A fringe “cauliflower” meme used as a coded call for anti-Muslim violence and once limited to online extremist spaces is now showing up in India’s political mainstream. https://t.co/iCaFjsS2Jf

Highlights from the “Big Tech, Democracy, and Human Rights in South Asia” conference held this Wednesday at the University of California, Berkeley. CSOH, together with Center for Race and Gender, Institute for South Asian Studies, @csastanford, brought together journalists,

A classic example of how far-right parties and extremist groups are weaponizing generative AI to manufacture hateful, dehumanizing, and inciteful content targeting minorities. Next week, @csohate is releasing a report exposing how generative AI is fueling the new frontier of

Now, with endorsements from major Bollywood figures like Jacqueline, this extremist content risks becoming even more mainstream, creating pathways for radicalization and anti-minority violence.

When @pbs and @wired pressed @meta, @instagram, and @igcommsteam for comment, the company quietly removed a few posts but ignored all of @csohate’s recommendations. It’s clear @meta continues to give extremist groups a free pass.

Last year, @csohate published a 64-page report exposing how these vigilante groups use Instagram to incite anti-Muslim violence, recruit members, and raise funds. https://t.co/EsVam2sVEg

@csohate has repeatedly reported this cow vigilante account (217K followers and a blue badge). Yet, Meta continues to platform it and thousands of similar accounts.

The video (94M views, 6M likes) shows extremists linked to vigilante leader Monu Manesar, jailed for murdering two Muslim men, chasing cattle trucks with spike strips. Such tactics are often followed by brutal assaults on Muslim drivers. These groups are notorious for lynchings

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez (@Asli_Jacqueline), with 71.1 million Instagram followers, liked an Instagram post by a far-right cow vigilante group that glorifies violence. becoming even more mainstream, creating pathways for radicalization and anti-minority violence.

Hate speech acts as a direct pathway to radicalization and violence. Our 2024 report documented 1,165 hate speech events nationwide, with Maharashtra accounting for 210 incidents, 18% of the total, making it the second-highest state after Uttar Pradesh. https://t.co/KtMtsB6gdx

The Straits Times (@straits_times) has referenced India Hate Lab’s latest brief in its report on the ongoing campaign of hate, harassment, and violence against Bengali-origin Muslims in India’s Assam state. Now, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government has launched a

Washington-based advocacy and research group India Hate Lab on Thursday released a new data brief under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative on "sharp and deeply concerning" escalation in hate speech, targeted harassment and violence against Bengali-speaking

Assam: India Hate Lab tracks 18 rallies and 5 evictions targeting Bengali Muslims https://t.co/EJg7t9CHOK

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. https://t.co/jWm6hJ072W

Read the bull brief: https://t.co/N7Fp59M8lW On https://t.co/PGZ1xL9gbe:

Recommendations for Social Media Platforms @X @instagram @InstagramComms @Meta @facebook @MetaNewsroom @telegram @Snapchat @YouTube @YouTubeIndia @metaindia -Social media platforms should Immediately remove or downrank content that glorifies evictions or promotes hate speech

Many of the rallies, assaults, and demolitions were livestreamed or uploaded to Facebook, Instagram, and X, rapidly spreading hatred and reinforcing the false narrative of a state under siege by “illegal infiltrators.” India Hate Lab’s review of dozens of these videos confirms

India Hate Lab also documented nine cases of targeted violence and harassment between July 19 and July 30. In Chapaidang, Muslim workers were physically attacked and their homes vandalized after being accused of harboring evictees. In Mariani, the Bir Lachit Sena conducted

Hate speech across these events and social media platforms relied heavily on harmful language. Bengali-speaking Muslims were repeatedly referred to as “Bangladeshis,” “encroachers,” “illegal infiltrators,” and “Miyas.”  The term “Miya” is used pejoratively and often as a slur.

Between July 9 and July 30, India Hate Lab (IHL) has documented 18 rallies and protests across 14 districts in Assam. These events, many organized or supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders or supporters, featured hate-filled speeches, celebrations of violent