Asia’s protests grew from social media where misinformation also spread

If the 1920s were roaring, the 2020s are shaping up to be the decade of rage, and not just in the United States. In the past five years we have seen mass protests escalate across Asia, toppling governments and bringing megacities to a standstill. In 2022 the streets of Colombo erupted for more than 100 days amidst Sri Lanka’s worst ever economic crisis, leading to the dramatic fall of the powerful Rajapaksa clan and their government. Two years later, Bangladesh’s once untouchable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the capital in a helicopter after crowds stormed her opulent palace and ended…