Thread by @AudreyTruschke

What can you do when you are, or might become, the target of a #Hindutva attack?

We cover preparatory and protective steps in the Hindutva Harassment Field Manual

hindutvaharassmentfieldmanual.org/targets

Most frequently, Hindutva attacks take the form of online harassment (although this can and sometimes does spill over into the physical world). Often that online harassment is organized, another subject we cover in the HHFM.
hindutvaharassmentfieldmanual.org/organized

For possible and already-realized targets, HHFM offers a series of recommended best practices for protecting yourself online, including:

Use unique passwords + two-factor authentication
Use secure messaging services
Contact your home institution's IT department (if possible)

Once a Hindutva attack begins, HHFM recommends keeping copies of all hateful messages, especially anything threatening violence.

Such record-keeping is a painful practice for many, but it is often useful to see patterns and for law enforcement.

HHFM also links to a variety of other useful sources for targets of online harassment, including:

historians.org/jobs-and-profe…

equalitylabs.org/digital-securi…

onlineharassmentfieldmanual.pen.org

You can and should call upon your networks, whatever they may be, for the various kinds of support you'll need to see you through a #Hindutva attack.

Being a target is difficult. But you're not alone. Many of us have been there. You have support. hindutvaharassmentfieldmanual.org/targets