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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party and its Hindu nationalist allies have perfected using social media to spread inflammatory, often false and bigoted material on an industrial scale, earning both envy and condemnation beyond India’s borders. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/…
In rare and extensive interviews, BJP staffers said the party quietly collaborates with content creators who run "third-party" or "troll" pages that create incendiary posts designed to go viral on WhatsApp and fire up the party's base. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/…
India, a country whose population is 80 percent Hindu and 14 percent Muslim, has long wrestled with religious strife. The BJP has been accused of abetting violence against Muslims to stoke support, but Facebook has fallen short of its professed ideals. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/…
Hindu vigilantism has also been championed by fans of the self-styled "cow protection" squad that has live-streamed its missions to stop the cow trade — a job often done by Muslims. One such influencer was rewarded by YouTube. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/…

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