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May 6, 2021
Death, sickness, and helplessness have become the ‘new normal’ that Indians are being forced to live with as they witness the collapse of an already inadequate health care system and the failure of its political system that was caught napping on the uptick of cases, which showed an upward trend as far back as February.
For many families, who have been left to their own devices, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are now being used to search for hospital beds, oxygen cylinders and medications for loved ones. These platforms have become the ‘Covid-19 helplines’ for most Indians. Ironically, instead of helping its citizens in their hour of need, the BJP-led government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is busy trying “to control the narrative” on social media sites like Twitter by asking the company to take down tweets that are critical of its handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
Incredible India tourism ad runs next to Delhi s crematorium article on CNN Details 04 May 2021
India s Ministry of Tourism has been caught in a difficult position when one of its Incredible India ads ended up next to a CNN news article about heartbreaking scenes in New Delhi s crematorium and hospitals. According to the screenshot sent to
MARKETING-INTERACTIVE by readers, the tourism ad read Explore Incredible India .
This comes as the country was recently swept by a second wave of COVID-19, bringing the death toll to more than 200,000. A CNN spokesperson told
MARKETING-INTERACTIVE that this was an isolated and regrettable ad placement which was quickly fixed and the campaign has since been paused. While CNN has brand safety tools to ensure that ads do not run alongside or within inappropriate content of articles and videos,