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This Regime Is Anti-Fun; Humour Can Strip Its Legitimacy | Saurav Das | Teesta Setalvad

What happens when young people refuse to simply watch?Teesta Setalvad speaks with Saurav Das about youth activism, intergenerational solidarity, “School Thik Karo”, social audits of government schools, police accountability...

Bom HC asks media houses to exercise restraint, per directions against ‘media trial’

The HC had issued specific directions and guidelines when dealing with the media trial in actor Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case

Scrap rules proposed to monitor digital media: Journalists’ organisations

National Alliance of Journalists, and the Delhi Union of Journalists, say the rules are an attack publications critical of the government

A PhD thesis reignites debate on Govt control over IIMs

Subramanian Swamy asks why ‘upper caste’ tag for BJP in PhD thesis; Govt asks for a copy, IIM-A director pushes back

HRDA appeals to NHRC over illegal arrest of journalist Saleem Khan

Khan was allegedly harassed by a vegetable vendor and falsely accused when he reported on the inadequate amenities to shopkeepers in MP

Madras HC refuses to hear PIL seeking regulation of social media content

The Bench opined that the petitioner could opt to live in the ‘stone age’ as courts cannot impose sanctions on how the online world operates

Delhi HC quashes defamation case against Mitali Saran over RSS article

The complainant who claimed to be an RSS member, had alleged that the article had lowered his reputation

VC Kumar’s decisions have weakened the system of academic governance: JNUTA

Protesting the VC’s month-long continuation in office, JNU teachers called for a press conference on Monday to voice their grievances against the administration

Is WhatsApp facilitating the demonisation of Indian Muslims?

A study explains the meaning and consequences of Fear Speech that is spread on WhatsApp as it is a powerful and cheap tool. often as potent as Hate Speech

New IT Rules: How Centre is planning to address online grievances  

The Government has set up a strict grievance redressal mechanism for users in a bid to make the online world more transparent and accountable

Ethics Code for Social Media, rules for OTT platforms, online news

Provision for identification of first originator of information on messaging services

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