WhatsApp is not a weapon of mass destruction; bolster law enforcement to stop lynching

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp is in the crosshairs of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as rumours spread on the platform led to mob killings across the country. Following a spike in lynchings triggered by fake videos

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Mob lynching: IT ministry may speak to WhatsApp again over steps to curb rumours

NEW DELHI: The IT ministry is of the view that WhatsApp has not addressed all concerns raised by the government on curbing fake messages that incite mob lynching incidents, and may reach out to the messaging platform again in a few days, a senior

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Techie Beaten To Death By Mob In Karnataka After WhatsApp Rumours

A 32-year-old software engineer was beaten to death and four others - one of them a Qatar national -- were seriously injured over WhatsApp-driven rumours of child kidnapping in Karnataka's Bidar. The police said the mob frenzy started after the man

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