As India prepares to hold the world's largest election, Facebook is struggling to cope with a flood of false information and hate speech on its platform https://t.co/0HeH4XVqPY

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 2, 2019

Facebook took down misleading pages and accounts linked to Congress Party and Silver Touch, a BJP contractor, in India. But Facebook failed to note the BJP connection, even though the BJP pages were far more influential than the Congress ones. https://t.co/c7Q1me2Y5v

— Vindu Goel (@vindugoel) April 1, 2019

Facebook has removed more than 800 political pages stirring religious division and pushing propaganda before India's elections – cool and normal that this is now par for Facebook! https://t.co/IVzHCuSIbl

— Mark Di Stefano ?? (@MarkDiStef) April 1, 2019

"[A]ll the major Indian parties have sophisticated disinformation strategies, which include posting false and manipulated photos and videos...coordinating posts across a network of paid acolytes and volunteers." https://t.co/sc8VM2Ogck

— profdeibert (@RonDeibert) April 2, 2019

In India, @Facebook discovers & kills "Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior" and spam from Pakistan linked accounts, as well as Indian people/firms seemingly pushing both ⁦@INCIndia⁩ and ⁦@BJP4India⁩ propaganda against each other, ahead of election https://t.co/VcFH2W3slo

— Raju Narisetti (@raju) April 2, 2019

#BREAK Facebook removes accounts linked the Pakistani military and another set of accounts linked to India’s main opposition party. Millions of followers. https://t.co/HpV1DBbncF

— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) April 1, 2019

“I’ve never seen anything like this before — the scale of fake content circulating on one story,” said one Facebook official. And that was BEFORE the election! Can Facebook keep up? https://t.co/EoP9vhDIJQ via ⁦@nytimestech⁩

— Vindu Goel (@vindugoel) April 2, 2019

Facebook and Instagram removed over 800 political pages, accounts, and groups in India and Pakistan for spreading misinformation, propaganda, spam, and posts dividing people along religious lines https://t.co/vRe9OQP9u9

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 2, 2019

India begins voting in two weeks, and Facebook is already struggling to cope with the blitz of disinformation and hate speech flooding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. It will only get worse. https://t.co/EoP9vhDIJQ via ⁦@nytimes⁩

— Vindu Goel (@vindugoel) April 1, 2019

However, interesting to note that while the 687 pages linked with the Indian National Congress advertised posts worth $39,000, the Silver Touch IT firm with the ruling BJP connection spent $70,000 in advertisements for just 15 pages. https://t.co/L9xSxGdiub

— Umer Ali (@IamUmer1) April 1, 2019

A recurring theme in Western media coverage of India's elections this year is the malign impact on voters of technology and social media. We've come a long way from booth-capturing, baby! https://t.co/go9SSzDVaA

— Tunku Varadarajan (@tunkuv) April 2, 2019

When you look back over the past 3/4 years, with Brexit and Trump, etc., it's hard not to argue that Facebook is anything else but a massive threat to democracy, public health and privacy. And the levels of disinformation around the Indian elections via FB are astonishing. https://t.co/AmBsmy5l9b

— Simon Clancy (@SiClancy) April 2, 2019

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war https://t.co/1I1CKd12Uu

— Tim Maurer (@maurertim) April 2, 2019

Across the globe Facebook and Twitter platforms are being turned into online battlefields, and in South Asia these social networks themselves are getting caught in the cross-fire of the India-Pakistan information war.

https://t.co/YTSbC46m79

— Drazen Jorgic (@Draz_DJ) April 2, 2019

Pakistani social media campaigner Hanzala Tayyab @officialhanzala leads about 300 ultra-nationalist cyber warriors fighting an internet war... https://t.co/a0PDVLAiHZ

