Social Justice On Social Media: How Backward Communities Fight Prejudice

For all the perils of the social network, there is also pushback against hate and misinformation. Social media is a space for political discourse for all, with no barriers for entry. There are YouTube channels like National Dastak, Tathagat live with millions of followers enabling SC-ST communities to regroup and fight for social justice. There are Twitter handles, telegram groups, and smaller apps that have not just given a voice to the Bahujan Samaj to air social-political views, but also to push back against the toxic hate and abuse, both online and offline. On the show, we look at how SC/ST communities fight prejudice.