Perception battle: It’s time India promoted avant-garde to thwart ISI’s nefarious designs
6 years, 2 months ago

Perception battle: It’s time India promoted avant-garde to thwart ISI’s nefarious designs

Op India  

“A lie when repeated a thousand times becomes the truth”– Pakistani spy agency, ISI, uses this aphorism as its strategy to create illusions of truth, with which it plans to subvert India. ISI’s primary aim is to gain the upper hand by discrediting India, creating false images and perceptions, and to leverage public opinion in Pakistan army’s favour. Many pawns of ISI have been downed in India, yet ISI uses its failed attempts in its favour to mislead Pakistani populace, surrounded by cobwebs of ignorance, into believing that Pakistan Army has an upper hand over Indian army. The truth Due to the paucity of conventional weapons in its store to win a war against India, Pakistan army depends on ISI to execute its sinister plan, to carry out covert operations within India, to cause communal disharmony, and to trap vulnerable officials and civilians, to leak information regarding Indian defence establishment’s capabilities. Since then, Naxals have collaborated many times with ISI funded terrorist organizations including Dawood Ibrahim’s gang to carry out its operations in different parts of India; in fact it was found that SIMI cadre was ordered to move to Naxal inflicted areas, to facilitate the Naxal movement whilst overground sympathizers of red ultras worked in tandem with ISI to supply arms and ammunition to Naxals.

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BJP Activates Social Media Team to Counter Oppn Attack on Shah
3 weeks, 2 days ago

BJP Activates Social Media Team to Counter Oppn Attack on Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As Opposition parties prepare to protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly disrespecting Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the BJP has activated its social media strategy to counter the allegations and target Opposition groups, particularly the Congress. Utilising memes, short videos, and video clips, BJP’s social media team of influencers has launched a vigorous campaign aimed at discrediting …

Chandrababu says misuse of social media biggest challenge
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Chandrababu says misuse of social media biggest challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday emphasised the need for effective measures to control harassment of people over social media. Calling this the biggest challenge, he wanted a debate on how such misuse of social media could be controlled and who should be given the responsibility for controlling social media. Chandrababu Naidu stressed the need for proper …

Social Media's Polarizing Impact on Politics: Negative Interactions Surge in Run-Up to Lok Sabha Polls
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Social Media's Polarizing Impact on Politics: Negative Interactions Surge in Run-Up to Lok Sabha Polls

Live Mint  

The 12th round of the biannual YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial Survey found that politics was the fifth most popular topic among urban Indians, with 47% saying they follow such content. However, 37% of respondents who follow politics on social media reported having faced negative interactions online due to their political engagement in the six months before the survey. The survey also found …

NSA Calls for Countering Lies on Social Media to Protect Army Morale
2 months, 2 weeks ago

NSA Calls for Countering Lies on Social Media to Protect Army Morale

ABP News  

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has called for robust counter-narrative measures on social media to safeguard the morale of the Indian Army. He emphasized the credibility of social media and the need to expose and search stories that contain inaccuracies or misleading information. Doval encouraged immediate responses to incidents and emphasized establishing a correct perspective early in the public discourse.

Anti-India narrative on social media: Why it’s time for government to counter online negativity
4 months ago

Anti-India narrative on social media: Why it’s time for government to counter online negativity

Firstpost  

A wave of anti-India sentiment is flooding social media, distorting our global image. India can no longer afford silence and has to reclaim its narrative on the world stage Lately, social media has evolved into a platform where global narratives are created, shaped, and spread at turbo speed. A recent example is the “What’s wrong with India?” campaign on social …

NYT calls violence against Hindus in Bangladesh ‘revenge attacks’: How Western media gets the India story wrong
5 months ago

NYT calls violence against Hindus in Bangladesh ‘revenge attacks’: How Western media gets the India story wrong

Firstpost  

The New York Times is under fire for headlining its story on violence against Hindus in Bangladesh after ex-PM Sheikh Hasina fled the country as ‘revenge attacks’. NYT under fire NYT initially titled its report on violence against the minority community as ‘Hindus in Bangladesh Face Revenge Attacks After Prime Minister’s Exit’. The cartoon accompanied an article titled ‘India’s Budget …

