2020 US elections
Indranil Banerjie | Are America’s days over as world’s moral arbiter?
The bitter and highly polarised November 2020 election was watched with disbelief and distaste across the world
B-wood celebrates US election results
The Biden–Harris victory in the 2020 presidential elections has brought cheer to many in tinseltown
Amid new dawn in the US, India may now have to work differently
Most Indians may not know that in April India was earmarked as a “Country of Particular Concern” by the USCIRF
Meghan, the first Royal to vote
cast her vote early via mail-in ballot
YouTube adds information panels to videos to give voters reliable info ahead of US election
As most voters take to voting by post amid the pandemic, YouTube has put out videos on Mail-in Voting to combat posts spreading falsehoods.
Facebook launches information centres to get people to vote to make up for its role in 2016
Facebook is seeking to show that it is no longer a means of massive disinformation as it was ahead of major votes in 2016.
US government not upfront about hackers targeting elections, so Congress relies on tech firms for alerts
With the Trump administration blocking what Congress learns about election threats, private companies are called upon to fill the breach.
Facebook not doing enough to stop election manipulation, says fired employee
She said she found multiple blatant attempts by foreign national governments to abuse the platform on vast scales to mislead the citizenry.
Microsoft warns of Russia, China hackers' attempts to influence US elections
Foreign activity groups have stepped up efforts targeting the election as had been anticipated, Microsoft corporate vice president Tom Burt.
Team Trump sticks to polarising, manipulative content on social media ahead of election
The open use of digitally-altered images by Trump and other candidates in 2020 has tech giants worried.