Web of hate: how social media platforms are fanning the flames of religious violence in India

Earlier this year tensions between Hindus and Muslims flared into violence on the streets of Delhi. Manasa Narayanan visits the district of Jahangirpuri to find out how Facebook's failure to tackle online hate speech has stoked divisions

6 December 2022

For years Facebook and other social media networks have been accused of failing to clamp down on online hate speech and disinformation in India, much of which is targeted against the Muslim population.

In this short documentary from the Citizens and Real Facebook Oversight Board, journalist Manasa Narayanan travels to Jahangirpuri to talk with the community and to examine how social media platforms have been used to fan the flames of Hindu nationalism and anti-Muslim sentiment with dangerous consequences.

Read more about the work of the Real Facebook Oversight Board here.