Introduction
This monthly report, based on data collected from Hindumisia.ai, enables readers, commentators, activists, and the media to understand the trends in Hinduphobic chatter in the Twitter-sphere. We offer the data using simple descriptive statistics in the form of graphics, diagrams, as well as text. We provide screen grabs to highlight prominent Hinduphobic Twitter handles and the most egregious tweets from lesser-known Twitter handles.
The report below is generated from data collected in the month of February 2023.
Topics/Events that Triggered Hinduphobia
Hinduphobic tweets this month have revolved around a number of issues: Caste-based abuse of Hindus and Brahmins; calling Hindus a “radicalized majority”; Equating Hindutva with crime, thuggery, and casteism; fear-mongering over Hindutva supremacy; Abuse and disrespect of Shri Ramcharitmanas; Caste based fear-mongering; Spreading fake news about Gau Rakshaks; Equating Adani’s financial dealings as Savarna/Brahmin scheming to loot India. These were a significant part of the toxic discourse on Twitter in the month of February 2023.
Call for Action
- Report Tweets for hateful conduct (Use Twitter’s feature to report the tweet/handle).
- Tag important social media personalities, think tanks, Twitter, law enforcement, or government handles on Twitter with this report.
- Share this report with local lawmakers in your constituency electronically.
- Please share this report widely on social media.
A Word of Caution
If the Hinduphobic tweets do not have any Likes or Re-tweets or comments, do not give agency by commenting. Report them using Twitter’s own mechanism.
Data Sourced From
hindumisia.ai enables an analytical approach to countering anti-Hindu hate on Twitter leveraging Artificial intelligence techniques and Natural Language processing.
Questions about the AI Model: contact@hindumisia.ai or @hindumisia
This article was first published in www.indiafacts.org.in
