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   by throwaway_42070 5y ago

   The BJP, India’s ruling party whose leader is Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has an active paid “IT cell” and a coordinated army of trolls. The party also has enthusiastic civilian supporters whom opponents call “Bhakts” or devotees of Modi.
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   by throwaway_42070 5y ago

   The article describes targeted language like calling the journalists prostitutes or referring to their specific body parts or skin color, threatening rape, etc. How is this not targeting women specifically? This is classic Gamergate style a
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   by throwaway_42070 5y ago

   True, the purpose seems to be to silence voices critical of the BJP. The trolling software maintains databases of many categories of people to help customize the harassment. But this article talks specifically about attacking women journali