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US intelligence agencies concluded that Russia ran an interference operation of hacking political party computers.

Foreign efforts to influence 2018 US elections on Twitter 'limited'

Most disinformation around the elections originated inside the United States, the company said.

01 Feb 2019 12:26 PM

Asked about Demedyuk’s remarks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “Russian state structures have never interfered, and are not interfering, in the internal affairs of other countries.”

Ukraine sees surge in cyber attacks targeting election

Ten weeks before the elections, hackers were also buying personal details of election officials.

26 Jan 2019 12:11 PM

The shutdown, the longest-ever in US history, is a result of the bitter political divide over border security (Photo:File)

Trump to make 'major' announcement on shutdown, border issue

US President Donald Trump has said he will make a major announcement on Saturday.

19 Jan 2019 8:28 AM

Buying Facebook ads can widen the audience for such material, but some of those influence efforts may violate election rules and the company’s policies. (Photo: AP)

Facebook brings stricter ads rules to India ahead of general election

Facebook since 2016 has become a means for politicians and their adversaries to distribute fake news and other propaganda.

17 Jan 2019 10:36 AM

A preliminary analysis showed the data had been obtained through “wrongful use of log-in information for cloud services, email accounts or social networks”, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said in a statement.

German politicians' data published online in massive breach

The ministry said it remained unclear if the breach was the result of a hack or a leak.

05 Jan 2019 9:37 AM

The next GST council meeting is scheduled in January where a new composition scheme will be framed for small services providers.

GST rates may get political tinge in election year

The GST council’s fitment committee would take a final decision with all states on board.

31 Dec 2018 11:03 AM

Govt ups spending ahead of national polls and an expanding economy takes centre stage on the back of growth in manufacturing and services industries. (Photo: File)

Indian stocks may enjoy strong bounce in 2019 elections, farmers hold key

Nifty is set to post its worst annual return in the past three years as a series of electoral defeats of the BJP.

28 Dec 2018 11:36 AM

Common Ground would have altered News Feed rankings to boost posts that were commented, liked or shared by people across different political ideologies. It would have also downplayed comments that led to vitriolic discussions.

Fear of bias allegations: Facebook drops feature for political discussions

The company scrapped its development after global policy chief Joel Kaplan raised objections.

24 Dec 2018 4:21 PM

It also took down six accounts as they, along with the pages, were found “engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour”. One of the accounts had 11,900 followers.

Facebook, Twitter remove fake news sites in Bangladesh ahead of election

Bangladesh’s interior minister, Assaduzzaman Khan, said action would be taken against the fake accounts.

22 Dec 2018 10:42 AM

Only about 17 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds voted in the previous congressional elections in 2014.

Social media, tech firms use sites to urge US citizens to vote

The involvement of sites that appeal to younger users is encouraging to some democracy advocates.

03 Nov 2018 10:44 AM

Facebook said RFA created pages using fake accounts or multiple accounts with the same names. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Facebook shuts accounts of marketing group in Brazil election

The newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo said RFA was the main network of support for Jair Bolsonaro on the internet.

23 Oct 2018 8:18 AM

WhatsApp has more than 120 million users in Brazil, a country of nearly 210 million.

Facebook's WhatsApp flooded with fake news in Brazil election

Facebook has touted efforts to crack down on misinformation on its main platform ahead of the Oct. 28 presidential run-off.

22 Oct 2018 7:39 AM

Describing the polls as a "malicious American conspiracy", Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the militants would pull no punches to disrupt the long-delayed ballot scheduled for October 20. (Representational Image)

Taliban vow to attack Afghan security forces during elections

Latest declaration comes just days before the parliamentary election, which is seen as a crucial dry run for next year's presidential vote.

08 Oct 2018 3:00 PM

National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah addresses during ‘Think Federal Conclave’ panel discussions on ‘Federalism and Autonomy: Towards a peaceful Future of J&K’, in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Congress key to anti-BJP alliance, says Omar Abdullah

Hails Sonia’s leadership, sounds hopeful of Opp. front for 2019.

29 Jul 2018 5:33 AM

'Dear Rahul Gandhi, we do not know how many times irony dies when a failed dynast like you gives marks to a performing government. Here is a compilation of all the glories you have brought to your party,' the BJP said in a tweet. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

BJP calls Rahul 'failed dynast'; cites political drubbing under his leadership

BJP tagged visual recording of the poll losses of Congress since Gandhi was elevated as the party president in 2017.

27 May 2018 1:28 PM

Congress will come to power if no BJP-Sena alliance

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has taken strong stand against forming an alliance with BJP for elections.

27 May 2018 4:47 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is felicitated by BJP leaders Shivraj Singh Chouhan (from left), Nitin Gadkari, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Tuesday.(Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

PM Modi magic works again

PM says win extraordinary, Shah calls it a step to Cong-mukt Bharat.

16 May 2018 2:30 AM

The alleged breach of Tennessee’s state website had not been previously reported. (Representative Photo: Pixabay)

Arizona election database targeted in 2016 by criminals, not Russia: Reports

US officials have repeatedly said publicly that at least 21 of the 50 states had experienced initial probing from Russian hackers in 2016.

09 Apr 2018 11:59 AM

The government has issued notice to Facebook on Wednesday seeking information over the alleged data leak. (Photo: AFP/File)

Did CA misuse personal data of Indian voters: Govt seeks Facebook reply by Apr 7

Earlier, the government had issued a notice to Cambridge Analytica on March 23 seeking details relating to breach of data from Facebook.

28 Mar 2018 7:34 PM

Former Cambridge Analytica employee Chris Wylie said that the company obtained information from 50 million Facebook users.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg slammed by UK, US lawmakers

A British lawmaker accused Facebook of misleading officials by downplaying the risk of users' data being shared without their consent.

19 Mar 2018 8:52 AM

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