Deepfakes and AI Trickery Are Disrupting the Biggest Election in History Nearly 1 billion voters are set to choose India’s next government. Will the country’s future be shaped by disinformation? The Walrus · May 13, 2024
‘A tool of political control’: how India became the world leader in internet blackouts For the past five years India has shut down the internet more times than any other country affecting over 120 million people The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023
Tobacco rules for OTT counterproductive, infringes freedom of speech, says IFF The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s notification to display anti-tobacco warnings before films and TV show episodes that feature them infringes on the freedom of speech of creators, Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) said. The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023
Twitter accused of censorship in India as it blocks Modi critics Canadian politician, poet, an India MP and journalists are among 120 accounts that have been withheld The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023
India ban on BBC Modi documentary ‘imperils press freedom’ Media groups say Indian government is abusing its emergency powers under the 2021 IT Rules by blocking BBC documentary. Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2023
Indian ban on BBC Modi film puts Musk’s Twitter ‘free speech’ to the test Use of emergency laws sheds light on fragile and fractious place social media such as Twitter now occupy in country The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
'Tape or chewing gum:' Twitter's lapses echo worldwide Twitter at its best is a tool to get a message out quickly, efficiently and directly, whether you're an activist or a local fire department The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2022
Slain Indian rapper Sidhu Moose Wala’s song removed from YouTube Music video talks about the Sutlej-Yamuna canal which is at the heart of a dispute between Punjab and Haryana states. Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2022