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Bihar & the Delusion of Independent Journalism: A Free Speech Record of Five Years
Free Speech Collective (FSC), has published a detailed report of Bihar’s Free Speech Record, November ‘20-’25 which it released on November 5 and may be accessed hereFree Speech CollectiveWith...
Why did Twitter censor a basic tweet on Nehru?
Stanford scholar Vibhav Mariwala’s tweet sharing a link to an article on Jawaharlal Nehru, was marked as ‘sensitive’ content
CJP files complaint with Twitter over sexually abusive content against Muslim women
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A sexualised campaign is being run by fake accounts, glorifying hate and violence against Muslim women
Attempts to reform Muslim thought have always met with fierce resistance
Muslims have a very rigid notion of religion that prevents them from reform
Punjab-based Youtuber arrested for “racist and anti-India” video
Paras Singh has been booked by Arunachal police under IPC Sections 124A (Sedition),153A , and 505(2) (promoting enmity)
Whatsapp moves Delhi HC challenging GoI’s traceability clause
The clause requires the messaging platform to identify the originator of a message forwarded multiple times, and Whatsapp sees this as an invasion of privacy, and a form of surveillance
Supersizing victimhood: Hindu Right’s appropriation of Islamophobia, the Jewish Holocaust & Indigenous struggles
Image Courtesy:india.comThe seemingly illogical idea of Hindu victimhood -...
Facebook, Twitter could face legal action in India
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CUK suspends teacher for calling BJP-RSS proto-fascists, student unions rise in protest
Various students and MPs spoke out in solidarity with Assistant Professor Dr. Gilbert Sebastian, dubbing the suspension as a violation of individual rights and freedoms.
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Covid-19: Centre tells social media firms to remove ‘Indian variant’ references
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