I am a troll : inside the secret world of the BJP's digital Army / Swati Chaturvedi

By: Chaturvedi, Swati.

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Delhi : Juggernaut Books, 2019.Edition: Updated ed.Description: 198 [10] p. : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 978-93-86228-09-3.Subject(s): Chaturvedi, Swati | Chaturvedi, Swati -- Interviews | Bharatiya Janata Party | Interviews | Online trolling -- Psychological aspects -- India | Online trolling -- Moral and ethical aspects -- India | Social media -- Psychological aspects -- India | Social media -- Moral and ethical aspects -- India | IndiaDDC classification: 302.2310954

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Summary: Social media in India is awash with right-wing trolls who incite online communal tension and abuse and sexually harass journalists, opposition politicians and anyone who questions them. But who are they? Why do they? What they do? And how are they organized?

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group Library	302.2310954 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3476

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Introduction -- 1. 'Blessed to be followed by PM Modi' -- 2. The BJP connection -- 3. I am a troll -- 4. Some other trends -- 5. Returning to the roots: the RSS link -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Suggested reading -- Acknowledgements -- A note on the author

Social media in India is awash with right-wing trolls who incite online communal tension and abuse and sexually harass journalists, opposition politicians and anyone who questions them. But who are they? Why do they? What they do? And how are they organized?

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