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India: How is Facebook helping the BJP? a series of reports by The Reporters’ Collective

17 March 2022

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Part 1: A Reliance firm is running divisive ads favouring BJP on facebook https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/3/14/how-a-reliance-funded-company-boosts-bjps-campaigns-on-facebook

Part 2: It’s not the only firm covertly pushing the BJP. There are many others https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/3/15/inside-facebook-and-bjps-world-of-ghost-advertisers

Part 3: Facebook is actually charging a lower rate for the BJP than for parties like the Congress https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/3/16/facebook-charged-bjp-lower-rates-for-india-polls-ads-than-others

Part 4: What helps India’s BJP get lower Facebook rates? Divisive content https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/3/17/facebook-algorithm-favours-polarising-politics-helps-bjp