Widespread use of WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube to get news, also prone to misinformation
In India, online platforms like WhatsApp, YouTube and Facebook are being used extensively to know news for some time now. This has been claimed in the annual report of a reputed news agency. Due to this the use of TV has reduced.
According to a global survey, India has emerged as one of the strongest mobile-based markets in the world. According to the survey, 73 percent of people in India are getting news through their smartphones, while 37 percent are using computers.
Most of the 600 million Internet users use smartphones
Country’s 600 million Internet users access the Internet through mobile phones. This is also happening due to cheap data charges and cheap devices. More than half of the people surveyed said that they use WhatsApp or YouTube for news.
82 percent of people are using online platforms for news
The report also said that the increasing reliance on social media for news is also increasing the risk of spreading false, misleading information and hate speech. According to the survey, 59 percent of the people surveyed said that they watch TV to get news, while 82 percent said that they use online platforms. Most of these people are English language people.
A report said that Facebook has been made a major source of spreading misleading and false information. According to the report, messaging app like WhatsApp has also become a big problem.
