Social Media Dhule lynching: Maharashtra CM for stronger measures by social media platforms to check rumoursBy Loknath DasJuly 8, 20180 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said it was “very sad” that five people lost their lives in Dhule district…
Social Media When social media rumours on child abduction trigger mob lynchingsBy Loknath DasJune 28, 20180 Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, Karbi Anglong in Assam, and Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh are infamously linked in more ways than one. These three districts…
Social Media Rumours spread on social media fuel deadly India mob attacksBy Loknath DasJune 14, 20180 The rumours circulated through the hills of northeastern India on Facebook and Whatsapp. There were photos of dismembered corpses in…
