“Credibility of social media is eroding...” NSA Doval discusses impact, influence of social media

Oct 26, 2024

New Delhi, October 26 (ANI): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on October 25 emphasized on countering misinformation on social media with credible responses and warned that false narratives can harm Indian Army morale. He further urged quick, fact-based replies within hours of incidents to prevent misleading content from dominating public discourse. NSA Ajit Doval said, “Social media needs to be countered using social media...The credibility of social media is slowly eroding now. You should focus on searching and exposing stories on social media which show total and blatant lies. This can be done by presenting some photos etc. Some posts on social media about the Indian Army could lower the morale of our Defence Forces. Sometimes they write things which shake the confidence of our jawans in their leadership. This needs to be strongly countered. If people from Defence Forces can do it, then it is good. You should become the first respondents on social media when any incident happens. It has been seen that when any incident occurs, the trash that starts comes within 4 hours of the incident dominates the narrative...If a correct perspective comes on social media within a few hours then it is useful...There is no lack of patriots and nationalists in the country.”