In this week’s South Central, Dhanya Rajendran, Anisha Sheth, and cartoonist Rachita Taneja discuss the Union government’s proposed amendments to the IT law and what they mean for online speech. Why is the government bringing in these changes, and how will they impact people sharing news and opinions online?
Rachita and Anisha point out that as physical spaces for dissent shrink and much of the mainstream media becomes increasingly aligned with the government, the internet remains one of the last spaces for criticism. With the proposed amendments, they warn, a new regime of censorship could take shape.
