We demand immediate action from @MeitY_GoI, @ECI_India, and @X . Platform policies must address symbolic hate speech that uses historical atrocities as coded threats. 7/7

This coded language evades moderation while signalling threats to those who understand the reference. When officials use symbols of past massacres in electoral contexts, the message to vulnerable communities is unmistakable. 6/7

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On 23rd May, 2025, upon the extra-judicial killing of the General Secretary of CPI(Maoist) Keshav Rao, the Bhartiya Janata Party Karnataka’s official handle (@BJP Karnataka) had also posted an image of Home Minister Amit Shah holding a cauliflower. https://t.co/bFDaEQtB5j 5/7

A government official posting this imagery about Bihar immediately after an election marked by rampant anti-Muslim hate speech is symbolic incitement. The plausible deniability is the point. 4/7

In the lead up to the Bihar elections, our investigation documented systematic anti-Muslim hate speech during Bihar's campaign across 211+ pages with 91M+ followers. Muslims were dehumanised as "infiltrators", ‘rats’ and ‘dogs’ while Meta failed to enforce its policies.3/7

"Gobi (cauliflower) farming" invokes the 1989 Bhagalpur massacre, in which more than 1,000 people were killed, with some investigations suggesting the toll may have surpassed 2,000. In Logain village, police later uncovered the bodies of 116 Muslims buried in mass graves over

🚨THREAD: Hours after Bihar's election results, Assam’s Health and Welfare Cabinet Minister @TheAshokSinghal has posted this tweet- This is coded hate speech with a horrific history. 1/7🧵

📢SPEAKER UPDATE: @NadimNashif, Executive Director of @7amleh, will join Prof. @AletteSmeulers and Prof. @HelenDuffy_HRP on November 28th to discuss how disinformation and propaganda have become central tools to legitimize war crimes, control narratives and dehumanize

📢Join us for an evening of reflection and dialogue on oppression, identity, and justice! With Professor @AletteSmeulers and Professor @HelenDuffy_HRP , we’ll explore how international law and mechanisms of accountability for war crimes can confront ongoing human rights

@ritumbra Our Recommendations: ❗Strengthen Enforcement of Platform Content Regulations during Elections. ❗Designate Islamophobic Networks as Dangerous Organisations and Individuals (DOIs). ❗Enhance Transparency in Hate Speech Moderations during Elections. ❗Develop Risk Assessment

Our findings show a clear pattern: Meta’s algorithms amplify hate, silence minorities, and enable exclusion. "Meta's platforms have consistently been an instrument for legitimizing the disenfranchisement of Muslim in India," said @ritumbra , Executive Director of DAHRD.

❗ The BJP’s official Facebook page shared posts portraying Muslims as “infiltrators” who should be removed from India. ❗ Meta’s sustained failure to enforce hate-speech policies continues even in India, its largest market with over 500M users.

What we observed: ❗Posts depicting Muslims as “rats,” “dogs,” and “infiltrators” remained online, despite violating Meta’s own Community Standards. ❗ Pages repeatedly reported for hate speech continued operating freely, spreading dehumanising propaganda targeting Muslims.

❗Over 4 months, we monitored 211 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) social media accounts and affiliated #Hindutva networks. What we found was alarming: a systematic spread of #anti-Muslim hate, much of it unchecked by #Meta.

🚨 New Report alert🚨 Our new report- "Algorithms of Exclusion: Meta's Failure to Prevent Anti-Muslim Hate During Bihar Elections"- reveals how #Meta failed to prevent anti-Muslim hate during the Bihar Assembly elections letting #Facebook become a megaphone for dehumanising

📢Join us for an evening of reflection and dialogue on oppression, identity, and justice! Professor @AletteSmeulers and Professor @HelenDuffy_HRP will explore how international law and mechanisms of accountability for war crimes can confront ongoing human rights violations in

On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we call on governments everywhere to uphold this principle and protect the free press, a foundation of accountability and democratic truth. #HumanRights #Freepress #Journalism #FreedomofExpression

📰 As Reporters Without Borders’ Director General Thibaut Bruttin stated, true press freedom means journalists can work without fear or constraint, be it political, legal, social or economic.

🌐This problem is not unique to India: the 2025 World Press Freedom Index found that more than half of the world’s citizens live in extremely dangerous places for press freedom, places where working as a journalist means risking life or liberty.

🔇 India remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for media workers. According to the 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders, India ranks 151st globally, with two to three journalists killed every year because of their work.