government has asked Twitter to remove "manipulated media" tag for tweets on an alleged "Congress toolkit" to discredit COVID-19 efforts, calling it "prejudicial, a clear overreach and unwarranted", sources said today.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra's tweet alleging a "Congress toolkit" to discredit the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Covid handling has been marked as "manipulated media" by Twitter.

Not only does FakeBuster expose imposters but also detects faces manipulated on social media to defame or crack a joke at someone. The FakeBuster could be seen as the way forward, especially in current times when most of the work and official meetings happen online.

Digital media influencers, Youtubers and celebrities promoting their favorite brands might have to be a bit more cautious going forward as a new draft regulation by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) stipulates that all influencers will have to declare if a product or a service is being covered as part of a promotion.