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Why do you think rumor mongering is a valid reason for a country to disable people’s internet?
by ugexe 6y ago
Why do you think rumor mongering is a valid reason for a country to disable people’s internet?
- sbmthakur 6y agoThat rumor mongering is amplified by Social media and often leads to violence. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_WhatsApp_lynchings https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_WhatsApp_lynchings https://www.wired.com/story/how-whatsapp-fuels-fake-news-and-violence-in-india/ https://www.wired.com/story/how-whatsapp-fuels-fake-news-and... I do not like shutting of Internet in any area but I am not the one responsible for maintaining law and order. Additionally, in the age of e2e apps, it becomes quite difficult to find the real perpetrators.