Social media platform X failed to act as hate posts against Indians surged, says US study

Racism and xenophobia against Indians surged on social media platform X after Sriram Krishnan, an technology expert of Indian origin was named United States President-elect Donald Trump’s advisor on artificial intelligence, according to a report by Washington DC-based think tank Center for the Study of Organized Hate released on Thursday.

The study analysed 128 posts targeting Indians on the platform between December 22 and January 3, which garnered 138.54 million views till January 3. It found that 36 posts surpassed a million views each, with 12 labeling Indians as a demographic threat to “white America”.

It also found that of the 85 accounts that posted such content, 64 had a blue tick – signifying they were subscribed to X premium.

The study said the posts that were analysed violated X’s content policies on hateful conduct. Despite this, the social media platform did not adequately act against such posts, it noted.

As of January 3, 125 posts were still active, eight were marked as sensitive, and one was limited in visibility due to a potential violation of content policy. Only one of the 85 accounts was suspended by the platform.

The report by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, however, emphasised that the claim that such racial targeting...

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