Sharp rise in Hinduphobia on social media and other messaging platforms, claims US university report
2 years, 8 months ago

Sharp rise in Hinduphobia on social media and other messaging platforms, claims US university report

Firstpost  

The analysis follows a series of reports that NCRI and Rutgers Centers have released since 2020 that examine the use of conspiracy theories and social media networks to instigate widespread, real-world violence Hate speech directed towards the Hindu community has increased significantly across social media platforms, Rutgers University said in its latest report. NCRI’s latest paper on “Anti-Hindu Disinformation: A Case Study of Hinduphobia on Social Media.” was released today on KQED/NPR Rutgers Press Release:https://t.co/BXld0kRBJc KQED report:https://t.co/9pyh27Iv1B A 🧵 on our findings:@prasiddhaa_ @parthparihar @rachaelmyrow — Network Contagion Research Institute July 13, 2022 The report titled: ‘Anti-Hindu Disinformation: A Case Study of Hinduphobia on Social Media’ talks about the patterns in which hate against the Hindu community is being spread. Members of the Network Contagion Lab at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, found evidence of a sharp rise and evolving patterns of hate speech directed toward the Hindu community across numerous social media platforms, according to the report. Our prior work has shown a correlation between the intensity of hate messaging over social media and the eruption of real-world acts of violence.” “Our hope is that the report serves as a timely warning before the hate messaging leads to real-world violence,” said Denver Riggleman, former U.S. congressman and Miller Center Research fellow and visiting scholar.

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Battling India’s infodemic: Why we urgently need a comprehensive law to counter fake news
1 week, 3 days ago

Battling India’s infodemic: Why we urgently need a comprehensive law to counter fake news

New Indian Express  

In the present era of instant information, differentiating truth from lies is becoming harder. Despite facing a severe global disinformation crisis, India still lacks a robust legal framework to effectively combat fake news. France and Germany have enacted strict laws that mandate social media platforms to remove fake news within 24 hours or face hefty fines. India’s closest attempt at …

Harassment, plaints and mass campaign: Online hate battle takes new shape
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Harassment, plaints and mass campaign: Online hate battle takes new shape

India Today  

Indian social media has long been a battleground where extremists ridicule the religious beliefs of others, often countering hate with more hate. One of the most-active members of ‘Team Muslim’ recently posted personal details of two targets – their names ending with Thakur and Rajput – for alleged hate speech. TRAINING YOUNG RECRUITS India Today's Open-Source Intelligence team found an …

Hatred thrives in forgetfulness of a country’s past
1 month, 1 week ago

Hatred thrives in forgetfulness of a country’s past

Live Mint  

Humans tend to forget history’s harsh lessons quickly. The sentence served last week on Sajjan Kumar, a former Congress leader from Delhi, has not only revived memories of the dark days of the riots of 1984 in the wake of the assassination of Indira Gandhi but also forced us to reflect on our present-day world that reeks of hate. Kumar …

Hate speech on X spiked in the months after Elon Musk's purchase, study finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Hate speech on X spiked in the months after Elon Musk's purchase, study finds

The Hindu  

Hate speech on the social media platform 'X' spiked by almost 50% in the months following Elon Musk’s purchase, compared to the months prior, a new analysis has shown. The findings, published in the journal PLOS One, provide supporting evidence, while also pointing out trends in hate speech and bot accounts throughout Mr. Musk's tenure. Analysing hate speech in the …

Big Tech’s Role in Spreading Hate Speech in India Is a Lesson for the World
1 month, 1 week ago

Big Tech’s Role in Spreading Hate Speech in India Is a Lesson for the World

The Quint  

In several of these instances, the people being targeted were Muslims, as evidenced by their responses to being asked their names on camera in the videos posted by the vigilantes. For instance, Instagram’s community guidelines claim that the platform removes content that “contains credible threats or hateful conduct” or “targets private individuals to degrade or shame them”. The guidelines also …

Hate speech on ‘staggering’ rise in Modi’s India, report finds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hate speech on ‘staggering’ rise in Modi’s India, report finds

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — India’s religious minorities have faced a “staggering” rise in hate speech over the past year, including from top leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report released Monday. “Hate speech in India in 2024 followed an alarming trajectory, deeply intertwined with the ideological ambitions of the ruling Bharatiya …

