Historically, genocides have been preceded by the gradual yet wide dissemination of speech targeting and demonizing particular communities, such as in the Rwandan genocide. The enormity of such speech is unprecedented in the age of social media, as seen in Myanmar where Facebook’s algorithms were exploited in fomenting the genocide of Rohingya Muslims. Given the alarming rise of hate speech in India in recent years, particularly against its Muslim minority, many commentators have been warning that India is on the “brink” of a potential genocide.