How EASY Is It To Defame Any Protest In India?
Every major protest in India seems to follow a familiar pattern.
A protest begins with a demand.
Within hours, it's no longer about the issue.
Instead, social media is flooded with short clips, cropped videos, old footage, and emotionally charged captions. Suddenly, the conversation shifts. The protest is labelled as "anti-Hindi", "anti-BJP", "pro-Islam", "anti-Hindu", "Khalistani", "Urban Naxal", or "anti-national" before most people even know why the protest began.
But how much can a 15-second clip really tell you?
In this episode of Cerebo, we decode how selective editing, missing context, algorithm-driven outrage, and confirmation bias shape public perception of protests in India.
This isn't about defending any protest or political ideology. It's about understanding how narratives are manufactured, amplified, and consumed in the age of viral content.
Before you judge a movement, ask yourself one question:
Did I see the whole story, or just the clip that went viral?
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