Vidyalankar Institute team on top in Mumbai leg of HT Centennial Debate
2 months ago

Vidyalankar Institute team on top in Mumbai leg of HT Centennial Debate

Hindustan Times  

Twenty-four of Mumbai’s best higher education institutions battled it out on Wednesday morning in the second regional leg of the Hindustan Times centennial debate. Held at the Jio World Convention Centre, the four-hour-long event saw the city’s brightest young minds engage in a battle of wits and knowledge on the topic – “the social media generation is more lost than …

J&K: 6 held for inciting sectarian unrest
2 months, 1 week ago

J&K: 6 held for inciting sectarian unrest

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Amid public outrage over using of ostensible unsavoury words against the first three caliphs of Islam in a stanza by a Shia zakir, the Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested six persons and charged them with inciting sectarian unrest. Meanwhile, both Shia and Sunni religious leaders and organisations have strongly condemned the “provocative act” and appealed to the people …

Hinduphobia Tracker – A database of Anti-Hindu Hate Crimes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hinduphobia Tracker – A database of Anti-Hindu Hate Crimes

Op India  

To document the incidents of hate crimes against Hindus in India and abroad, a Hinduphobia Tracker has been launched. The Hinduphobia Tracker has published a database of religiously motivated hate crimes against Hindus, with an accompanying explanation for each case as to what makes the case a hate crime, driven by religious animosity. Hate Crimes against women in relationships and …

Hate speech against Jews surges more than a third after Oct 7 attacks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hate speech against Jews surges more than a third after Oct 7 attacks

The Telegraph  

Hate speech targeting Jewish people on social media surged by more than a third in the year following Israel’s military response to the Hamas October 7 attacks, a report has found. Analysis of social media platforms such as X, TikTok and Facebook, showed an 86 per cent surge in posts attacking Jews in the first three weeks after Oct 7. …

Anti-India narrative on social media: Why it’s time for government to counter online negativity
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Anti-India narrative on social media: Why it’s time for government to counter online negativity

Firstpost  

A wave of anti-India sentiment is flooding social media, distorting our global image. India can no longer afford silence and has to reclaim its narrative on the world stage Lately, social media has evolved into a platform where global narratives are created, shaped, and spread at turbo speed. A recent example is the “What’s wrong with India?” campaign on social …

Musk ‘one of the most dangerous men on the planet’, says Yousaf
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Musk ‘one of the most dangerous men on the planet’, says Yousaf

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He is accountable to nobody, …

Swinney: Social media giants must crack down on ‘dangerous’ disinformation
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Swinney: Social media giants must crack down on ‘dangerous’ disinformation

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy John Swinney has urged social media giants to …

California Civil Rights Department reveals over 23% cases of hate crimes reported through its 'CA Vs Hate'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

California Civil Rights Department reveals over 23% cases of hate crimes reported through its 'CA Vs Hate'

Op India  

Amid attempts to label Hinduphobia in the US as a ‘Hindu nationalist construct’, the Civil Rights Department of the State of California has revealed that over 23% of reported religiously motivated incidents of hate were directed towards the Hindu community. The revelations were made on 20th May based on data collected from a state-wide multilingual hotline named ‘CA Vs Hate.’ …

Can classrooms counter hate speech in the age of social media?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Can classrooms counter hate speech in the age of social media?

The Hindu  

The definition of the word ‘classroom’ has evolved significantly over the last few years. Hate speech is clearly one such area where a classroom needs to be proactive enough to dispel misconceptions, especially those going easily viral in the ongoing digital age. While a lot of misinformation exists across social media outlets, none is as deadly as those that promote …

Musk’s X asks judge to penalize nonprofit researchers tracking rise of hate speech on platform
1 year ago

Musk’s X asks judge to penalize nonprofit researchers tracking rise of hate speech on platform

Associated Press  

Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech traded arguments in court Thursday after the social media platform sued the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate for documenting the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by Elon Musk. X, formerly known as Twitter, alleges the center’s researchers violated the site’s …

Anti-Muslim hate speech on the rise in India, research group reveals
1 year ago

Anti-Muslim hate speech on the rise in India, research group reveals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In 2023, India Hate Lab documented 668 hate speech …

Hate crimes and hate speech are on the rise in India. Meet the trackers
1 year, 4 months ago

