A 90-second video of Delhi police performing a security check of a car has gone viral.
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Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap Quits Twitter After Parents And Daughter Receive Threats
“Congratulations everyone on this new India and hope you all thrive.”
Pseudoscience is Taking Over Social Media – and Putting Us All at Risk
Conspiracy theories have a powerful appeal as they can help people make sense of events or issues they feel they have no control over.
Privacy Is The New Wilderness We Must Protect
A new conception of privacy as an ambient, public good is necessary if we are to save our rights as individuals.
Most Adults Have Never Heard Of TikTok. That’s By Design
In its early days, TikTok managed to fly under the radar, but its rapid growth and growing user base have brought the app unwanted public scrutiny.
June 2019: Misinformation Fomenting Communal Hatred Returns Post Election
Misinformation ahead of the general election was varied, and not exclusively focused on communal hate-mongering, which seems to have returned with a vengeance post the election.
In Hong Kong, Authorities Arrest the Administrator of a Telegram Protest Group—And Force Him to Hand Over a List of Its Members
Police crackdown has also taken place on social media.
How a Cyber Attack Hampered Hong Kong Protesters
Social media hacking tools, which are sold to repressive governments to spy on their own citizens, erode the right to free speech and to organise political activity.
‘They Don’t Want Justice, They Want Riots’: How The Murder Of A Child In Aligarh Turned Into A Communally Tense Issue
Twinkle’s murder has led to hoards of men from Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad flocking to Tappal.
Comments Against U.P. CM: SC to Hear Tuesday Plea Challenging Arrest of Journalist
The journalist’s wife Jageesha Arora has filed a habeas corpus (bring the person) petition challenging the arrest of Prashant Kanojia.
#FreePrashantNow: What Modi 2.0 Means For Press Freedom In India
Within a fortnight of PM Modi’s re-election, four journalists have been arrested and two others have been shot at.