I Am A Troll: Inside the Secret World of the BJP’s Digital Army
I Am A Troll: Inside the Secret World of the BJP’s Digital Army
Swati Chaturvedi
- Language: English
- Print Length: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 9386228092
- ISBN-13: 9789386228093
Social media in India is awash with right-wing trolls who incite online communal tension and abuse, and sexually harass journalists, opposition politicians and anyone who questions them. But who are they? Why do they do what they do? And how are they organized? In this explosive investigation, conducted over two years and including interviews with top politicians, bureaucrats, marketeers and trolls, Swati Chaturvedi finally lifts the veil over this murky subject.
Riveting, urgent and deeply shocking, I Am a Troll isan essential read.
Social media in India is awash with right-wing trolls who incite online communal tension and abuse, and sexually harass journalists, opposition politicians and anyone who questions them. But who are they? Why do they do what they do? And how are they organized? In this explosive investigation, conducted over two years and including interviews with top politicians, bureaucrats, marketeers and trolls, Swati Chaturvedi finally lifts the veil over this murky subject.
Riveting, urgent and deeply shocking, I Am a Troll isan essential read.
Author Bios:
Swati Chaturvedi is a journalist. This is her second book.
Swati Chaturvedi is a journalist. This is her second book.
