Bhubaneswar, May 2 -- A special cell of Odisha Police has blocked at least 292 offensive posts from different social media platforms ahead of the General Elections 2024. The designated monitoring cell was earlier constituted on the orders of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

According to an official source, the offensive posts were related to General Elections 2024, which were posted by supporters of various political parties and other groups on social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and 'X' (formerly Twitter).

The special cell has been created for social media monitoring in CID-CB. IG of Police, CID-CB has been designated as the nodal officer of this cell for the upcoming elections.

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