## Content Some notes from my efforts to track arrests/cases/FIRs/threats related to posts on Social Media. Here’s an external link to the tracker: [Tracking Arrests / Cases / FIRs / Threat(s) / Detentions related to posts on Social Media (notion.site)](https://prateekwaghre.notion.site/Tracking-Arrests-Cases-FIRs-Threat-s-Detentions-related-to-posts-on-Social-Media-fbd46a35aad6490a8b2b57966b9020bb). The bits here are missing context, so I recommend clicking through to the tracker and the news stories themselves for more context. - Nearly 10 entries in the ‘it went viral’ bucket - which means that law enforcement took action after evidence of an event (typically a video) was widely shared on social media - as reported by the news article. The phrase often used is ‘went viral’. Anyway, it ranged from disrespecting the national flag, assaulting a person for allegedly urinating in front of a cow, violating election code and COVID-19 norms, and more. - Among actions for posts: A BJP youth leader in Tamil Nadu for alleging that temples have been demolished since the current state government was elected, a “Youtuber and journalist” from Mumbai was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police for allegedly sharing an edited video of the state’s Chief Minister. Accusations that the police in Kerala is registering false cases against Muslims for various kinds of social media posts. And a case in J&K for allegedly insulting the Prime Minister. And Mumbai police registered Rana Ayyub’s complaint about a photoshopped tweet alleging that she hated India and all Indians. - 1 entry in the threats bucket: Chennai’s police commissioner warned of action against people who use social media to create ‘religious hatred or disturb public tranquillity’. ## Related Notes * [[FIR-ing Line Series]] ## Colophon %% title:: FIR-ing Line 3 - 2022-02-02 type:: [[output]] tags:: url:: file:: creator:: Prateek Waghre %% created:: 2022-02-02 status:: [[bean]]