Operation Blue Virus

IN Media Watch Briefs | 29/11/2013

Cobrapost's sting Operation Blue Virus reveals that with the help of IT companies, that provide customised online reputation management services for a fee, politicians boost their popularity and malign their opponents. If the claims of the companies exposed are to be believed, among political parties, BJP is at the forefront in social media campaign, so is its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, with scores of companies working overtime for him.

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