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Fake News, propaganda hold democratic process (elections) at ransom

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021

It was some time ago. A company doing media management work in the election was given the task of turning the vote of the people in their favour by a political party in a particular area. The company collected the profiles of all the voters living in that area. Decoded their likes and dislikes. After […]

Fake News and Hate Speech spoiled Democracy

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021

Around the world, and more specifically in India, disinformation is spreading and becoming a successful phenomenon of deception. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how fast and wide information can spread: so fast, that the phenomenon has been given the name, “infodemic”. This disinformation, in Indian context, is broadly categorized into two — fake news and […]