📢 Join CSOH and Center for South Asia at @Stanford (@csastanford) for an important conversation on Big Tech & South Asia’s misinformation crisis. Our panel will explore how misinformation spreads across the region and its global diasporas, the failures of digital platforms,

Far-right extremists are adopting 3D-printed firearms, creating untraceable weapons and posing new security risks for governments worldwide, writes Rueben Dass of @RSIS_NTU . Read: #farright #3DPF #Extremism

Last week, our Executive Director @raqib_naik spoke at an event in Montreal, Canada, where he addressed the growing global threat of violent extremist movements. The event was co-organized by SADAC, CERAS (South Asia Center) and 14 other organizations.

Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Act (OSA) has become one of the most contested laws in the country’s recent history. First introduced as a measure against cybercrime, it now stands at the center of a larger struggle over free expression, minority rights, and democratic accountability.

#NEW — Our latest report examines how discriminatory laws, targeted violence, mob attacks, forced conversions, and the weaponization of digital platforms are fueling persecution against Pakistan’s Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Ahmadi, Shia, Kalash, and other minority communities. It

RT @deanfbuckley: I wrote about the recent attacks on Indians in Ireland for @csohate and the need for the political and media establishmen….

Recent attacks on Indians highlight rising racist violence in Ireland and the complicity of politics and media in fueling hostility toward immigrants, writes @deanfbuckley.

RT @bridgeinit: 📅 Our talk on the rise of Islamophobia during New York's mayoral elections is happening tomorrow, August 13 at 1 pm EST w/….

Social media misinformation is fueling hate, hostility, distrust across South Asia and undermining hopes for regional peace and cooperation, writes CSOH’s Tanish Bijur. #southasia #India #Pakistan #Bangladesh #SAARC #Misinformation #Disinformation

“There were simultaneous campaigns by India-based Hindu nationalists and U.S.-based Hindu groups, pushing the idea that he would be an anti-Hindu candidate,” Our Executive Director @raqib_naik told NYT.

Between June 13 and June 30, we tracked more than 600 posts with high engagement, criticizing @ZohranKMamdani were uploaded to X from known right-wing accounts in India and global profiles associated with Hindu nationalism.

Our research featured in @nytimes reveals how Hindu nationalists, including some linked to India’s ruling party, used X to peddle Islamophobia & disinformation during NYC mayoral primary, aiming to influence public opinion & Hindu American voters.

The convergence of misogynistic online subcultures and Hindu nationalism is becoming a visible and defining feature of India’s online ecosystem, characterised by coordinated gendered abuse and disinformation, and the policing of dissenting women’s voices. In this new explainer,

RT @UjjwalAcharya: A strong case on why Community Notes can't replace fact-checking 👉 How @X's Community Notes Leave South Asians Dispropor….

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In this latest piece for Tech Policy Press, CSOH’s Director of Research Kayla Bassett explains with numbers how X’s Community Notes feature leaves South Asia exposed to misinformation and other online harms.

The brutal killing of Bano Bibi in Balochistan has drawn national outrage, but it’s only one example of a much deeper crisis. @nialakhalil examines how tribal authority, state silence & social media glorification fuel gender-based violence in Pakistan.

We’re pleased to partner with @bridgeinit at @Georgetown to co-organize the virtual event on "Digital Hate & Democracy: Unpacking Islamophobia in the Wake of Mamdani’s Rise." . Join us for a timely conversation with @Dr_Maha_Hilal, Dr. Saher Selod of @TheISPU, @mobbiemobes of