India Hate Lab
@indiahatelab
India Hate Lab is the project of @csohate. We study hate speech, conspiracy theories & disinformation. 📧: [email protected]
📢 Our 2024 Report on Hate Speech Events in India is Out! India Hate Lab (IHL) documented 1,165 in-person hate speech events targeting religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians in 2024—an alarming 74.4% increase from 2023. Download the full report:…
The convergence of misogynistic online subcultures and Hindu nationalism is becoming a visible and defining feature of India’s online ecosystem, characterised by coordinated gendered abuse and disinformation, and the policing of dissenting women’s voices. In this new explainer,…
In this latest piece for Tech Policy Press, CSOH’s Director of Research Kayla Bassett explains with numbers how X’s Community Notes feature leaves South Asia exposed to misinformation and other online harms. techpolicy.press/how-xs-communi…
“She [Kajal Shingala] is one of the most prolific Hindu far-right orators,” CSOH ED @raqib_naik told @nysfocus. “She has been at the forefront of promoting anti-Muslim, anti-Christian hate, bigotry, and speeches that incite violence.”
NEW: NYC Mayor Eric Adams was slated to attend an event next week featuring a Hindu nationalist whose speeches frequently include calls for violence against Muslims in India. He withdrew yesterday after New York Focus sent inquiries about his attendance. nysfocus.com/2025/07/10/eri…
Check out the latest coverage of our work on hate speech and the threats it poses to India’s most at-risk communities.
🇮🇳 The BJP's rule in India has led to a significant increase in hate speech, followed by hate crimes against minorities - with a focus on Muslims, writes @MailSuparna in her latest contribution. spkl.io/6010A6F4O
CSOH Director of Research Kayla Bassett told @AJEnglish that attacks against @ZohranKMamdani are a vehicle to attack Muslim community more broadly. “This isn’t just about one individual. It’s about promoting a narrative that casts Muslims as inherently suspect or un-American.”
Zohran Mamdani’s New York primary win sparks the ire of Modi’s supporters aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/4/…
#NEW: Today, we released a new report, “X’s Community Notes and the South Asian Misinformation Crisis,” which examines the performance of X’s (formerly Twitter) Community Notes feature in South Asia, with a focus on adoption, linguistic representation, and impact in the region.…
BJP leader T. Raja Singh delivered the second-highest number of hate speeches containing calls for violence in 2024. indiahatelab.com/2025/02/10/hat… papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… #india #hatespeech #ihlreport2024
The online convergence of Hindu nationalism and the manosphere is fueling gendered hate, digital radicalization, and transnational far-right extremism, writes @antchakraborthy, Senior Analyst at CENS @RSIS_NTU csohate.org/2025/06/26/hin…
Transnational disinformation campaigns are fueling tensions and violence within South Asian diasporic communities in the UK. The 2022 Leicester unrest serve as a stark example of how India-based Hindu nationalist groups, leaders and supporters are actively working to inflame…
Social media platforms are not just bystanders; they are enablers. This International Day for Countering Hate, we urge Big Tech to stop putting profit over the safety of our communities. #CounterHate #StopDigitalHate #PlatformAccountability #EndPlatformImpunity #hatespeech…
New @abcnews piece uncovers a disturbing rise in racist slurs online mocking victims of the recent plane crash in India. It also cites our January 2025 report, which documented an unprecedented wave of anti-Indian racist hate on X. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-1…
India’s military doctrine is being repurposed by Hindu nationalists to justify hate and violence. This latest analysis by CSOH’s Aishik Saha explores the weaponization of the “two-and-a-half front war” doctrine against religious minorities and critics. Read more:…