Citizens for Justice and Peace
NGO launches Android app which lets you report hate speech and fake news FirstPost
21-Jan-2019
Hate speech is everywhere on social media and more often than not, reporting it isn’t the easiest thing to do. For this very reason, an app aimed at combating hate mongering, particularly on social media, has just been launched. Citizens of Justice and Peace (CJP), a Mumbai-based NGO has just launched ‘Hate Hatao’, an app which…
Shashi Tharoor: Trolling on social media BJP’s organised activity Daijiworld.com
20-Jan-2019
New Delhi, Jan 20(PTI): Trolling of political opponents on social media is an organised activity of the BJP, said Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday. He was speaking at an event, Netizens For Democracy, organised to discuss social media’s pros and cons. The event was organised by Citizens of Justice and Peace (CJP), All India Professionals…
असा होणार सोशल नेटवर्कचा लोकशाही संर्वधनासाठी वापर मॅक्स महाराष्ट्र
20-Jan-2019
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Shashi Tharoor: Trolling on social media BJP’s organised activity The Indian Express
20-Jan-2019
“They have cells and there is an army of trolls who have multiple accounts. They get instructions, messages and then attack some of the favourite targets of BJP,” Tharoor said. Trolling of political opponents on social media is an organised activity of the BJP, said Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday. He was speaking at an event,…
PM Narendra Modi government’s critics speak about social media abuse, trolls Times of India
20-Jan-2019
MUMBAI: Fake news on social media was the focus of discussion at a seminar organised in Bandra on Saturday. Social media influencers, lawyers, human rights activists and leftists known to speak out against the policies of the Modi-led BJP government gathered at the ‘Netizens for Democracy’ symposium organised by the NGO Citizens for Justice &…
हिंदू राष्ट्र हिंदूंसाठीही हितावह नाही! लोकसत्ता
20-Jan-2019
अभय ठिपसे यांनी सुनावले हिंदूराष्ट्राची संकल्पना हिंदूसाठीही हितावह नाही. हिंदूराष्ट्र प्रत्यक्षात निर्माण झाले तर देशासाठी सर्वात मोठे आव्हान असेल असा इशारा संविधान समितीच्या शेवटच्या बैठकीत डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर यांनी दिला होता. हिंदूराष्ट्राचा प्रचार हा ठराविक लोकांच्या स्वार्थासाठी केला जात आहे, या शब्दांत निवृत्त न्यायाधीश अभय ठिपसे यांनी सुनावले. सबरंग इंडिया, लेट मुंबई ब्रीथ आणि इंडस्डा…
Troll patrol! App to combat hate-mongering, fake news The Hindu
19-Jan-2019
‘Hate Hatao’ enables users to report hate speech, crimes; CJP to take complaints to authorities An app aimed at combating hate mongering, particularly on social media, was launched by Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) on Saturday. It enables users to report cases of hate mongering, with the CJP offering to help take the complaints…
We have to Fiercely Defend any Attack on Free Speech: Sanjukta Basu Netizens for Democracy urges Liberal and Secular Voices to Unite on Social Media
16-Jan-2019
Writer, photographer and political analyst Sanjukta Basu is one of India’s feistiest troll-slayers on social media. In this EXCLUSIVE interview, she tell us how to navigate the social media minefield without losing one’s humanity, dignity or sanity. Q) What is the most terrifying thing about social media today? Can this beast be tamed? A)…