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Facebook launches India-specific tools to boost election engagement
In the wake of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Facebook has launched two new India-specific -tools to boost civic engagement on its platform — Candidate Connect and Share You Voted. The first feature ‘Candidate Connect’ allows people to see short 20 second videos uploaded by candidates and cross compare them with what other candidates have ..
Topics: Elections in India • Facebook • Operating systems • Software • World Wide Web
Ministry of Finance starts ‘Know Your Budget’ on Twitter to educate general public about budgetary process
The Union Ministry of Finance has started ‘Know Your Budget’ fortnight series on its Twitter handle to educate general public about the budgetary process. The series would explain the importance of Union Budget and its making, and would continue for about a fortnight. In the first series of tweets, the Ministry explained the terms – ..
Topics: Australian federal budget • Budget • Computer architecture • Estimates • Operating systems • Software • Twitter • Union budget of India
Union Government launches Web- Wonder Women Campaign
On 9th January, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has launched an online campaign, ‘#www : Web- WonderWomen’. The purpose of the campaign is to discover and celebrate the exceptional achievements of women, who have been driving positive agenda of social change via social media. The Ministry in collaboration with Twitter India ..
Topics: Breakthrough • Computer architecture • Ministry of Women and Child Development • Operating systems • Software • Twitter • Women in India
Turkmenistan launchs its first messaging app ‘BizBarde’
The repressive central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has recently launched its first messaging app ‘BizBarde’, which will allow the exchange of messages, files, photos and videos. Here, the likes of Facebook and Whatsapp are banned. It is one of the world’s most isolated regimes where Western services including Twitter and Viber, along with popular Russian ..
Topics: Instant messaging • Internet censorship in Ukraine • Messaging apps • Operating systems • Social media • Social networking services • Software • Universal Windows Platform apps • Viber • VK • WhatsApp • World Wide Web
Twitter handle @CyberDost launched by Union Government to spread awareness about cyber crimes
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has launched a Twitter account to spread awareness about cyber crimes and normal precautions to be taken. The Twitter handles – @CyberDost – is aimed at enhancing people’s basic knowledge about cyber crimes and precautions to be taken for prevention.
Topics: Computing • Cybercrime • Cyberwarfare • Operating systems • Software • South of Market, San Francisco • Text messaging • Twitter