Hindu nationalist groups exploiting YouTube to target Muslims in India: Report.

ISLAMABAD -- Muslims were being targeted on social media by backers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and other Hindu nationalist groups in India, said a report published by the New York University (NYU) Stern Center for Business and Human Rights.

According to Kashmir media service,The report, titled 'A Platform 'Weaponized': How YouTube Spreads Harmful Content?-?And What Can Be Done About It', outlines YouTube's role in spreading political disinformation, public health myths, and incitement of violence in India.

The report flags the mala fide campaign that linked the Muslims with the spread of the coronavirus as a form of 'jihad', the targeting of Muslim vendors and the presence of several channels that thrive on Islamophobic content that demeans Muslims and incites violence against them.

'Religious intolerance long predated the arrival of YouTube in India, but widespread social media use has intensified the hostility,' the report...

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