Facebook-parent Meta said it will be activating its Elections Operations Center to watch out for potential abuses that could emerge across the platform related to state elections

Political and tech disputes, women's choices and a murder most foul kept the Delhi High Court busy in 2022. The court, which issued a divided decision on criminalising marital rape and let the parties appeal to the Supreme Court, also posed some probing questions about the Centre's contentious Agnipath scheme for enlisting people in the armed services.

Twitter handle of the Government of Uttar Pradesh (@UPGovt) and Twitter handle operated by the information department (@InfoUPFactCheck) were hacked for a brief period. Both the accounts have now been restored.

West Bengal recorded the highest number of recorded cases against fake news on social media in 2021, accounting for about one-fourth of the total such cases across the country, according to NCRB data.