Hate crimes and hate speech are on the rise in India. Meet the trackers

LA Times  

Demonstrators hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest against hate speech in New Delhi on Dec. 27, 2021. The demonstrators became aggressive and a mob entered Muslim-dominated localities, resorting to stone-pelting, destroying shop facades and overturning handcarts.” The report came from Hindutva Watch, a Washington-based project that monitors hate speech and hate crimes against India’s religious minorities, including …

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media
1 year, 4 months ago

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media

Al Jazeera  

Social media warriors have sprung up to share their community’s views and put down the others’ in this ethnic conflict. “Before we got hackers, we had given access to our social media accounts to people outside the state … Social media has become important to tell people what is happening here,” the leader said. He told me, “I opened this …

The Israel-Hamas war reveals how social media sells you the illusion of reality
1 year, 5 months ago

The Israel-Hamas war reveals how social media sells you the illusion of reality

CNN  

New York CNN — As the Israel-Hamas war reaches the end of its first week, millions have turned to platforms including TikTok and Instagram in hopes of comprehending the brutal conflict in real time. This week, European Union officials sent warnings to TikTok, Facebook and Instagram-parent Meta, YouTube and X, highlighting reports of misleading or illegal content about the war …

Haryana violence: Massive spike in misinformation in last 2 weeks, say sources
1 year, 7 months ago

Haryana violence: Massive spike in misinformation in last 2 weeks, say sources

India Today  

The government is preparing a document on the spike in misinformation on social media for the past two weeks, which ultimately led to the communal violence in Haryana, sources told India Today. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology witnessed a massive spike in content related to the incident, which was hateful and vitriolic in nature, on social media, sources …

‘Social media played vital role’: Haryana government to scan online posts linked with Nuh violence. Top updates
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Social media played vital role’: Haryana government to scan online posts linked with Nuh violence. Top updates

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana government has formed a three-member committee to scan all social media platforms checking for posts from July 21 to 31, and further, that could have incited people leading up to the communal violence in the state's Nuh district, state's home minster Anil Vij on Wednesday told the reporters. Broken glass and debris strewn on a street as policemen …

Nuh Violence Social Media Post Monu Manesar Hindu Muslim Communal Tension Riot Twitter YouTube ABP Live English News
1 year, 7 months ago

Nuh Violence Social Media Post Monu Manesar Hindu Muslim Communal Tension Riot Twitter YouTube ABP Live English News

ABP News  

Social media could be a lot of things. Now, a day before, self-proclaimed 'gau-rakshak' Monu Manesar posted a video on social media, claiming that he would join the ‘Yatra’ and called for the participation of his followers in huge numbers. To prevent communal tensions in Nuh District & nearby areas, Gurugram District Administration urges everyone to refrain from posting content …

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hate tweets
1 year, 7 months ago

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hate tweets

Al Jazeera  

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk. A lawyer representing the social media site wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate on July 20 threatening legal action over …

Digital Disconnect: Will Threads Become The Twitter We Always Wanted?
1 year, 8 months ago

Digital Disconnect: Will Threads Become The Twitter We Always Wanted?

ABP News  

Threads is now live. Be it Twitter or even Meta’s own Facebook, the rampant issues of unwanted ads, hateful content, and paywalled features have made the overall social media experience distressing and even discouraging. Rampant Hate Posts On Twitter Only last month, the annual Social Media Safety Index from GLAAD showed that Twitter struggled to protect its users against hate …

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B
1 year, 10 months ago

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B

The Hindu  

Published : May 03, 2023 07:00 IST - 6 MINS READ In December 2004, the Delhi Police arrested Avnish Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, because someone in Kharagpur, West Bengal, tried to sell through the website video copies of two Delhi-based students having sex. Social media companies, a term left vague and expansive, need to take down content within 36 …

How hate speech and conspiracies are thriving on Elon Musk’s Twitter
1 year, 10 months ago

How hate speech and conspiracies are thriving on Elon Musk’s Twitter

The Hindu  

Recently, there have been many spelling mistakes in the tweets of Twitter users debating controversial subjects like religion, terrorism, crime, and yes, even Indian history. The word “Ola,” which refers to the Indian ride-hailing service, was used in place of “Allah.” The tweet was posted after CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter. Distortions of hate Some of the …

One billionaire owner, twice the hate: Twitter hate speech surged with Musk, study says
1 year, 10 months ago