As the US Embassy promotes Leftist elements in India, read how the Biden administration and CIA have been using social media, paying influencers to manipulate public opinion
5 months, 4 weeks ago

As the US Embassy promotes Leftist elements in India, read how the Biden administration and CIA have been using social media, paying influencers to manipulate public opinion

Op India  

On the 17th of July, the US Embassy in India informed about its event for Indian social media influences and content creators to learn about boosting social media engagement on social issues and learn about “active citizenship”. Is the US trying to use social media and Indian content creators, particularly those opposed to the ruling dispensation to meddle in India’s …

China’s AI-powered influence operations at India’s doorstep
8 months ago

China’s AI-powered influence operations at India’s doorstep

Hindustan Times  

Modes of warfare have undergone several changes since the end of World War II. A recent report by the United States -based social media analytics firm Graphika revealed a pro-Chinese political spam operation promoting a new and distinctive form of video content, which has been operating since 2019 on popular social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. In November …

As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’
8 months, 1 week ago

As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Bollywood stars seldom weigh in on politics, so videos showing two celebrities criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — and endorsing his main opposition, the Congress party — were bound to go viral. But the clips of A-list actors Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh were fake, AI-generated videos that were yet another example of the false or …

Digital Revolution in Indian Politics: How BJP Harnessed Social Media
9 months ago

Digital Revolution in Indian Politics: How BJP Harnessed Social Media

News 18  

The emergence of digital media—social media, mobile journalism, YouTube, etc—has transformed the political contour in India, with social media platforms becoming the new battleground for electoral campaigns. Among these parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party has proven to be the most successful in harnessing the power of social media to connect with voters and shape public opinion, while the Congress-led Opposition—if …

Western media – colonial mindset of thwarting India’s rise
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Western media – colonial mindset of thwarting India’s rise

Deccan Chronicle  

The Western media’s approach towards India shows how the English press continues to disseminate the West’s long-held prejudices against India. Drawing heavily from history, the book ‘Western media narratives on India: From Gandhi to Modi’ authored by Umesh Upadhyay critically unravels the origins and causes of this bias. The Western media crafted a narrative, projecting India’s response to the disaster …

How AI-Generated Deepfakes Are Playing A Role In 2024 Indian Elections. What Users Can Do To Avoid Pitfalls
10 months ago

How AI-Generated Deepfakes Are Playing A Role In 2024 Indian Elections. What Users Can Do To Avoid Pitfalls

ABP News  

Artificial intelligence and simulated content have spurned discussions on robot takeovers, ethics, job losses, and financial fraud. But in a year of “super elections,” AI is playing a major role in campaigning — and in India, cheap and easy tools are being used to create content ranging from memes to deepfakes and simulated audio. AI's Use During Campaigning We’ve usually …

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media
1 year, 2 months ago

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media

Al Jazeera  

Social media warriors have sprung up to share their community’s views and put down the others’ in this ethnic conflict. “Before we got hackers, we had given access to our social media accounts to people outside the state … Social media has become important to tell people what is happening here,” the leader said. He told me, “I opened this …

Analysis: Why is so much anti-Palestinian disinformation coming from India?
1 year, 2 months ago

Analysis: Why is so much anti-Palestinian disinformation coming from India?

Al Jazeera  

The cliche goes that the first casualty of war is truth. With Israel’s occupation of Palestine, disinformation often comes with a side of anti-Palestinianism and Islamophobia, turbocharged by social media amplification, especially under Elon Musk’s leadership of X, formerly known as Twitter. One Indian account, purporting to belong to a retired Indian soldier, stated, “Israel must finish off Palestine from …

Newsclick and beyond: Unveiling China's information warfare tactics in India
1 year, 5 months ago

Newsclick and beyond: Unveiling China's information warfare tactics in India

Firstpost  

The disinformation machinery of China might be impeccably efficient but it would not be able to create discord within the Indian society if the subversive actors on the Indian soil are not functioning as its arms In today’s rapidly evolving world, information has emerged as a potent weapon, leading nations to grapple with the intricacies of modern conflict. The revelations …

