Well documented at the @globalvoices Summit in Colombo https://globalvoices.org/2017/11/23/social-media-rumors-escalate-buddhist-muslim-violence-in-sri-lanka/ … https://summit2017.globalvoices.org/2017/12/the-future-of-digital-conversations-in-sri-lanka/ … https://twitter.com/Tahoesquaw1/status/982787720450723840 … the racist violence in March was gutting to watch
"The Centre for Policy Alternatives, a Sri Lankan think tank, also informed Facebook representatives about 20 ethno-nationalist hate groups targeting women and minorities nearly 4 years ago. At the end of March this year, 16 out of the 20 groups were still on Facebook."