From Instagram to TikTok: Indians wage online battle against citizenship law

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU - As protests rage across Indian universities against a new citizenship law, students have taken to social media to wage battle online and teach people how to organize demonstrations.

“I don’t like Twitter because each time I open it I see so much hate,” said Abdul Rehman, 22, an engineering student at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University. Approved by India’s president last week, the law paves the way for minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to get Indian citizenship, but critics say it is biased against Muslims.

“We millennials are always active on Instagram,” said Islam Mirza, who completed a masters in business administration at Jamia earlier this year. “Whether it is to call off the protest, whether it is to organize the protests, whether it is to instruct students what to do or what not to do to help keep the protests peaceful, we use Instagram as a messenger.”

The active presence of film, music and fashion celebrities on Instagram also makes it an appealing platform for young users to post pictures and videos for all to see, unlike Facebook or WhatsApp where conversations are largely private or among a user’s close social circle.

sankalp_sp sachinr27 I agree. Recently, Americans can not disagree without attacking each other. I agree the dialogue has become gutter. I think leadership has something to do with this.

sankalp_sp sachinr27 New Law perhaps a New form to take off liberty.

sankalp_sp sachinr27 Register your protest ASAP on all social media venues. There are reports of blocking social media in different part of country to stop outside co concer. Like they did in occupied jammu kashmir .we with all students and activists

sankalp_sp sachinr27 So bjpians n RW must use Instagram to counter misinformation/educate ppl.. BJP4India ShaunakSA sunandavashisht

sankalp_sp sachinr27 Height of unemployment in India

sankalp_sp sachinr27 I urge the Central Goverment and all state Goverment Jo koi bhi CAA ke mojuda act se alag koi bhi misleading information ya fear mongering post karta hai usai turant Arrest or detain Kare, Actor, politicians, Righter , Activist. National interest CAASupport

sankalp_sp sachinr27 India: Massive street protest in Tamil Nadu against the government's Nazi-era anti-Muslim citizenship law.

Indians or Muslims?

Population of Muslims community in India is now over 25 0, 000, 000 that is more than Pakistan, in viw of Modi's controversial Citizenship Law Indian Muslims may be compelled to struggle n demand fr themselves a separate homeland soon

Shld have atleast uploaded the picture frm a different locality.. this shows how baised u r towards a grp

Indians nahi .. Muslims bolo

POI-says Now India day by day going towards Unpeace in society, that would be effect the whole worlds as there Hindu living either Canada or UK even USA, now their Govt must have rethink as, why not they all backed for Modi Polls in 2024, Modi defamed its All neighbouring nations

Check this link and see how many Indians are supporting this law.

Keep waging it. The act is not going to change. Do what u want.

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