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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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
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Pune: Father of minor driver arrested after crash that left two dead
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The test of time: A jail mulaqat with Umar Khalid
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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: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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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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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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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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Archery, World Cup Yecheon: Jyothi Surekha Vennam qualifies fourth in women’s individual compound
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Wrestling, Olympics 2024: Vinesh Phogat, Antim Panghal to go to Paris after WFI calls off trials
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Boxing: India loses an Asian Games medal after Parveen Hooda’s doping suspension
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: With new coach, captain at helm, Indian women’s team look towards new era
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Indian men’s team get ready to fine-tune Paris squad in Europe leg