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After Mob Killings, WhatsApp May Restrict Forwards To 5 Chats In India
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp is launching a test to limit forwarding messages that will apply to all users, the messaging app said on Thursday, after Indian authorities sought curbs on spread of rumours that have led to violent incidents.
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Behind Wave Of Fake Mob Killings, Worrying Role Of Local Media
A journalist in north Maharashtra who created a fake video. Local stringers in Jharkhand and Hyderabad who sent out alarmist messages. A 'lone wolf' in Assam who summoned a mob.
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Centre Asks States To Check Mob Lynching Fueled By WhatsApp Rumours
The Centre today asked the states and Union territories (UTs) to check incidents of mob lynching fueled by rumours of child lifting on social media.
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Mob Lynchings Fueled By WhatsApp Sweep India: Foreign Media
WhatsApp Rumours: Five people were killed by a mob in India on Sunday after rumors spread on social media that they were child traffickers, the latest in a string of lynchings tied to fake social media messages that have left officials stunned and grappling with ways to control the rising violence.
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Maharashtra Mob Killed 5 Over Rumours, Demanded Bodies To Confirm Deaths
As the police prepared to take away five battered bodies after a horrifying mob attack in Maharashtra's Dhule on Sunday, villagers allegedly demanded that two of the bodies be taken out of the car just to be sure they were dead.
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WhatsApp Rumours Updates: 5 Men Killed In Maharashtra, Men Beaten in Chennai
A number of cases of violence after rumours pertaining to child kidnappers spread on WhatsApp, have been reported from different states across the country.
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In India, Fake News Proves Costly - Even Deadly: Foreign Media
One recent Wednesday afternoon, monsoon rains were lashing office windows in Mumbai. Inside, screens were lighting up with messages announcing the arrival of Cyclone Phyan.
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After Mob Killings, WhatsApp May Restrict Forwards To 5 Chats In India
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp is launching a test to limit forwarding messages that will apply to all users, the messaging app said on Thursday, after Indian authorities sought curbs on spread of rumours that have led to violent incidents.
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Behind Wave Of Fake Mob Killings, Worrying Role Of Local Media
A journalist in north Maharashtra who created a fake video. Local stringers in Jharkhand and Hyderabad who sent out alarmist messages. A 'lone wolf' in Assam who summoned a mob.
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Centre Asks States To Check Mob Lynching Fueled By WhatsApp Rumours
The Centre today asked the states and Union territories (UTs) to check incidents of mob lynching fueled by rumours of child lifting on social media.
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Mob Lynchings Fueled By WhatsApp Sweep India: Foreign Media
WhatsApp Rumours: Five people were killed by a mob in India on Sunday after rumors spread on social media that they were child traffickers, the latest in a string of lynchings tied to fake social media messages that have left officials stunned and grappling with ways to control the rising violence.
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Maharashtra Mob Killed 5 Over Rumours, Demanded Bodies To Confirm Deaths
As the police prepared to take away five battered bodies after a horrifying mob attack in Maharashtra's Dhule on Sunday, villagers allegedly demanded that two of the bodies be taken out of the car just to be sure they were dead.
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WhatsApp Rumours Updates: 5 Men Killed In Maharashtra, Men Beaten in Chennai
A number of cases of violence after rumours pertaining to child kidnappers spread on WhatsApp, have been reported from different states across the country.
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In India, Fake News Proves Costly - Even Deadly: Foreign Media
One recent Wednesday afternoon, monsoon rains were lashing office windows in Mumbai. Inside, screens were lighting up with messages announcing the arrival of Cyclone Phyan.
