Bengal police to train youths to track offensive posts on social media

Kolkata | Wednesday | 19th July, 2017

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They will track offensive posts and flag police when needed,” said Chatterjee. “The aim is to track posts that incite communal tension through social media. (Representational Image)State Police have initiated an “online neighbourhood watch” to keep track of “offensive material” on social media and sound an alert when required. After a brief training, the youths will keep track of offensive posts and people who share such posts repeatedly,” said Sanjiv Chakravorty, officer-in-charge of Jagaddal police station. “It is not possible for police to keep track of all posts and shares on social media..