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I don't want to say much about tomorrow's judgment, but I do want to make one point. The case being decided tomorrow is a land dispute that was instituted decades ago, and pre-dates 1992. Tomorrow's verdict is not and cannot be an endorsement of what happened in 1992, no matter how much some people want to portray it that way. It's a ruling on a land dispute.

I think we do ourselves an equal disservice if we follow this pattern of escalation and make it out to be about something that it's not.

If you see any incitement to violence, any trouble in your area, any hate speech you think needs to be addressed, call the cops. Record it for evidence. But don’t tweet it. Don’t spread it on WhatsApp or Facebook or Instagram or SMS or by word of mouth.

If you think any piece of information is unverified, don’t pass it on to others, not even in private. Don’t become a vehicle of rumourmongering. You are smarter than that.

My thoughts for tomorrow: Speak only if it improves upon the silence.

Tomorrow is not the day for identifying hatemongers. In outraging over “look X is saying Y,” you will only give further publicity to their hateful views. Instead, tweet happy things. And pray there’s no violence. Don’t add to the noise.

If you can, help change the conversation. Let’s toot and tweet and Facebook all day about the state of the economy.

This is in response to some of the #Birdsite threads on Mastodon move.

Indian Right wings digital asset investment is mostly on 2 platforms , Twitter and WhatsApp.
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"How can they hide the truth from the court? I am amazed that officials have filed false affidavits before the court. Whom can I believe?In my 15 years of service, I have never seen the court being taken for a ride,” CJ Raghvendra Singh Chauhan remarked.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2019/nov/08/chief-justice-raps-officials-for-taking-telangana-high-court-for-a-ride-2058667.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Chief Justice raps officials for taking Telangana High Court for a ride - The New Indian Express

Why are people voluntarily adding a 'blue verified' symbol to their name?
Here we all are, Mastodon. Seeking respect for views government dislikes and swift takedowns of actual hate speech. #india
The New Social Network Dodging Government Surveillance—and Nazis
The founder of Mastodon is trying to build a social universe that can push back against data collection and white supremacists alike.
https://slate.com/technology/2018/08/mastodon-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-social-network-competing-with-twitter.html
This Social Network Is Like Twitter, but Without the Nazis

The founder of the platform says he’s trying to build a viable alternative to Twitter. But can he really succeed?

Slate

Only apt that I post this article I wrote as my first post on Mastodon.

Amid the crackdown by Twitter on politically-outspoken users, Hyderabad-based Free Software Movement of India (FSMI) has come up with their own decentralised social media platform -- fsmi.social

https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/nov/07/twitter-crackdown-calls-for-decentralised-social-media-2058182.html

Twitter crackdown calls for decentralised social media

 The issue began when Twitter suspended the account of SC lawyer Sanjay Hegde twice in one week.