Internet Censorship
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Indian news channels on YouTube are battling arbitrary blocking, curbs on earnings
The video platform has in recent months issued demonetisation notices to channels and taken down some down citing government notices.
Sharveya Parasnis
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‘Bolta Hindustan’ YouTube channel removed on Centre’s orders
The editor of the digital Hindi news portal said that they were not told why the channel was removed from the Google-owned platform.
Scroll Staff
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As X accounts supporting farmers are suspended, fears grow in India about clampdown ahead of polls
With polls due soon, disinformation and hate speech targeting religious minorities, particularly Muslims, are on the rise, say fact-checkers and tech experts.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Orders blocking websites grew over hundredfold in last 10 years, shows RTI data
While the Centre issued 62 such orders in 2013, the figure stood at 6,954 in 2023.
Scroll Staff
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Twitter blocks posts of Rana Ayyub, Asaduddin Owaisi about train shooting on Centre’s order
Constable Chetan Singh walked across several coaches on a running train to kill his senior and three Muslims and then made an incendiary speech on a video.
Scroll Staff
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‘Excessive power to state’: Why experts are worried about Karnataka High Court Twitter verdict
The court has done nothing to restrict the power of the government to block legal speech, they say.
Zafar Aafaq
Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Digital India bill may change the internet as we know it
The sweeping proposals expand control over the internet and further restrict freedom of speech online.
Umang Poddar
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As social media platforms around the world surrender to state diktats, what can users do?
We need to take power in our own hands and demand pro-humanity technology from all players.
Mishi Choudhary & Eben Moglen
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Wikipedia ban in Pakistan lifted two days after it was blocked for blasphemous content
The Wikimedia Foundation had said that it does not make decisions about what content is featured on the website.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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Explained: What emergency powers has India used to block links of BBC’s Gujarat riots documentary?
The Centre exercised a provision under the controversial Information Technology Rules, 2021, to issue takedown orders to YouTube and Twitter.
Nachiket Deuskar
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Jammu and Kashmir recorded highest internet shutdowns in the world last year, says study
Surfshark, a VPN service provider, said that India, Russia and Iran stood out among other countries for their ‘high-profile internet censorship events’ in 2022.
Scroll Staff
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Not just social media, the new IT Act amendment will also affect news websites. Here’s how
Three-member panels appointed by the government will have the power to decide if a platform’s decision to take down a user’s post was valid.
Karnika Kohli
The Field
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Diaz and Chhangte on target as Mumbai City beat FC Goa to enter final