— Salman Khan सलमान खान ?️‍? (@ImGreenGuru) April 2, 2019

"Pakistani social media campaigner Hanzala Tayyab leads about 300 ultra-nationalist cyber warriors fighting an internet war with arch-foe India, in a battle that is increasingly sucking in global tech giants such as Twitter and Facebook", says Reuters.https://t.co/SLiC8ITDSO pic.twitter.com/ft3KZx3XVh

— VOA DEEWA (@voadeewa) April 2, 2019

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war

Some good reporting by @Draz_DJ here. https://t.co/QVUdzE3LTD

— Umer Ali (@IamUmer1) April 2, 2019

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war https://t.co/Ngo0Z92YsR by @Draz_DJ @AlasdairPal

— Reuters Afghanistan & Pakistan (@ReutersPakistan) April 2, 2019

Facebook has removed more than 800 political pages stirring religious division and pushing propaganda before India's elections – cool and normal that this is now par for Facebook! https://t.co/IVzHCuSIbl

— Mark Di Stefano ?? (@MarkDiStef) April 1, 2019

Facebook Removed Hundreds Of Indian And Pakistani Political Pages For Spreading Bad Information Before India's Elections https://t.co/CHZW2qAOc4 via @PranavDixit

— Maria Elena Salinas (@MariaESalinas) April 2, 2019

Will @TwitterIndia learn from @facebook and take action Congress IT cells linked handles that peddle #FakeNews and increase tweet visibility of @RahulGandhi?#CongressFakesItOnFB https://t.co/r6XvNFgxnf

— Ravi Kant ? रवि कांत (@LegalKant) April 1, 2019

This crackdown was long overdue... Well done #Facebook !!! Any account, person or page linked to any political entity which tends to spread #Misinformation or #FakeNews should be eliminated from #SocialMedia. https://t.co/jKxXqgEem2

— Balpreet Singh ਬਲਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ (@BalpreetS) April 1, 2019

“We don’t want our services to be used to manipulate people," Facebook wrote in a blog post.https://t.co/ajBefkMtT2

— BuzzFeed India (@BuzzFeedIndia) April 1, 2019

In India Election, False Posts and Hate Speech "Flummox" @Facebook https://t.co/mHlRvn3n4S via @nytimes

— Raju Narisetti (@raju) April 2, 2019

“I’ve never seen anything like this before — the scale of fake content circulating on one story,” said one Facebook official. And that was BEFORE the election! Can Facebook keep up? https://t.co/EoP9vhDIJQ via ⁦@nytimestech⁩

— Vindu Goel (@vindugoel) April 2, 2019

As India Votes, False Posts and Hate Speech Flummox Facebook https://t.co/MfZo0Qd90N @jchitchen @Fromagehomme @JFisherBham

— Hassan Idayat (@HassanIdayat) April 1, 2019

"[A]ll the major Indian parties have sophisticated disinformation strategies, which include posting false and manipulated photos and videos...coordinating posts across a network of paid acolytes and volunteers." https://t.co/sc8VM2Ogck

— profdeibert (@RonDeibert) April 2, 2019

A recurring theme in Western media coverage of India's elections this year is the malign impact on voters of technology and social media. We've come a long way from booth-capturing, baby! https://t.co/go9SSzDVaA

— Tunku Varadarajan (@tunkuv) April 2, 2019

Facebook Confronts Fake Content Deluge Ahead of India Elections:
“I’ve never seen anything like this before — the scale of fake content circulating on one story,” via @vindugoel @sheeraf https://t.co/cIebG6xz8C

— CeciliaKang (@ceciliakang) April 1, 2019

India begins voting in two weeks, and Facebook is already struggling to cope with the blitz of disinformation and hate speech flooding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. It will only get worse. https://t.co/EoP9vhDIJQ via ⁦@nytimes⁩

— Vindu Goel (@vindugoel) April 1, 2019

"'I've never seen anything like this before--the scale of fake content circulating on one story.'" https://t.co/Xh5QC7PEMf

— Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman) April 2, 2019

When it comes to curbing disinformation and fake news, “India is one of Facebook’s most important electoral tests this year.” #IndiaVotes https://t.co/lmxig5vKhm

— Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) April 2, 2019

After #pulwama, a flood of misinformation from both India and Pakistan flooded social media, with a Facebook official saying he'd never seen anything like it. It was a major test for Facebook ahead of Indian elections. By @vindugoel + @sheeraf https://t.co/74dky5BxpM

— Maria Abi-Habib (@Abihabib) April 2, 2019

”In India Election, False Posts and Hate Speech Flummox Facebook” @vindugoel @sheeraf https://t.co/LjzJM56s2X

— ?????? ????? (@AyresAlyssa) April 2, 2019

“The Indian elections in 2019 are an important test case for how they get 2020 right, and how they get elections right everywhere going forward,” said one think tank.
https://t.co/GWQW8HC9u6

— Vindu Goel (@vindugoel) April 2, 2019

Reading: Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war@Reuters https://t.co/jRpiYLVwKh

— ASPI (@AsiaPolicy) April 2, 2019

ICYMI. Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war https://t.co/Ngo0Z8LnBj by @Draz_DJ @AlasdairPal

— Reuters Afghanistan & Pakistan (@ReutersPakistan) April 3, 2019

Facebook's #Misinformation Problem Is Only Getting More Complicated https://t.co/O5mk1LQDln #Socialmedia pic.twitter.com/IVkNQDGy6d

— Reg Saddler (@zaibatsu) April 2, 2019

Facebook witnesses unprecedented burst of fake news in India. Now what's it going to do, election time? https://t.co/ESKAo8BQ1S

— Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) April 3, 2019

As Facebook in India struggles in its effort to contain fake, hateful, and inflammatory posts, it's worth asking: why should Facebook prioritize reaping large profits in India before it's prepared to address the social costs of its platform there. https://t.co/VSBTm9ONWJ

— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) April 2, 2019

The flood of fake posts gave Facebook a taste of what is to come as India prepares for the world’s biggest election.https://t.co/DggPdcMHxz

— Mujib Mashal (@MujMash) April 3, 2019

I don't believe FB. they allow hate speech because hate is a glue that builds engagement ...FB lets it pass because it is profits. They are flumoxed by it because they are figuring out how to earn brownie points & profits at the same time

https://t.co/Fwsy8ULE4b

— Harini Calamur (@calamur) April 3, 2019

Facebook witnesses unprecedented burst of fake news in India. Now what's it going to do, election time? https://t.co/6ccDLUeB7C

— Aviator Anil Chopra (@Chopsyturvey) April 3, 2019

In India Election, False Posts and Hate Speech Flummox Facebook https://t.co/PBe3AXGy1D

— Rafiq Copeland (@RafiqCopeland) April 2, 2019

有権者およそ９億人の選挙を控えたインド、テレビゲームの動画が実際の空爆動画のように拡散されるなど超カオスになっている模様。インドのFacebookでフェイクニュース対策を担うTrushar Barot氏も「ここまで拡散される状況は初めて」とhttps://t.co/DoUSnOw0GP

— Haruka Mukai? (@m___hal) April 3, 2019

Facebook faces a major test in India with fake content, hate speech and disinformation flooding the platform in multiple languages with 340 million users amid upcoming elections in the world's largest democracy. https://t.co/RVZ5bHKX4M

— Alan C. Miller (@alanmillerNLP) April 2, 2019

Lots of good stuff coming on India's social media election

.@vindugoel — "as campaigning goes into high gear, Facebook is already struggling to cope with the disinformation and hate speech on its core social network and on WhatsApp."https://t.co/zfR1QgxntM

— james crabtree (@jamescrabtree) April 2, 2019

“The Indian elections in 2019 are an important test case for how Facebook gets 2020 right, and how they get elections right everywhere going forward.”
by @vindugoel @sheerafhttps://t.co/ezTBDCPeNZ

— Pui-Wing Tam (@puiwingtam) April 1, 2019