Twitter and Facebook have done little to stop the spread of anti-Muslim messages from Indian politicians, amplifying incendiary voices in pursuit of profit
Alaphia Zoyab / Rest of World : Tweets: @anjali28 , @nicdawes , @restofworld , @frankpasquale , @akhildeo94 , @anupkaphle , and @rasmus_kleis Tweets: Anjali Ramachandran / @anjali28 : FB/TW won't do it till an event of the scale of January 6th occurs in India. And I literally mean the storming of a political stronghold. Past violence hasn't been enough, and there has been a lot of it already. https://twitter.com/... Nicholas Dawes / @nicdawes : “Donald Trump has lost his political power, while Kapil Mishra is only gaining his. The way that Facebook and Twitter have treated these two politicians highlights the fact that the platforms exist to protect the powerful and their own profits” https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : Indian politicians have been using Twitter and Facebook to incite violent mobs, not unlike the one that stormed the U.S. Capitol. But unlike Trump, they're still posting By @alaphia https://restofworld.org/... Frank Pasquale / @frankpasquale : “Despite strong parallels to how Rohingya Muslims were disenfranchised in Myanmar and Facebook's disastrous role in fanning the flames of genocidal violence there, the company hadn't seemed to have learned any lessons.” https://restofworld.org/... Akhil Deo / @akhildeo94 : The answer to “why” is apparent from the timing of Trumps de-platforming: fear of regulatory retaliation. Should they is a much harder question (legitimacy & sovereignty). Indians are stuck between a complicit government + weak institutions and unaccountable tech platforms. https://twitter.com/... Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : If Twitter and Facebook are willing to deplatform a sitting U.S. president, why haven't Indian politicians faced any consequences? Read @Alaphia on why little action is being taken outside the West where social media is doing the most harm https://restofworld.org/... Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis : “If Twitter and Facebook are willing to deplatform a sitting U.S. president, why haven't Indian politicians faced any consequences?” @alaphia asks in @restofworld Important Q: As I've written, users globally don't seem to enjoy same protections as US ones https://restofworld.org/...
“Despite strong parallels to how Rohingya Muslims were disenfranchised in Myanmar and Facebook's disastrous role in fanning the flames of genocidal violence there, the company hadn't seemed to have learned any lessons.” https://restofworld.org/...
If Twitter and Facebook are willing to deplatform a sitting U.S. president, why haven't Indian politicians faced any consequences? Read @Alaphia on why little action is being taken outside the West where social media is doing the most harm https://restofworld.org/...
FB/TW won't do it till an event of the scale of January 6th occurs in India. And I literally mean the storming of a political stronghold. Past violence hasn't been enough, and there has been a lot of it already. https://twitter.com/...
“Donald Trump has lost his political power, while Kapil Mishra is only gaining his. The way that Facebook and Twitter have treated these two politicians highlights the fact that the platforms exist to protect the powerful and their own profits” https://restofworld.org/...
Indian politicians have been using Twitter and Facebook to incite violent mobs, not unlike the one that stormed the U.S. Capitol. But unlike Trump, they're still posting By @alaphia https://restofworld.org/...
“If Twitter and Facebook are willing to deplatform a sitting U.S. president, why haven't Indian politicians faced any consequences?” @alaphia asks in @restofworld Important Q: As I've written, users globally don't seem to enjoy same protections as US ones https://restofworld.org/…
The answer to “why” is apparent from the timing of Trumps de-platforming: fear of regulatory retaliation. Should they is a much harder question (legitimacy & sovereignty). Indians are stuck between a complicit government + weak institutions and unaccountable tech platforms. https…