The Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) has released a new report titled “Streaming Violence: How Instagram Fuels Cow Vigilantism in India.” The report examines the confluence of social media, cow vigilantism, and anti-minority violence in India and highlights Meta, Instagram’s parent company’s complicity. 

Join us on Tuesday, December 3rd, at 9:00 AM EST / 7:30 PM IST for a critical discussion on how Instagram fuels cow vigilantism and extremist ideologies in India. We will explore the connection between online hate speech and real-world violence, its impact on minority communities, and Big Tech’s responsibility in addressing these pressing issues.

Panelists

Yash Sharma

Yash Sharma is a Lead Researcher at the Center for the Study of Organized Hate’s Violence, Extremism, and Radicalization Program (VERP). 

Dr. Cathy Buerger

Dr. Cathy Buerger is the Director of Research at the Dangerous Speech Project where her work is dedicated to understanding and mitigating harmful speech and its role in inciting intergroup violence. She is a Research Affiliate of the University of Connecticut’s Economic and Social Rights Research Group and Managing Editor of the Journal of Human Rights. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Connecticut.

Rohit Chopra

Rohit Chopra is Professor in the Department of Communication at Santa Clara University and has been a Visiting Scholar at the Center for South Asia at Stanford University. 

Abhyudaya Tyagi

Abhyudaya Tyagi is an Associate Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Organized Hate’s Violence, Extremism and Radicalization Program (VERP).

Moderator

Deeksha Udupa

Deeksha Udupa is a Digital Research Analyst at the Center for the Study of Organized Hate’s (CSOH) Disinformation and Digital Security Program

You can register for the event here.