Propaganda

How China manipulates search engines to spread propaganda, weaken democratic rivals

The study found that China for some time now has been using search engines as a crucial tool in their information warfare against less developed nations. On topics of geopolitical importance, China has started exploiting search engine results to disseminate news gathered by state-backed media

How IPTA captured the world of theatre and cinema — and turned it into Leftist backyard

Like most communist organisations, the Indian People's Theatre Association was a subterfuge for naked propaganda, skilfully concealed in plain sight

Twitter: Some verified accounts part of pushing political agenda, say reports

The user might change the entire information in the account including the username, bio, and even the location but the UserID remains the same. And the user can get caught through it

North Korea fights COVID-19 with traditional medicines and infomercials

Despite what North Korea's propaganda is describing as an all-out effort, the fear is palpable among citizens, according to defectors in Seoul

Congress writes to Twitter, seeks 'manipulated media' tag on 'toolkit' tweets of 11 Union ministers

Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that the "forged, fabricated material" and claims made under #CongressToolkitExposed by various Union ministers are identical to the material that has already been marked as 'manipulated media' by Twitter

Stand validated, says Congress as Twitter labels COVID toolkit tweets 'manipulative media'; Centre demands removal of tag

The government, while asking Twitter to remove the tag, made it clear that the social media platform cannot pass judgment when the issue is under investigation.

Zawamil, a traditional poetry form in Yemen, turns into propaganda vehicle at the hands of Huthi rebels

Short-form poems, known as zawamil, are a much-loved part of Yemen's tribal heritage, played or performed at weddings and other social occasions. They are popular across the country — in the government-held south as well as the rebel-held north.

Centre, Twitter India get SC notice on plea seeking mechanism to regulate content spreading hate

The plea has also sought directions to make a law as per which an action can be initiated against Twitter and their representatives in India for willfully abetting and promoting anti-India tweets and penalise them, as well as to conduct KYC for all social media handles in India

'We are not anti-national, we are anti-BJP,' says Farooq Abdullah after Gupkar alliance meet

Accusing the BJP of spreading false propaganda, the Gupkar alliance chief said that their aim is that the people of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh should get their rights back

By quashing FIRs against foreign Tablighi Jamaat members, Bombay HC shows govt that Muslims can’t be singled out for prosecution

One hopes that the powers that be will take note of the judgement, which quashed the FIRs against 29 foreign Tablighi Jamaat attendees, and mend the errors in their ways. It’s about time someone read the Riot Act to the executive branch