The Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH), a Washington D.C.-based think tank, recently released a report that sheds light on a disturbing trend of anti-Indian sentiment on the social media platform X. This surge in hateful posts was in response to the appointment of Indian-American Sriram Krishnan as the White House Senior Policy Advisor for AI and a post by Vivek Ramaswamy discussing American culture and mediocrity. The report, titled ‘Anti-Indian Hate on X: How The Platform Amplifies Xenophobia and Racism,’ analyzed 128 posts that collectively received a massive 138.4 million views.
The Root of the Problem
The posts highlighted in the report primarily centered around right-wing social media users expressing disdain for the H-1B visa system, which allows many Indians to live and work in the United States. Both Krishnan and Ramaswamy have been vocal supporters of the H-1B system, which has drawn criticism from far-right figures such as Laura Loomer. Loomer argued that Krishnan’s appointment contradicted the “America First” principle and claimed that STEM jobs should be reserved for Americans rather than immigrants.