Internet Censorship
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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
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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
Trending
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Why the Congress defeat in Chhattisgarh is far worse than the loss in Rajasthan
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Is Congress leadership of INDIA shaky after Hindi belt poll defeats?
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‘Change’ over ethnic identity politics: Why MNF lost Mizoram
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Caught on camera: Fisherwoman captures intense battle between lone crocodile and group of sharks
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Why Congress lost Chhattisgarh
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Palestinian child under rubble asks rescuers to help her siblings, parents first
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Watch: Young fan recreates Sylvester Stallone’s iconic ‘Rocky’ monologue in the actor’s presence
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Cyclone Michaung: Sea turns turbulent, heavy rains batter Andhra Pradesh as landfall begins
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Watch: Pet dogs and their humans get family photographs with Santa Claus
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‘This is the worst nightmare for Narayan Murthy’: Comedian’s riff on several long weekends in 2024
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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
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What will happen if Russia cuts itself off from the internet?
With mounting pressure from the West, Moscow may create its own version of the ‘great firewall of China’.
Mohiuddin Ahmed, The Conversation & Paul Haskell-Dowland, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’
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Digital authoritarianism: Kazakhstan is the latest country to use internet shutdown as a weapon
The number of internet shutdowns is on the rise, from 56 times in 2016 to at least 155 times in 29 countries in 2020.
Margaret Hu, The Conversation
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How the Modi government’s new IT rules jeopardise the right to privacy and free speech
The Centre’s recent attempts to provide clarification over the notification fail to allay concerns raised by civil society, tech companies and internet users.
Namrata Maheshwari, Ria Singh Sawhney & Akhil Thomas
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How social media platforms are silencing Palestinian voices
Facebook acknowledged it had inaccurately labelled certain words commonly used by Palestinians online as incitement to violence.
Kelly Lewis, The Conversation
The Field
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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: Hundal hat-trick spurs India to win over South Korea
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Boxing, Junior World C’ships: Payal, Nisha, Akansha win a gold each as India finish with 17 medals
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AFC Champions League: Mumbai City FC finish campaign with six losses
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Pro Kabaddi League: Puneri Platan stun Jaipur Pink Panthers; Bengal Warriors beat Bengaluru Bulls
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Cleiton, Nandhakumar help East Bengal thump NorthEast United