With their parents bombarding them on WhatsApp with misinformation and even abuse over their stand on India’s new citizenship law, young women are hiding their identities on social media to voice outrage and find alternative families. Her story is reflected across India’s dining tables, FaceTime chats and WhatsApp family groups in what is turning out to be the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he rose to power in 2014. “My father keeps spamming me on WhatsApp with fake news and videos — it’s really frustrating,” says Priya. ‘Entitled parents’These WhatsApp wars have effectively upended personal relationships, says Anshul Tewari, editor-in-chief of Youth Ki Awaaz, a crowdsourced news website focussing on India’s youth. That sense of control is particularly pronounced when it comes to the lives of young women, he adds.

Source: The Guardian December 24, 2019 09:45 UTC