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WhatsApp Vigilantes: An exploration of citizen reception and circulation of WhatsApp misinformation linked to mob violence in India

Author:: Banaji, Shakuntala; Bhat, Ram
Year:: 2019

In India, chat app WhatsApp lacks competitors and is used by 400m active users, meaning it is likely used by almost all mobile phone owners. But after it was widely reported that misinformation and…

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