Understanding the ideological divide online
1 year, 5 months ago

Understanding the ideological divide online

Hindustan Times  

Algorithms used by social media companies in drawing in and retaining users have been the subject of scrutiny for several years now. Spanning multiple election cycles and a once-in-a-century pandemic, the debates centre around a simple question: Is social media dividing people? Starting from 2008, when Barack Obama first used social media for a political campaign to the divisive 2016 …

From romanticising to humanising: Here’s how the mainstream Indian media has tried to generate sympathy for jihadis
1 year, 7 months ago

From romanticising to humanising: Here’s how the mainstream Indian media has tried to generate sympathy for jihadis

Op India  

Remember those Bollywood movies wherein a Hindu is corrupt, a Pandit is a rapist, an Indian soldier turns terrorist, a Baniya is an exploitative cheat, but Abdul is a peace-loving person driven by responsibilities? With such articles, the media hopes that Umar’s girlfriend’s cause would become the cause of the average citizen, with the facts being suppressed and summarily ignored …

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B
1 year, 8 months ago

World Press Freedom Day | How free speech in India is compromised by government control over platforms: Book excerpt from ‘Caged Tiger: How Too Much Government is Holding Indians Back’ by Subhashish B

The Hindu  

Published : May 03, 2023 07:00 IST - 6 MINS READ In December 2004, the Delhi Police arrested Avnish Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, because someone in Kharagpur, West Bengal, tried to sell through the website video copies of two Delhi-based students having sex. Social media companies, a term left vague and expansive, need to take down content within 36 …

‘Not much change in communication barring speed of circulation’
2 years ago

‘Not much change in communication barring speed of circulation’

The Hindu  

Teacher of journalism, B.K. Ravi has said that according to researchers of communication, not much change had been witnessed in the medium of mass communication barring the speed with which information was being circulated. Presiding over the session on ‘Innovations in Media’ on the second day of 86th Akhila Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelana on Saturday, Prof. Ravi said that there …

Why the woes of Indian journalism affect all Indians
2 years, 1 month ago

Why the woes of Indian journalism affect all Indians

The Hindu  

The first week of November includes a day selected by the United Nations as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Though the Indian Constitution is liberal, its interpretation through legislation has been anything but; harsh omnibus laws infringe and limit liberties, violate human rights and lead to degeneracy among administration and law enforcement agents. Now, from …

Social Media, Terrorism & Money Laundering Among India's Top Security Challenges for Next 25 Years - News18
2 years, 1 month ago

Social Media, Terrorism & Money Laundering Among India's Top Security Challenges for Next 25 Years - News18

News 18  

Technology, social media and its expansion, investigation of economic offences and money laundering are some of the security challenges India may face in the next 25 years and should prepare a roadmap for, a draft prepared by the Bureau of Police Research and Development has revealed. According to the draft, which has been “vetted by Ministry of Home Affairs ”, …

Why Western Media Doesn’t Understand India – A Question of Narratives - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

Why Western Media Doesn’t Understand India – A Question of Narratives - News18

News 18  

Does India have “no moral conflict” in buying Russian oil? Despite Puri’s firm fact-based rebuttal that India’s imports of Russian oil only amounted “in a quarter” to “what Europe buys in an afternoon,” the question, like a yo-yo, kept coming back continuously. Describing India as an “ambitious”, “assertive” and “indispensable” power for countering the world’s biggest challenges, the writer seemed …

Pak Uses Social Media to Mislead Kashmiri Youth & Push Them Towards Militancy, Says J&K DGP
2 years, 5 months ago

Pak Uses Social Media to Mislead Kashmiri Youth & Push Them Towards Militancy, Says J&K DGP

News 18  

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said Pakistan tries to spread hatred in the union territory through various social media platforms and has so far trapped a large number of Kashmiri youth. J&K DGP Dilbag Singh said that the police teams are keeping a strict vigil on social media handlers operating from across the border with an aim to push …

