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Centre escalates action against Satluj, refers film to high-level committee after ordering OTT takedown
Invoking Section 69A of the IT Act, the Centre has ordered Satluj offline pending further review under the IT Rules
Bengaluru riots coverage: Kannada news media under the scanner
Anti hate-speech group writes to state minorities commission demanding action against errant channels, publications
Blaming algorithms is denial of corporate responsibility: Former civil servants to Facebook
Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg demands a look into the working of Facebook’s hate-speech policy in India
Hate content on social media: Corporate and individual responsibility
Does the WSJ expose on FB’s alleged tacit support of the regime’s hate machinery also open doors to a deeper understanding of what led to the Bengaluru riots?
Denounce anti-Muslim bigotry: Facebook employees
Open letter on internal network raises question hate speech in India content controversy, India’s Parliament Committee summons Facebook execs on Sept 2
Delhi-based Journalist Prashant Kanojia arrested by UP police for “some tweets”
Cops say they have orders “from above” to arrest the journalist, he was booked by UP police in April 2020 as well
Canadian Punjabi Press Club condemns attack on journalists in Delhi
Three journalists of The Caravan had been physically attacked and verbally abused, a female reporter was also sexually harassed
No FIR yet, but Delhi Police sends rejoinder to journalists who were attacked
Media organisations including CPJ, PCI, BJU, NWMI demand FIR, action against culprits
Caravan journalists attacked viciously by murderous mob in North East Delhi
Journalists were attacked, verbally abused with communal slurs, woman journalist was sexually harassed while out reporting
Indian Muslims in the crosshairs after Times Now report on anti-Modi audio message?
Message being allegedly spread by phone calls urges people to not let the Prime Minister hoist the tricolour at the Red Fort this year
India Today’s Mood of the Nation lampooned on social media
The pro-regime results viewed as virtual campaign for Modi-Yogi to remain in power despite nationwide protests related to Kashmir, CAA-NRC
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Hate Speech
Kerala court grants bail to T.G. Mohandas in Jantar Mantar remarks case, cites arrest procedure irregularity
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Education
August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
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Minorities
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India
ID Based on Anonymous Informant, Sudden Reference to 2009 Home Ministry Notification: Why NSA Case Against Satyam Verma Is Unconvincing
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