By Vindu Goel and Shaikh Azizur Rahman
June 14, 2019
“Many
groups demonized us on Facebook and WhatsApp, and they succeeded in
whipping up a strong anti-Rohingya passion,” said Mohammad Salim, a
Rohingya refugee in West Bengal, India.CreditCreditShaikh Azizur Rahman
KOLKATA, India — Mohammad Salim, a Rohingya Muslim refugee, thought he had left genocidal violence and Facebook vitriol behind when he fled his native country, Myanmar, in 2013.
But lately, his new home, India’s West Bengal state, has not felt much safer. And once again, Facebook is a big part of the problem.
But lately, his new home, India’s West Bengal state, has not felt much safer. And once again, Facebook is a big part of the problem.