Tech firms are helping BJP use WhatsApp for propaganda

Here's how. No Images? Click here     How The BJP Automated Political Propaganda On WhatsApp The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been using a Jaipur-based private company, Sarv Webs Pvt Ltd, to push political propaganda through mass-messages on WhatsApp, HuffPost India can confirm. This could be a violation of Indian election norms, although lawyers say it is a grey area. While newspapers have previously reported on WhatsApp groups run by BJP “volunteers”, HuffPost India can establish that the party is also using paid private vendors to run its social channels. This has allowed the BJP to run covert, highly targeted campaigns aimed at specific groups, sliding into the inboxes of voters hours before they step out to vote. READ MORE In case you missed it… Raid At Kanimozhi's House In Tuticorin Yields Nothing, DMK Hits Out At Modi Elections 2019: In Kerala, BJP Is Winning In Hate Speech How To Check Candidates From Your Constituency     New to this email? You can sign up here. You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard. ©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost India. Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Unsubscribe