One billionaire owner, twice the hate: Twitter hate speech surged with Musk, study says

LA Times  

In October, polarizing billionaire and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk purchased the polarizing social media platform Twitter for $44 billion, promising to change how the site operated. In various statements, most of them tweets, Musk made allusions to decreased moderation on the platform, pledging to make the site a bastion of “free speech.” In the months that followed, he implemented …

Anti-LGBTQ Hate Thrives Online, Spurs Fears Of More Violence
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-LGBTQ Hate Thrives Online, Spurs Fears Of More Violence

Huff Post  

FILE - Attendees congregate at a rally against gender-affirming care at War Memorial Plaza in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 21, 2022. Hate speech and threats of violence targeting transgender people and other LGBTQ individuals is thriving on social media and spurring fears of more violence. On Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, researchers and LGBTQ advocates have tracked an increase in hate speech …

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence

LA Times  

Attendees congregate at a rally against gender-affirming care at War Memorial Plaza in Nashville on Oct. 21. Hate speech and threats of violence targeting transgender people and other LGBTQ individuals is thriving on social media and spurring fears of more violence. On Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, researchers and LGBTQ advocates have tracked an increase in hate speech and threats of …

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter
2 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The social media platform's new owner, Elon Musk, has been trying to prove through …

Hate speech soars on Twitter despite Musk’s claim of drop in hateful posts: report
2 years, 3 months ago

Hate speech soars on Twitter despite Musk’s claim of drop in hateful posts: report

The Hindu  

Hate speech on Twitter has risen despite Elon Musk saying that hate speech impressions were down by one-third, according to a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The report also noted that despite claims from Twitter’s Head of Trust and Safety, Yoel Roth, that the platform had succeeded in reducing the number of times hate speech was visible …

Why the woes of Indian journalism affect all Indians
2 years, 3 months ago

Why the woes of Indian journalism affect all Indians

The Hindu  

The first week of November includes a day selected by the United Nations as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Though the Indian Constitution is liberal, its interpretation through legislation has been anything but; harsh omnibus laws infringe and limit liberties, violate human rights and lead to degeneracy among administration and law enforcement agents. Now, from …

Bloomberg blames Indian Twitter users for Leicester violence by falsely attributing to Rutgers University researchers, gets slammed
2 years, 4 months ago

Bloomberg blames Indian Twitter users for Leicester violence by falsely attributing to Rutgers University researchers, gets slammed

Op India  

Days after Bloomberg blamed ‘India-based Twitter accounts’ for the violence in Leicester in England’s East Midlands region, a researcher exposed how the international news agency had been misleading its readers with click-bait headlines. On November 16, Bloomberg published an article titled, “India-Based Twitter Accounts Fanned UK Unrest, Researchers Say” and claimed social media activity, originating in India, was responsible for …

Hindu diaspora under attack: The rising trends of global Hinduphobia, attacks by Islamists and propaganda
2 years, 5 months ago

Hindu diaspora under attack: The rising trends of global Hinduphobia, attacks by Islamists and propaganda

Op India  

Recent instances of targeted hate crimes against the Hindu community and its temples by Khalistani and Islamic radicals in Canada, the USA and the UK point towards the worrying trends of rising Hinduphobia in the West. This article with the help of independent reports and many recent instances of hate crimes and discrimination against the Hindu diaspora community shows the …

1000% spike in anti-Hindu hate, attacks across world: US research report
2 years, 6 months ago

1000% spike in anti-Hindu hate, attacks across world: US research report

Firstpost  

A US-based scientific research organisation has observed that there is dangerous hybridisation of hate against the Hindu community, citing the increasing attacks on them in the US country and other parts of the world Washington: There has been a 1,000 per cent rise in anti-Hindu hate and attacks on the members of the community across the world, including the US, …

Dangerous hybridisation of hate against Hindus globally, says U.S.-based research organisation
2 years, 6 months ago

Dangerous hybridisation of hate against Hindus globally, says U.S.-based research organisation

The Hindu  

There is now a dangerous hybridisation of hate against the Hindu community, a US-based scientific research organisation has said, citing the increasing attacks on them in this country and various parts of the world. @MIB_Indiapic.twitter.com/acrW3kHsTl — India in the UK September 19, 2022 “We've seen that there's been a growth of over 1,000% and anti-Hindu slurs are stoking fears of …