India Versus Twitter Versus Elon Musk Versus Society
2 years, 5 months ago

India Versus Twitter Versus Elon Musk Versus Society

Slate  

This article is part of the Free Speech Project, a collaboration between Future Tense and the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law that examines the ways technology is influencing how we think about speech. On July 5, Reuters reported, Twitter asked the High Court of the Indian state of Karnataka “to overturn some government …

OPINION: Amidst Prophet Remark Row, India is in the Eye of Information Warfare by Terrorist Outfits
2 years, 7 months ago

OPINION: Amidst Prophet Remark Row, India is in the Eye of Information Warfare by Terrorist Outfits

News 18  

Last two weeks have been quite eventful for India. The Prophet row became a serious challenge for India’s diplomatic dispensation even as the country became a target of Twitter storms that called for “boycotting Indians” and “Indian products”. Many have reported that the attack that originated from Arab countries was actually driven by Pakistan’s deep state and International Organisation for …

Social media exploited to promote anti-India activities, say experts
2 years, 8 months ago

Social media exploited to promote anti-India activities, say experts

The Hindu  

The recent action taken by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry against many social media accounts on the charge of indulging in activities detrimental to India’s national and global interests is a step in the right direction, but — given the enormity of the threat — capacity building is necessary to counter such organised online campaigns, say security agencies and experts. …

Big conspiracy to spoil communal harmony in India exposed; flood of provocative tweets from Pak, Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

Big conspiracy to spoil communal harmony in India exposed; flood of provocative tweets from Pak, Afghanistan

India TV News  

Highlights A disinformation campaign is being run to disrupt communal harmony in India Provocative tweets are being published by handles mostly from Pakistan, Afghanistan Tweets put out by these handles are provocative, divisive & incite hatred between two communties An international campaign to disturb communal harmony in India has been exposed after thousands of tweets using #IndianMuslimsUnderAttack were found to …

Sonia Gandhi says social media being abused to hack democracy
2 years, 9 months ago

Sonia Gandhi says social media being abused to hack democracy

The Hindu  

The danger of social media being abused to hack democracy was rising and the government should put an end to the “systematic interference” of Facebook and other social media giants in electoral politics of the world’s largest democracy, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Ms. Gandhi stated that …

In Perspective | The only answer to India vs Big Tech on moderation
2 years, 11 months ago

In Perspective | The only answer to India vs Big Tech on moderation

Hindustan Times  

Last week, news agency Reuters reported what it described as a “heated meeting” between Indian government officials and big technology companies Google, Facebook, and Twitter on fake news and content moderation. Quoting unnamed sources, the news agency said India’s information and broadcasting ministry criticised the companies for dragging their feet on fake news, which forced India to point out content …

'Social Media Made Posting Hate Speech Difficult in US, Not So in India': Union Min Vaishnaw Calls for Better Self-regulation
2 years, 11 months ago

'Social Media Made Posting Hate Speech Difficult in US, Not So in India': Union Min Vaishnaw Calls for Better Self-regulation

News 18  

Social media platforms should show improvement in accountability and self-regulation, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, in an interview on Sunday. Vaishnaw said taking action for potential misuse of the platform in terms of igniting law and order situations, compromising people’s dignity is “non-negotiable”. What is the grievances redressal mechanism?” Vaishnaw responded to …

Why India urgently needs a Ministry of Counter-Propaganda
2 years, 11 months ago

Why India urgently needs a Ministry of Counter-Propaganda

Firstpost  

If the West has long expertise in propaganda, we do have a longer memory that has not yet been fully extinguished. America’s first ‘Ministry of Propaganda’ One important example in the history of modern propaganda is the creation, in April 1917, of the Committee for Public Information by US president Woodrow Wilson to meet the demands of World War I. …

Pakistani sleeper cells push anti-India propaganda on internet ahead of Punjab Assembly polls
3 years ago

Pakistani sleeper cells push anti-India propaganda on internet ahead of Punjab Assembly polls

