The Silencing of Palestinian and Kashmiri Voices on Social Media
Published
by
Richard Kuper
JVL Introduction
An alarming account of how governments like those of India or Israel are leaning on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter – and how these are buckling and suppressing the expression of dissent.
No less a figure than David Kaye, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinions and Expression, has taken up the issue, recently writing to expressing his concern “regarding account actions against Twitter users for posting or sharing Kashmir-related content”…
This article was originally published by the Byline Times on Tue 10 Dec 2019. Read the original here.
The Silencing of Palestinian and Kashmiri Voices on Social Media
Social media platforms are helping to prevent Kashmiri and Palestinian anguish from reaching a global audience
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Is there nothing JVL or others can do about this? A petition? Press releases to print media?