Why the Delhi Police is investigating a farmer protest 'toolkit' tweeted by Greta Thunberg
The 18-year-old shared a toolkit on Twitter on Wednesday on the anti-farm law protests in India. This came on the heels of singer-businesswoman Rihanna tweeting a CNN news article on internet curbs near protest sites in and around Delhi.
The toolkit tweeted by Thunberg was later deleted, with the activist saying it was being “updated by people on the ground in India”.
The toolkit in the now-deleted tweet has subsections such as urgent action and prior actions, and a detailed section called ‘How you can help?’.
In the Urgent actions section, the toolkit asks those interested to start a ‘Twitter storm’ on February 4 and 5; share a solidarity photo/video message by email to scrapfarmacts@gmail.com; call/email government representatives and ask them to take acton; divest from “monopolists and oligopolists like Adani-Ambani”, and organise protests “on-ground” “near the closest Indian Embassy, Media House or your local government office on February 13 and 14”.
The toolkit had five links, titled ‘More Information — Important Links’, which are still working. One leads to a website that talks about holding protests, donating, using social media to support the cause of farmers. The website’s ‘about’ section says: “We are a volunteer group of individuals in Canada, the USA and the UK, who are passionate about social justice issues affecting the Indian agricultural community. We feel distressed being far away from our Elders, Brothers and Sisters who are fighting for autonomy over their land.”
Another link is for a website described as a “digital home to exploring geopolitics & ideas about freedom through data, writing, & technology”. The link provides leads to a page titled ‘Do I own products linked to Ambani?’, and mentions Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani.
There is also a link to a newsletter on the anti-farm law protests, and a blog on the number of farmers who have allegedly died during the protests since late November.
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/greta-thunberg-toolkit-farmers-protest-fir-delhi-police-7176187/
Good insight on how troll farms are organized.