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The real problem in this instance is not technology but a lack of education. Whatsapp is of course an enabler and an easy scapegoat. But mob lynchings have been
by rishav_sharan 8y ago
The real problem in this instance is not technology but a lack of education. Whatsapp is of course an enabler and an easy scapegoat. But mob lynchings have been happening in India's backwards areas for decades. People used to beat up "witches", "thieves" etc to death for long before Whatsapp was a thing. People would kill their own children because a "Godman" told them so.
This will keep on happening whether they police whatapp or block it altogether unless these people are educated and are allowed to develop a modicum of trust in the law enforcement agencies.
- rapnie 8y ago> The real problem in this instance is not technology but a lack of education. But WA could certainly help with this education, maybe in the same sense it educates you that a conversation is E2E encrypted. The app could easily provide a clear warning and an additional page with concrete examples of abuse/misuse and dangers.
- beaconstudios 8y agopeople have a tendency to ignore in-app warnings. Steam puts at message at the top of every chat telling you not to give out your password, but after noticing it once or twice it just blends into the background. The lesson won't stay in the forefront of your mind.
- pluma 8y agoSo when Indians believe propaganda and kill a group of travelers, that's a lack of education. What is it when white Americans invade an Italian restaurant in search of child abuse or harass firefighters and grieving parents while accusing them of being "crisis actors"?
- beaconstudios 8y agoit's not lack of education in either case. It's just how people are. You believe lies, I believe lies, everyone does - the only reason we feel we can point at mob lynchings and say "backwards!" but look at our own problems (e.g. political riots) and say otherwise is because of differences in culture and perspective.