If you’re a data analyst looking for a job with a bank, there’s a better chance of you getting hired by a private bank than a public one.
Ahead of India’s next general election, WhatsApp is taking to primetime airwaves to curb misinformation on its platform.
Scrutiny is mounting against the organisation that helped prepare a Christian missionary for a trip that led to his death.
A curious phenomenon has taken hold among Indian politicians in a key state election.
Soon, Indians may be able to cross one of the world’s most dangerous borders without a visa—provided they stick to a clear, four-kilometre path.
Food-related content is part of Instagram’s bread and butter in India. And increasingly, such posts are from the “Instagram famous,” or “influencers.”
After headhunting for eight months, WhatsApp has finally found someone to lead its India operations.
WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook are nothing new to Indian politics. But now, a young third-generation politician in the northern state of Haryana has gone a step further, and completely gamified his digital campaign.
An acclaimed Indian professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) has been accused of exploiting his Indian graduate students like “personal servants” for decades, according to a detailed investigation in the Kansas City Star newspaper.
Political leanings determine both how organised social media networks are in India and how likely they are to share fake news. And in both spheres, networks supporting India’s right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government are outpacing others, particularly those that oppose it, a new BBC study shows.
Jack Dorsey wants to break down the “fake news” phenomenon into smaller bits to help manage it better.
A 2015 project that aimed to “purify” India’s voter base may have stripped millions of names from electoral rolls and collected data from citizens without obtaining informed consent.
The results of what is touted as India’s largest-ever independent political survey are in.
A former colleague has accused MJ Akbar, who recently resigned as Indian minister of state for external affairs, of raping her.
For nearly two years, Indians have been targeted by a digital influence campaign that has likely been orchestrated by the Iranian state, or by actors affiliated with it.
WhatsApp and fake news go hand-in-hand in both Brazil and India. And judging by the Facebook-owned messaging app’s effect on Brazil’s recent presidential election, India may be slated for some serious trouble next spring.
Facebook has just taken a major step in its fight against fake news and misinformation in India.
A chronic laggard in digital outreach, the Indian National Congress had begun showing some spunk on social media in the past several months.
Roiled by scandals over the past two years, social media giant Facebook is trying hard to be transparent about how it runs political advertisements.
The infrastructure for high-speed wireless internet in India has improved drastically, but that does not mean users are enjoying a great experience.
With each passing day, India’s #MeToo movement is leaving less wiggle room for the biggest name yet to be called out for alleged sexual harassment.
India’s push for data localisation won’t abate anytime soon. And neither will the resistance by international lobbyists.
India’s #MeToo movement, run down as elitist and urban by critics, may not be so after all.
