Lok Sabha Elections: Twitter plans to liaise with EC, boost hiring in India

1. Lok Sabha Elections: Twitter plans to liaise with EC, boost hiring in India India has stepped up scrutiny of social media firms to curb the propagation of so-called fake news Twitter Inc intends to help procuring in India and delegate an officer to liaise with the Election Commission (EC), a senior official said on Tuesday, reacting to worries about political abuse of web based life in front of the current year's general races. Talking multi day after an Indian parliamentary board of trustees advised the organization to connect more with the Election

2. Commission to help guarantee a free and reasonable vote, Twitter's worldwide head of open arrangement, Colin Crowell, revealed to Reuters the decision was a best need for the organization. Crowell said he had told the board that "we will absolutely have a procedure and instrument set up to address issues that will emerge amid the race time frame". The organization was set up to meet a demand to employ an officer to liaise with the Election Commission, he said in a meeting. India, which has one of the world's greatest Internet markets, has ventured up investigation of web based life firms to control the spread of supposed phony news and anticipate remote obstruction in the decision, which is expected by May and in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking for a second term. Twitter is likewise during the time spent employing a nation head for India, Crowell stated, declining to give a particular course of events. Twitter's previous India head, Taranjeet Singh, ventured down before the end of last year and another official is right now filling in as the between time head of neighborhood activities. Considering India an "unbelievably vital" showcase, Crowell said the organization would contribute "both in work force and in the stage, especially on the grounds that we have this essential race coming up here". He didn't intricate. Continue Reading