Anirudh Mishra, 34, civil engineer, Delhi:
“As a majority of the youth are tech-savvy and spend most of their time on social media, it is important that they act responsibly while posting content on their pages. The series of incidents of violence in West Bengal in the last few days has proved that social media needs active self-censorship.”
Manika Sharma, 29, architect, Delhi:
“I believe Delhi Police are mulling over the possibility of monitoring random Facebook posts, tweets, blog posts and other social media presence. They intend to take action against people responsible for posting inflammatory content. This full-time cell should ensure that any post that is suspected to cause trouble is addressed immediately. I don’t know how far Delhi Police succeed in their initiative but indeed it is a welcome step.”
Aradhna Malik, 26, fashion designer, Mumbai:
“India has the largest number of social media users. That makes it very important for the government to monitor what is being posted by some misguided elements or people with vested interests. Any objectionable content capable of triggering social unrest must be deleted/blocked immediately.”
Samyukta Chaudhry, 42, software engineer, Delhi:
“It is unfortunate that some states of India, particularly Jammu and Kashmir, and more recently West Bengal saw a series of episodes of street violence just because someone behaved irresponsibly and posted objectionable comments on social media. Social media users, particularly youth, should not try to divide India by writing posts against someone else’s religion.”
Karan Kapoor, 33, trader, Mumbai:
“Social media works fast and any inflammatory post/comment made by any user triggers faster reactions. It is sad that some people are misusing social media sites to spread hatred and disharmony in the society. There are a large number of gullible persons who fail to see their evil designs and get provoked. It is time we applied brains and ignored such content.”
