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Twitter is especially toxic for minorities. I am a Sikh and as Indian elections approach, toxicity and fake news of Indian blue ticks have increased substantial
by mythrowmyway 8y ago
Twitter is especially toxic for minorities. I am a Sikh and as Indian elections approach, toxicity and fake news of Indian blue ticks have increased substantially. I want to counter it, but my account is just one off and it has also gotten disabled too now.
On top, they censored a website that was raising awareness among elected representatives about politically motivated large scale massacres of Sikhs, 1984SikhGenocide.org Tweets go straight to draft if you plug this URL in. How can Twitter ban this on a global scale at behest of Indian government? Then they act chummy about being receptive of both sides views. How can a minority user counter all this negativity because you get flooded nearly instantly. Also, I had to provide my phone number for enabling my account, and considering that my account details can be asked by Indian government effectively means there is a chilling effect on me. Twitter needs to take into account its minoroty users too, because there aren’t many accounts that can counter the propaganda. And the flood of tweets is just immense which then gets spread through WhatsApp. A spin agency sends message on Whatsapp, blue ticks posts on Twitter, screenshotted and posted back on Whatsapp giving it an air of authenticity.
- User23 8y agoHey I want to send you some love from the States. I've never met a Sikh who wasn't an absolutely wonderful person. I have to admit I'm shocked that the Indian government is discriminating against you, given how much your people have contributed to the subcontinent over the centuries.