I’m happy to defer to others with more relevant regional cultural ground truth. But it’s my understanding that social media, specifically WhatsApp, has been ac

I’m happy to defer to others with more relevant regional cultural ground truth. But it’s my understanding that social media, specifically WhatsApp, has been accused of amplifying fake news and violence in India, resulting in reduced sharing limits to mitigate against malignant virility. 14 months ago there were anti Muslim riots in Sri Lanka and more recently major Bangladesh/Myanmar Muslim refugee crisis. If I was running security in Sri Lanka I would also consider a temporary shut down or throttling of social media to mitigate the amplification of sectarian violence. This is a real tragedy, especially when looked at in perspective with the incredibly violent, costly, and lengthy Sri Lankan Civil War. When looked at thru the lens of having followed the Sri Lankan Civil War at a distance, the extreme violence(suicide bomber was “invented there) and urban terrorism was a near constant. This is a horrible tragedy that I hope Sri Lankan can contain and prevent viral escalation.