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> Nobody in my village reads or watches TV. They only get updates from WhatsApp > two burly police officers marched into the tiny newsroom of AE Vision, a loca
by clear_dg 8y ago
> Nobody in my village reads or watches TV. They only get updates from WhatsApp
> two burly police officers marched into the tiny newsroom of AE Vision, a local cable news channel...Write down this text, and broadcast it to your viewers.
Strange strategy from the local authorities if they want to fight this threat effectively. What happens after the 24 hours Internet ban?
In my opinion, the messages inciting violence should have been countered from the start (1 month ago?) with factual videos on the same media. If Whatsapp (or any similar app), can be used for evil, then it can also, as effectively be used for good. Why wasn't it done? Is the police really unaware of how things work in these rural areas (no literacy, no tv watching)?