Jharkhand Students Face Tear Gas as Reels Shape Protest Attention

Many students in a place called Jharkhand went out into the hot sun to protest for hours.

They are angry because they studied for years for exams and jobs, but they do not trust the system that decides their future.

The police used water cannons, tear gas, and sticks (called lathi-charge) to stop them from reaching the State Assembly.

Around the same time, another protest about leaking exam papers became very famous on social media.

Millions of students could relate to it, and influencers and celebrities talked about it online.

Experts say social media is not neutral — it shows people what they want to see.

Some people think this makes activism selective, meaning only some protests get attention.

Protests that happen in big cities like the capital get noticed more than protests in places like Jharkhand.

This story asks us to think about who gets heard and how attention works in the digital age.