 | Pakistan orders temporary social media shutdown after violent protestsIn a notice to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the Interior Ministry requested a 'complete blocking' of Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp, YouTube and Telegram until 3pm. |
 | Probe into social media posts expeditedThe Cyber Crime Police booked Naidu, Lokesh and a few other TDP functionaries in the party’s IT wing for allegedly posting objectionable comments and photographs. |
| Swansea City announce week-long social media boycott in battle against 'abuse and discrimination'Swansea City said they also want to stand with players from other clubs who have had to "endure vile discrimination" on social media platforms. |
 | Parties use data analytics, AI to understand voters’ preferences in KeralaDigital agencies and IT wings of parties had collected voters’ data that could differentiate and analyse the past voting patterns with the increase or decrease in the candidates’ popularity. |
 | Expose ‘cash for votes’ on social media, says KamalIn a tweet, Kamal urged the public to expose on social media the members of political parties who come forward to distribute cash or freebies. |
 | Congress banks on data points, social tech to build bypoll strategyThe Congress, which was beginning to lose its Chanakya touch in the art of elections, is working to step up its game and compete with the BJP, a past master in poll engineering. |
 | Tamil Nadu polls 2021: DMK's social media warriors start counter attackWhat gave the DMK men ammunition was an interview by the deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam that the 10.5 per cent reservation for the Vanniyar community was only 'provisional'. |
 | Kerala Elections: Fighting the social media battleBe it making catchy videos, memes or posters, political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo their voters. |
 | Time to rein in social media during electionsThe amount of information we have voluntarily submitted for the data miners through our social media accounts is humongous. |
 | TN elections: Online, party loyalists seek to fake it till they make itAccounts backing DMK, BJP spread false info on social media to lure voters away from rival party |
| Project polarisation renewed on social mediaFor instance, short clips of Dr Ezhilan Naganathan, who is contesting in Thousand Lights constituency against BJP’s Kushboo Sundar, has gone viral recently. |
 | BJP made to eat its words on freebie culture?Social media users in general and DMK supporters in particular have come down heavily on BJP for the issues the party has raised in its manifesto, which was released Monday. |
| Teachers warned of action if they choose to show political affinity on social mediaIt also warned of departmental action against violators. The department has further asked Chief Educational Officers (CEO) |
 | Social media wings give candidates ‘mass’ appealTeams come up with creative poll-related content to woo voters |
 | China summons tech giants over 'deep fakes', internet securityIn 2019, China issued rules banning online video and audio providers from using artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality technologies. |
