India WhatsApp Lynching
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WhatsApp to cap message forwarding in effort to stop India lynchingsWhatsApp will limit the number of times a message can be forwarded, in an effort to quash false rumours in India that have inspired more than 20 beatings and lynchings.WorldJul 20, 2018
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India WhatsApp killings: Why mobs are lynching outsiders over fake videosIndia has a deadly fake news problem that’s inspired angry mobs to lynch at least 20 outsiders over false child-kidnapping rumours spread through WhatsApp.WorldJul 16, 2018
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WhatsApp-inspired lynching sparks dozens of arrests in IndiaA call centre employee is the latest victim to be lynched in India, where child-abduction rumours on WhatsApp have inspired communities to attack and kill outsiders.WorldJul 16, 2018
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