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    Megha Rajagopalan‏Verified account @meghara 22 Apr 2019

    Seeing people in international media suggesting the Sri Lankan government was justified in blocking Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube & other platforms over misinformation fears. This is super problematic. And I say this as someone who's written a lot about misinfo on FB. Here's why.

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      2. Megha Rajagopalan‏Verified account @meghara 22 Apr 2019

        News media is controlled in SL and journalists under lots of pressure, so people seeking legitimate information also rely on social media. VPNs are also widely used, so hate groups can get on these platforms anyway. Blocking a site is not the same as moderating content.

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      3. Megha Rajagopalan‏Verified account @meghara 22 Apr 2019

        Megha Rajagopalan Retweeted Yudhanjaya Wijeratne  🎭

        And as @yudhanjaya says in this thread, violence, tensions between ethnic groups and propaganda far predate social media, and misinfo is often spread by traditional media and officials themselves. Blocking social media is not a solution to misinformation.https://twitter.com/yudhanjaya/status/1120042334803103754 …

        Megha Rajagopalan added,

        Yudhanjaya Wijeratne  🎭 @yudhanjaya
        Dear #American journalists: For the love of whatever you hold holy, stop twisting this incident to serve your anti-Facebook technovalley politics. Right now, in a country with tight government controls on trad media, social media is a boon for us. #lka
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      4. Megha Rajagopalan‏Verified account @meghara 22 Apr 2019

        Perhaps most importantly, as everywhere, people in Sri Lanka rely on social media to communicate with friends and family. Imagine attacks like this happening in your city— and imagine not being able to find out if people you know are OK because Facebook is suddenly blocked.

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      5. Megha Rajagopalan‏Verified account @meghara 22 Apr 2019

        Many of us take internet access for granted, but shutdowns like this have become normalized all over the world from India to Zimbabwe. Govts are using misinformation as a rationale to cut people off from communicating in times of crisis. This shouldn't be taken at face value.

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      6. Megha Rajagopalan‏Verified account @meghara 22 Apr 2019

        None of this is to absolve Facebook. It's well documented that hate groups in SL have used FB to incite violence and spread misinfo targeting minority groups. FB has promised to do better. But we should all avoid putting too much blame on FB for a situation with complex causes.

        5 replies 31 retweets 124 likes
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      7. Megha Rajagopalan‏Verified account @meghara 22 Apr 2019

        Megha Rajagopalan Retweeted Amarnath Amarasingam

        That's it, but for a brief crash course on Sri Lanka see this thread: https://twitter.com/AmarAmarasingam/status/1119936614149558272 … And follow the many good journalists in Colombo.

        Megha Rajagopalan added,

        Amarnath AmarasingamVerified account @AmarAmarasingam
        1. I’m so shook about what is happening in Sri Lanka, I’m not sure what to do. I’ve just been sitting here staring at Twitter like a helpless goof. I thought I would provide just a snapshot of the country for people unfamiliar:
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      8. Megha Rajagopalan‏Verified account @meghara 22 Apr 2019

        I expanded on these thoughts with more political context & commentary from smart people in Sri Lanka.https://www.buzzfeed.com/meghara/banning-social-media-in-the-wake-of-the-sri-lanka-attacks …

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      9. Megha Rajagopalan‏Verified account @meghara 22 Apr 2019

        For more information, I recommend this primer on disinformation in Sri Lanka in @groundviews http://groundviews.org/2017/07/04/disinformation-in-sri-lanka-an-overview/ … as well as this shorter, even-handed write-up by @Jon_Allsophttps://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/sri_lanka_attacks_facebook.php …

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      2. F. Adam‏ @zanah_za 22 Apr 2019
        Replying to @meghara

        I haven’t been able to reach a dear friend in Colombo since yesterday, not even via a phone call. Would you be able to confirm if any mobile networks are down/blocked as well as social media?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Megha Rajagopalan‏Verified account @meghara 22 Apr 2019
        Replying to @zanah_za

        I’m not in Sri Lanka currently so I can’t I’m sorry, but please check news reports.

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