Social media being used to instigate communal riots, says Rajnath
6 Nov 2014 6:28 AM IST
Seeking global cooperation in combating cyber-crime, India has said social media is increasingly being used to instigate communal riots and women and children are equally vulnerable in cyberspace as in the real world. Addressing the 83rd General Assembly of Interpol here on Tuesday, home minister Rajnath Singh said rise of social networks has increased the diffusion of private data users that can be potentially stolen and misused.
‘Women and children are equally vulnerable in cyberspace as in the real world, if not more. In recent years, the Internet and social media are being increasingly used to instigate communal riots to destabilise the state,’ he said. During the riots in Muzaffarnagar in 2013, government had said that social media was used extensively by anti-social elements to spread hatred and misinformation among communities.
Similarly in 2012, the mass exodus of people of northeast from south India had taken place allegedly due to the misinformation campaign carried out through Internet and social media.
The minister asked each member of the Interpol to take a pledge to strengthen the strategy relating to cyber-crime.
‘Women and children are equally vulnerable in cyberspace as in the real world, if not more. In recent years, the Internet and social media are being increasingly used to instigate communal riots to destabilise the state,’ he said. During the riots in Muzaffarnagar in 2013, government had said that social media was used extensively by anti-social elements to spread hatred and misinformation among communities.
Similarly in 2012, the mass exodus of people of northeast from south India had taken place allegedly due to the misinformation campaign carried out through Internet and social media.
The minister asked each member of the Interpol to take a pledge to strengthen the strategy relating to cyber-crime.
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