Hyderabad: Political organisations across the world keep innovating their use of social media technologies. In a report “Trend Alert: How a Cross-Platform Organization Manipulated Twitter Trends in the Indian General Election,” https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3479523 researchers from Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology revealed how a “cross-platform organisation” orchestrated nationwide Twitter trends during the 2019 general election through […]
Jacob had got transit anticipatory bail from Bombay High Court on February 17 for three weeks, so that the accused could approach the court concerned in Delhi, where the case is lodged.
Disha Ravi, who was arrested for her involvement in sharing a 'toolkit' on social media in connection with the ongoing farmers' protest, has been released from Delhi's Tihar jail.
A Delhi court on Monday sent Ravi to one-day police custody as it said she has to be confronted with other accused in the case -- Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk.
The court asked the police to file an affidavit containing its submission that it has not leaked any material relating to the investigation to the media.
The petition also seeks to restrain the media from publishing the content or extract of any alleged private chats, including those on WhatsApp, between her and third parties.
The court in its order noted the applicant (Jacob) is a permanent resident of Mumbai and the FIR is lodged in Delhi, and the relief sought by her now is only temporary.
The 21-year-old activist was arrested on Saturday from Bengaluru for being allegedly involved in sharing the "toolkit" related to the farmer's protest on social media.