California 1st to make firms disclose social media policies
2 years, 6 months ago

California 1st to make firms disclose social media policies

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will impose first-of-its-kind requirements on social media companies to publish their policies for removing disturbing content including hate speech, with details on how and when they remove that content, under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. “California will not stand by as social media is weaponized to spread hate and disinformation that threaten our …

Rutgers University report serves truth about Hinduphobia, its prof Audrey Truschke adds irony
2 years, 8 months ago

Rutgers University report serves truth about Hinduphobia, its prof Audrey Truschke adds irony

Firstpost  

The study, ‘Anti-Hindu Disinformation: A Case Study of Hinduphobia on Social Media’, exposes how Islamist web networks are using white supremacist and Alt Right-inspired 4chan Pepe memes to denigrate Hindus on Telegram and other messaging services Rutgers University, the academic foothold that historian Audrey Truschke uses as its associate professor to target Hinduness and defend genocidal Islamist rulers like Aurangzeb, …

'Social Media Made Posting Hate Speech Difficult in US, Not So in India': Union Min Vaishnaw Calls for Better Self-regulation
3 years, 1 month ago

'Social Media Made Posting Hate Speech Difficult in US, Not So in India': Union Min Vaishnaw Calls for Better Self-regulation

News 18  

Social media platforms should show improvement in accountability and self-regulation, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, in an interview on Sunday. Vaishnaw said taking action for potential misuse of the platform in terms of igniting law and order situations, compromising people’s dignity is “non-negotiable”. What is the grievances redressal mechanism?” Vaishnaw responded to …

‘Trove of racial hatred’ exposed by investigation into online platforms
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Trove of racial hatred’ exposed by investigation into online platforms

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We acknowledge and want to reiterate our commitment to ensuring that Twitter doesn’t become …

Shock after leaders of several far-right Hindu groups allegedly call for genocide of minorities in India
3 years, 3 months ago

Shock after leaders of several far-right Hindu groups allegedly call for genocide of minorities in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A widely circulated video on …

'Hate Promotes Virality, Virality Increases Revenue' : Delhi Assembly Seeks Facebook Records Of Complaints About Communal Posts Prior To Riots
3 years, 4 months ago

'Hate Promotes Virality, Virality Increases Revenue' : Delhi Assembly Seeks Facebook Records Of Complaints About Communal Posts Prior To Riots

Live Law  

The Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony constituted to probe into the Delhi riots that took place in February 2020 grilled senior executives of Facebook India on Thursday for its alleged role in failing to curb provocative and inflammatory content that led to the riots. Opining that the query does not pertain to the personal data of users, Chadha …

Anti-Asian hate speech surged by 1,662% during the pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

Anti-Asian hate speech surged by 1,662% during the pandemic

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anti-Asian hate speech increased by 1,662 per cent …

India: Terror cases over social media posts on Tripura violence
3 years, 4 months ago

India: Terror cases over social media posts on Tripura violence

Al Jazeera  

Police charge more than 100 social media accounts under UAPA and other laws for posting on religious violence in the northeastern state. The social media accounts are accused of sharing “fake news” following attacks on several mosques in Tripura last month by alleged members of Hindu right-wing groups. Rahul Gandhi, leader of India’s main opposition party, the Congress, said the …

Facebook failed to curb misinformation, hate speech in India, leaked documents show
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook failed to curb misinformation, hate speech in India, leaked documents show

ABC  

Facebook has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts in India, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents obtained by US media. Key points: The leaked files show Facebook has been aware for years of hate speech on social media that was stoking violence in India In some cases, Facebook's own algorithm appeared to have "intensified" hate …

Facebook Faltered In Curbing Hateful User Content In India
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook Faltered In Curbing Hateful User Content In India

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW DELHI, India — Facebook in India has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press, even as its own employees cast doubt over the company’s motivations and interests. In the note, titled “An Indian Test User’s Descent into a Sea of Polarizing, …

Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI, India — Facebook in India has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press, even as the internet giant’s own employees cast doubt over its motivations and interests. The leaked documents include a trove of internal company reports on hate speech and misinformation in …

Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI, India — Facebook in India has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press, even as its own employees cast doubt over the company’s motivations and interests. In the note, titled “An Indian Test User’s Descent into a Sea of Polarizing, Nationalistic Messages,” the …

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