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CJP flags ‘communal polarisation campaign’ in Bengal polls, seeks action against BJP leaders over election speeches

CJP has filed two separate complaints before election authorities and police in West Bengal, alleging that speeches by Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar and BJP candidate Jagannath Chattopadhyay sought to polarise voters through religious appeals, anti-minority rhetoric, and fear-based narratives, thereby violating the Model Code of Conduct, electoral laws, and constitutional principles

Heer Khan arrested by UP police for posting abusive anti-Hindu video 

An unending cycle of online hate speech continues; small time trolls get arrested, the big names however, continue to thrive

Delhi Govt’s Committee of Peace and Harmony to examine Facebook India’s role in Delhi riots

The Committee of Peace and Harmony talks to two journalists monitoring Facebook’s community standards’ implementation in India, the proceedings were livestreamed

Bengaluru riots coverage: Kannada news media under the scanner

Anti hate-speech group writes to state minorities commission demanding action against errant channels, publications

Blaming algorithms is denial of corporate responsibility: Former civil servants to Facebook

Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg demands a look into the working of Facebook’s hate-speech policy in India

Hate content on social media: Corporate and individual responsibility

Does the WSJ expose on FB’s alleged tacit support of the regime’s hate machinery also open doors to a deeper understanding of what led to the Bengaluru riots?

What is the BJP’s latest status update on Facebook?

Political debate over allegations of selectively ignoring hate speech heats up, BJP sticks to deflecting core issue

Facebook protects hate speech by  ‘regime favourites’ of ruling BJP?

A Wall Street Journal report says that by turning a blind eye to controversial hate speech by Indian politicians, the social media platform was favouring Modi's BJP

Multiple FIRs against BJP MLA Shiladitya Dev’s Hate Speech: Assam

Image Courtesy:english.newstracklive.comSeveral FIRs have been lodged against BJP MLA...

Thok do s***e ko: Bachchan declares war on trolls

The actor, who has been in the hospital since he tested positive for Covid-19 wrote a hateful letter to internet trolls, inciting his fans to commit violence against those who wish him ill

Brinda Karat demands ex-CBI chief be chargesheeted

M Nageswara Rao, a serving IPS officer, had tweeted this weekend alleging Maulana Azad, Leftists ‘whitewashed Islamic rule’

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CJP flags ‘communal polarisation campaign’ in Bengal polls, seeks action against BJP leaders over election speeches

CJP has filed two separate complaints before election authorities and police in West Bengal, alleging that speeches by Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar and BJP candidate Jagannath Chattopadhyay sought to polarise voters through religious appeals, anti-minority rhetoric, and fear-based narratives, thereby violating the Model Code of Conduct, electoral laws, and constitutional principles

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