India Today  

Information security analysts have found proof that Pakistan’s sleeper cells are attempting to create a sense of disharmony in India by using forged proxies and internet "sleeper cells". Read | Probe agencies unveil Pak conspiracy in Punjab terror, narco ops | EXCLUSIVE Pakistan's nefarious plan emerges against the backdrop of the recent breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security and …

'Shami getting abused by Hindu Indians' was a social media propaganda peddled by Pakistani handles? How it happened
3 years, 2 months ago

'Shami getting abused by Hindu Indians' was a social media propaganda peddled by Pakistani handles? How it happened

Op India  

The India-Pakistan cricket match in the T20 World Cup was mired with controversies even before it began. Source: Twitter Just at the time when anti-India elements were being called out on social media for celebrating Pakistan’s win, there were multiple tweets going around that Md Shami is being abused by some Indians. A Twitter User Counter-Propaganda Division did detailed research …

How India’s T20 loss to Pakistan lets our social media ‘liberals’ take off their masks
3 years, 2 months ago

How India’s T20 loss to Pakistan lets our social media ‘liberals’ take off their masks

Firstpost  

It is shameful that these ‘liberals’ wantonly celebrate a defeat, are more cruel to the Indian team than the ‘illiterate’ fans they scoff at daily, and make it out to be a defeat for India as a nation The responses to India’s loss to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup have been truly extraordinary. Blame it on the frustration of …

Facebook undermining India’s democracy, alleges Congress
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook undermining India’s democracy, alleges Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday said Facebook was “compromising” India’s democracy and influencing elections, and demanded a probe by a joint parliamentary committee. While it’s obvious Govt of India won’t do anything about it, it’s unacceptable that @Facebook has one set of standards for USA and another for India,” stated former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh in a tweet. Raising media reports …

Big Tech Is Bending to the Indian Government’s Will
3 years, 4 months ago

Big Tech Is Bending to the Indian Government’s Will

Wired  

As Indian democracy crumbles day upon day under the grasp of Narendra Modi, social media platforms have functioned in lieu of a free press. As Reporters Without Borders recently noted, journalists in India “risk dismissal if they criticize the government.” Since Modi took control in 2014, India’s ranking on the World Press Freedom Index has fallen every year, plateauing at …

Is India at war with journalism?
3 years, 5 months ago

Is India at war with journalism?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, July 27 at 19:30 GMT: Amid accusations of India’s government using spyware on journalists, Indian tax authorities raided several offices of prominent media organisations known for critical coverage of the government’s COVID-19 response. In this year’s Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index, India ranks 142 out of 180 countries. Due to the deaths of four journalists who …

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
3 years, 6 months ago

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — It began in February with a tweet by pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, souring an already troubled relationship between the government and Twitter. “India’s plans for the internet appear to be like that of a closed ecosystem like China,” said Raheel …

India’s internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
3 years, 6 months ago

India’s internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

Al Jazeera  

Law puts digital platforms such as Twitter and Facebook under direct government oversight, but critics worry it may lead to outright censorship. ‘Closed ecosystem like China’ “India’s plans for the internet appear to be like that of a closed ecosystem like China,” said Raheel Khursheed, co-founder of Laminar Global and Twitter India’s former head of politics, policy and government. “Twitter’s …

Election & Voting Processes Stand Threatened By Social Media Manipulation, Says Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Election & Voting Processes Stand Threatened By Social Media Manipulation, Says Supreme Court

Live Law  

Election and voting processes stand threatened by social media manipulation, the Supreme Court remarked in the judgment delivered on Thursday in Facebook vs. Delhi Assembly case.Entities like Facebook have to remain accountable to those who entrust them with such power. Election and voting processes stand threatened by social media manipulation, the Supreme Court remarked in the judgment delivered on Thursday …

Hindu group files case against Twitter over ‘distorted’ India map
3 years, 6 months ago

Hindu group files case against Twitter over ‘distorted’ India map

Al Jazeera  

A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter’s country head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an investigation in a fresh headache for the United States-based social media firm. That provoked an outcry on social media this week that comes amid strained relations between Twitter and New Delhi over the firm’s …

