Violation of PrivacyCan’t Post Others’ Photos on Porn Sites Without Consent: Delhi HC The ruling aims to protect the privacy of Facebook and Instagram users specifically. By Aditi Murti
We're In This TogetherCovid19 Social Media Groups Are Saving Lives. But For People Without Internet, the Situation Is Grim People who can't access virtual communities are bearing the most severe impact of the second wave. By Saumya Kalia
Discriminatory TechMen, Women See Different Job Listings on Facebook Due to Algorithm Bias, Research Shows Facebook’s systems were more likely to show a woman an ad for a technical job at Netflix than an ad for a job at a graphics-chip maker. By Devrupa Rakshit
I Like To Move ItWhy the 1970s’ German ‘Rasputin’ Song Is India’s Newest Way To Resist Hate A video of two Kerala doctors dancing to the famous disco classic has spiraled into a show of solidarity. 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
Big BrotherNew IT Rules Leave Little Room for Privacy, Free Speech in an Increasingly Surveilled Digital Space The vague guidelines will lead to unnecessary and excessive restrictions on legal speech. By Anushka Jain
Turn The NarrativeLeaked Report Shows Government Color‑Coded Journalists Based on Political Sympathies The report also contains a detailed strategy on how to spin media narratives. By Saumya Kalia
Not So Black And WhiteAI Can Mistake Chess Lingo for Hate Speech. Is This Why a Chess YouTube Channel Was Banned? A new study shows that chess discussions of "black," "white," "attack," and "threat" can trigger red flags from hate speech algorithms. By Liesl Goecker
Filtering ContentIndian Advertising Council Drafts Rules For Influencer Marketing on Social Media “The biggest part of the new rules is to tell consumers that you are watching an ad and not content." By Devrupa Rakshit
Keeping in CheckFacebook’s Oversight Board Orders Restoration of 4 of 5 Censored Posts, Highlighting Complexity of Identifying Hate Speech Online The board is tasked with reviewing user appeals of Facebook posts censored for hate speech, nudity, misinformation and more. By Rajvi Desai
Change The MeasureDecoding the ‘Fat Tax’: Why the Indian Fashion Industry Charges More for Bigger Clothes A strict adherance to an international size ideal is not serving Indian customers who don't fit that ideal. By The Swaddle Team
The Slippery SlopeAll the Arguments You Need: to Convince People They Need a Free Media There’s more at stake than your favorite TV show. By Rajvi Desai
Public Display of EmotionThe Internet Is an Emotional Outlet for Many — But Is Crying Into the Void Helping People Heal? After model Chrissy Teigen shared photos of her miscarriage on Instagram, social media users started debating the value of processing emotion online. By Rajvi Desai
A Thorny IssueYouTube Will Remove Misleading Videos About Coronavirus Vaccines The platform will take down videos that allege vaccines kill people or insert microchips into human bodies, or make other false claims. By Rajvi Desai
Not-So-Free To Be Online1 in 3 Women Suffer Mental Stress Due to Harassment on Facebook, Instagram: Global Survey Online harassment is leading women to quit social media altogether -- widening the existing gender gap on the internet in India. By Devrupa Rakshit
Looking In The Mirror‘The Social Dilemma’ Told Us What We Already Knew. Then Why Was it So Shocking? The film got industry insiders to tell us we’re lab rats in a huge technological experiment, with no clear purpose or end in sight. By Rajvi Desai
Going DownWhat Would Happen If Facebook Failed? ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences, Says Oxford Report “The demise of...Facebook could have catastrophic social and economic consequences for innumerable communities that rely on the platform on a daily basis." By Rajvi Desai
Bubbling CauldronWhy Do Internet Witches Keep ‘Hexing’ Things? Hexes, including recent ones targeting Trump or cops and even the moon, have become a means to register cultural disgust. By Aditi Murti
