5 Blue Shirt Initiative Inside Social Media: The Blue Shirt’s Social Media Observation 250 C SOCIAL DIVISION AND HATRED Messages promoting social division and hatred based on gender, ethnicity, religion, and political stance were another common type of content found on social media. While 62 posts of the content promoting social division and hatred among people were disseminated on Facebook, only 42 messages were found on Telegram channels. 200 150 100 50 42 Social division and hatred (104) 29 27 6 Social division (39) Facebook - 25 posts, Telegram - 14 messages 0 January February March April May Fig 10. Number of posts or messages concerning social division and hatred (By events) Hatred (65) Facebook - 37 posts, Telegram - 28 messages Swearing 27 posts Derogatory comments 14 posts Facebook - 1018 posts Telegram - 91 messages Spreading of discrimination over differing political beliefs 20 posts Discrimination towards the Rohingyas 11 posts Talking about divisive topics between groups in opposing political beliefs 7 posts Dehumanizing 17 posts Terrorist Muslim 6 posts Bengali 1 post Fig 9. Number of posts or messages concerning social division and hatred June Spreading racist viewpoints 1 post Fig 11. Contents concerning social division and hatred