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Its funny how sometimes you get a juxtaposition between 2 articles hitting the front page. This one reminded me of this article https://news.ycombinator.com/ite

by rosege 8y ago

Its funny how sometimes you get a juxtaposition between 2 articles hitting the front page. This one reminded me of this article https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17947264 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17947264 and in particular the author's comment > do not underestimate the destructive power of lies This seems to be much more of an issue than the fact they used Whatsapp to spread lies.

gooddelta 8y ago
The platform is what spread those lies – without the platform, those lies wouldn't have had the reach they did.
- bhadra 8y ago
  As mentioned in the article "Mob lynching isn’t a new phenomenon in India. According to some reports, there were more than 2,000 lynchings in India between 2000 and 2012 — well before WhatsApp was around." I agree that WhatsApp has the potential to exacerbate such issues.
- silversmith 8y ago
  Because rumor mongering came about only with whatsapp, and gossiping with your neighbours is a phenomenon born straight from instant messaging. People spread lies. Not platforms or machines. People. Via whatsapp, other IM services, email, printed leaflets, handwritten notes or voice. People do that.