Resources for all concerned with culture of authoritarianism in society, banalisation of communalism, (also chauvinism, parochialism and identity politics) rise of the far right in India (and with occasional information on other countries of South Asia and beyond)
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August 11, 2015
How Twitter spread rumours of communal violence in Kolkata
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The riot that wasn’t: How Twitter spread rumours of communal violence in Kolkata
On Monday, a road blockade was portrayed as a full-blown riot by
some social media users – part of a worrying trend of misinformation
being spread online.