YouTuber, booked for posting ‘fake videos’ of ‘attacks’ on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu, joins BJP


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Scroll.in— ‘I could be released from jail only because of them [BJP],’ Manish Kashyap said.

Scroll.in—Outrage online as BJP Karnataka posts video ‘demonising’ Muslims. On Sunday, Congress filed a complaint against Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, alleging that the video violated the poll code.

TechSpot—YouTube is experimenting with showing ads when you pause a video. Philipp Schindler, Google SVP and chief business officer, said during the company's most recent earnings call that early testing in Q1 exhibited "strong traction." The executive added that pause ads are "commanding premium pricing from advertisers" and "driving strong brand lift results," likely suggesting a wider rollout could be justRead Entire Article

The Indian Express—Maharashtra to take action against deep fake videos, other malpractices. The state government on Friday announced that in view of the “proliferation” of deep fake videos, photos, and other content during the Lok Sabha elections, it will take stringent action to combat these malpractices and will investigate such incidents through the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The state government has issued directives to the Director General of Police to tackle the spread of such content via social media and digital platforms. “Deep fakes, which utilise sophisticated...