India expresses concern at UN over social media use by terrorists

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India has expressed its concern over the use of social media by terrorists to radicalise youth and has called for a multi-stakeholder engagement to address challenges of hate speech online.

India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nation, Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu said that India watches with concern the groundswell of antisemitism, racism, intolerance and xenophobia in a world interconnected through technology.

He was speaking at  the informal meeting of the General Assembly on ‘Combating Antisemitism and Other Forms of Racism and Hate.

He said that terrorists, openly or under the garb of anonymity, radicalise youth using social media, luring them into their nefarious designs.

He emphasised that issue of commitment from technology companies to abide by higher standards of regulations regarding content need to be grappled with.