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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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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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: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final