People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI): Hate Speech Events in India 2024
India Hate Lab (IHL) published this report in February 2025. It records and investigates hate speech incidents that occurred all across the country in the year 2024. The report notes that the number of hate speech incidents increased from 668 in 2023 to 1,165 in 2024, marking a 74.4 per cent rise. It lists nationalist festivals, […]
India Today: Meta removes Facebook, Instagram accounts tied to BJP’s Raja Singh for hate speech
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has removed two Facebook groups and three Instagram accounts linked to BJP MLA T Raja Singh, just one week after a report by India Hate Lab (IHL) exposed the spread of hate speech on social media. The deleted Facebook groups had more than one million members, while […]
National Herald India: Meta removes 2 FB groups, 3 Insta accts linked to BJP MLA T. Raja Singh
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has taken down two Facebook groups and three Instagram accounts associated with BJP MLA T. Raja Singh. This decision follows a report from India Hate Lab (IHL) that highlighted the proliferation of hate speech on social media. The IHL, a project by the Centre for the Study […]
The Times of India: Raja Singh claims ‘bias’ as Meta deletes supporter a/cs
Hyderabad: BJP MLA T Raja Singh, no stranger to controversy, is once again at the centre of a social media storm. Following the recent blocking of several accounts supporting him, the BJP leader is raising an alarm over what he claimed is a “targeted effort” to silence his voice. The latest crackdown follows the suspension […]
Deccan Chronicle: Raja Singh alleges targeted SM censorship
Hyderabad: BJP MLA T. Raja Singh has expressed shock over the reported blocking of his social media accounts as well as those of his friends and his family members, calling it “selective censorship” targeting Hindus. He alleged that freedom of speech was under attack. “It is deeply unfortunate that Facebook and Instagram have blocked the […]
Etemaad Daily: META REMOVES ACCOUNTS RELATED TO BJP MLA RAJA SINGH OVER HATE SPEECH
In a decisive action, IT giant Meta has removed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh’s Facebook and Instagram accounts over allegations of hate speech. These accounts were removed according to Meta’s “dangerous individuals and organizations” policy. Read More
The News Minute: India Hate Lab impact: Meta removes accounts linked to BJP MLA Raja Singh
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has removed two Facebook pages and three Instagram accounts linked to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA T Raja Singh. The action comes roughly two weeks after India Hate Lab (IHL) published a report highlighting the dissemination of hate speech on social media platforms. IHL is a project […]
The Siasat Daily: Meta removes accounts related to BJP MLA Raja Singh over hate speech
Hyderabad: In a decisive action, IT giant Meta has removed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh’s Facebook and Instagram accounts over allegations of hate speech. These accounts were removed according to Meta’s “dangerous individuals and organizations” policy. These platforms, mainly Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, recently shared details about the BJP MLA’s events […]
Daily Mail: Anti-Muslim hate speech surges in India led by Modi: report
Hate speech in India targeting the country’s religious minorities saw a “staggering” surge in 2024, a US-based think tank said Monday. The alarming rise was “deeply intertwined with the ideological ambitions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the broader Hindu nationalist movement”, the India Hate Lab (IHL) said in a report. During India’s […]
CNN: World’s most populous nation saw a ‘staggering’ rise in hate speech last year, report says
India’s religious minorities have faced a “staggering” rise in hate speech over the past year, including from top leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report released Monday. The number of hate speech incidents targeting Muslim and Christian minorities rose to 1,165 in 2024 from 668 the year prior, […]