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Friday, February 6, 2026
TopicPolitical advertisements

Topic: Political advertisements

News channels smiling their way to the bank with Modi-Yogi ads. It’s ‘Modi ki Guarantee’

You do wonder why the BJP is making such a splash when the election tide already seems to be in its favour. If the return of Modi is imminent, why this flood of advertisements?

Al Jazeera claims FB ran ‘surrogate ads’ to help BJP in 2019. Jio-funded news site denies link

Facebook has refuted the allegations, stating that there are teams focused on taking down such ads, and that its policies are applied uniformly, irrespective of political positions.

Facebook, Instagram to soon give users the option to see fewer political ads

Facebook, however, did not announce major changes or restrictions to the ad-targeting tools available to political campaigns, and will continue to not fact-check posts from politicians.

Facebook’s new ad policy, exempting politicians from fact-checks, is a bad idea

While Facebook opens itself to accusations of political bias by taking down ads, it needs to find new ways to reduce falsehoods that could undermine the democratic process.

On Camera

Let me explain the K-drama addiction. I, too, am an addict

The three Ghaziabad sisters were lonely. None of them had gone to school after the Covid-19 pandemic. K-dramas offered them solace.

Late-stage startups in Karnataka feel funding winter as overall investments decline 28%

Tech startups raised $3.8 bn in 2025, down 28% y-o-y, driven by sharp contraction in late-stage funding even as early-stage investments showed resilience, according to Traxcn.

Tejas MK 1A to fly with IAF latest only by June-July this year. Here’s why

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is yet to deliver two of the remaining order of 8 Tejas trainer aircraft as well, an order that was placed in 2010.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.