Divided By Borders, United By Desire To Decrypt
3 years, 6 months ago

Divided By Borders, United By Desire To Decrypt

Live Law  

Divided by Borders, United by Desire to Decrypt India claims to follow suit of leading nations – introduces law that compels decryption by social media intermediaries On 25 February 2021, the Government of India notified the Information Technology Rules, 2021. As per the Government of India, the latest Rules are designed to ensure that digital platforms like social media sites, …

New IT rules necessitated by social media abuse: India to UN Special Rapporteurs
3 years, 6 months ago

New IT rules necessitated by social media abuse: India to UN Special Rapporteurs

India Today  

The Indian government has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that the formulation of new IT rules for social media companies was necessitated by the concerns over increased instances of abuse of new media platforms including inducement for recruitment of terrorists, obscene content, financial frauds and incitement of violence. In a letter to the secretariat of the council, the …

As Fact Check Gets Caught in Fake News Web, Twitter Finds Itself in a Spot Again
3 years, 6 months ago

As Fact Check Gets Caught in Fake News Web, Twitter Finds Itself in a Spot Again

News 18  

Who knew that fact-checkers would be the biggest peddlers of fake news? A few hours later another video emerged of the poor man, in a completely different setting in the company of a religious leader, saying that the hooligans had forced him to chant “Jai Sri Ram” and this was used to conclusively settle the communal nature of the incident. …

Twitter India loses intermediary status, can now be prosecuted for content. UP Police file first FIR
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter India loses intermediary status, can now be prosecuted for content. UP Police file first FIR

Op India  

Note: Later reports suggests the main accused’s name is Parvez Gujjar and not Parvesh Gujjar. Social Media giant Twitter has lost its intermediary status in India for not complying with the new Information Technology Rules, which came into force on May 26, reports Times of India. According to the reports, as Twitter India did not comply with IT rules enforced …

India accuses Twitter of not complying with new IT rules
3 years, 6 months ago

India accuses Twitter of not complying with new IT rules

Al Jazeera  

Standoff between government and Twitter escalates after technology minister accuses social media giant of deliberately not complying with local laws. India’s technology minister says Twitter Inc deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country’s new IT rules, which became effective in late May. Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter has chosen “the path of deliberate defiance” …

Twitter vs Govt of India: Importance of SM and what is the road ahead
3 years, 7 months ago

Twitter vs Govt of India: Importance of SM and what is the road ahead

Op India  

Today, when the whole world is confronted with an unprecedented crisis due to the COVID19 pandemic, another crisis has emerged over the ‘penetrative’ role of social media platforms in India. Considering the kind of enormous outreach of social media, platforms such as Twitter have started to act arbitrarily to become a state within a state Twitter decided to defy an …

India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And 'Digital Colonialism'
3 years, 7 months ago

India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And 'Digital Colonialism'

NPR  

India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And 'Digital Colonialism' Enlarge this image toggle caption Bikas Das/AP Bikas Das/AP MUMBAI AND SAN FRANCISCO — One night last month, police crowded into the lobby of Twitter's offices in India's capital New Delhi. Sponsor Message The May 24 police raid — which Twitter later called an "intimidation tactic" — was one …

In the Name of Freedom of Expression, Twitter is Waging War against the Indian State
3 years, 7 months ago

In the Name of Freedom of Expression, Twitter is Waging War against the Indian State

News 18  

Remember the Magna Carta? In the name of freedom, an equally venal, arbitrary and rapacious foreign corporation is effectively waging war against the Indian state, all wrapped up in the garb of “freedom of expression”. Yet, we are meant to believe that a tiny shady board sitting in San Francisco, California is somehow more responsive and accountable to the Indian …

Do business in India by all means, but follow the laws: RS Prasad on social media rules | Exclusive
3 years, 7 months ago

Do business in India by all means, but follow the laws: RS Prasad on social media rules | Exclusive

India Today  

Amid a feud between the Centre and social media giant Twitter over the government’s new IT rules for social media intermediaries, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed major questions in an exclusive interview with India Today. To counter this, we have asked social media companies in the new IT rules to appoint a grievance redressal officer …

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