The networking that the world has achieved due to social media has an alternate side to it. The reports of incidences of spamming by bots and fake accounts on Twitter have been increasing. Such accounts can help trend and spread Fake News and opinions, creating confusions and potentially, spreading rumours.[Read More…]
Tag: Propaganda
420: A day to celebrate the ‘holy smoke’
April 20 is marked by marijuana smokers as 420 day. 420 day is an unofficial celebration dedicated to the ‘holy smoke’ all across the globe. People symbolically celebrate the day to highlight the need of decriminalising marijuana and to promote the counter culture. What is 420? In late 1970s, Waldo[Read More…]
French video game lets you play as far-left presidential candidate
France’s far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon’s supporters have released a campaign ad-video game, Fiscal Combat, which allows the gamer to roam the streets and shake down France’s excessively wealthy elite to build a more egalitarian system for the country. The game is a pun on the popular video game Mortal[Read More…]