Change is a muskAs Twitter Transitions Into a New Era, Users Contemplate Migrating Away Hate speech has risen and verification may no longer be free since Musk’s takeover, prompting questions about what Twitter was fundamentally about. By Amlan Sarkar
Cheating the SystemAssam Govt Is Suspending Internet Services to Prevent Cheating in Exams Courts have previously warned against internet suspension on the grounds of examination, calling shutdowns "disproportionate and unjustified." By Saumya Kalia
Pseudo MessiahElon Musk is Now Twitter’s Biggest Shareholder, but His Free Speech Agenda is Misleading The richest man in the world acting as the messiah of transparency and democracy spells concern. By Saumya Kalia
Thou Must Not BreatheUniversity in UP Directs Students to Sign Pledge Against ‘Anti‑National’ Activities One of the "anti-national" activities in the undertaking includes “participating in an unlawful gathering or protest." By Saumya Kalia
Ideological Sticks and StonesWhat Is Comedy’s Purpose in a Country Like India? Munawar Faruqui's persecution ushers in the era of "thoughtcrime," making it imperative to ask why comedy remains a platform for advancing social justice. By Saumya Kalia
Blow the Whistle on Hate SpeechThe Great Social Cost of Facebook Prioritizing Profit Over Minimum Public Good In an Indian context, hate speech posts against the farmers’ protest end up demonizing people and frame them as anti-government on Facebook. By Saumya Kalia
Misinformation Is Injurious To HealthYouTube Finally Bans Anti‑Vaxx Content. Why Did it Take So Long? Misinformation spreads like wildfire on the internet. YouTube's move prompts questioning tech giants on what it takes to stop this. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Righting Some WrongsSC Orders Release of Manipuri Activist Arrested for Saying Cow Dung Doesn’t Cure Covid19 Erendro Leichombam was detained on May 13 under the stringent national security law, with officials saying his remarks caused "social unrest." By Saumya Kalia
Tuning Out PrivacyReport About India ‘Spying’ on Journalists, Politicians Sparks Concern Over Illegal Surveillance The cyber-surveillance weapon Pegasus may have been used by leaders globally to spy on pro-democracy activists, journalists, and critics. By Saumya Kalia
FabricationsBhima Koregaon Evidence Was Planted on 2 Activists’ Laptop, Others’ Mails Were Compromised: Report "By February 2016, the attacker had compromised not just [Surendra] Gadling's computer, but also the email accounts of multiple defendants in the Bhima Koregaon case," Arsenal said. By Saumya Kalia
On Thin IceGovernment Efforts To Block Twitter URLs Increased by 10 Times Since 2016, Data Shows The increased use of Section 69A of the IT Act shows the expanding appetite for controlling information in the public domain. By Saumya Kalia
Laws of DissentSedition Cases Are “Quite Low,” Government Says, but Cases Have Almost Doubled Since 2014 Experts have expressed concern over misuse of sedition laws to “use, abuse and chill free speech." By Saumya Kalia
Boon or Bane?Indian Government to Set Up Public Wifi Access Across the Country. Would You Use It? While the policy will bring much-needed Internet access to underserved parts of India, critics of similar efforts have raised privacy and security concerns. By Rajvi Desai
A Caricature of ItselfFrom Sanitary Panels to Kunal Kamra — Why Can’t We Mock the Judiciary? "As a democracy, we should be open and accepting of dissent and criticism,” says Advocate Radhika Jhalani. By Rajvi Desai