Unfreedom Monitor Report: IndiaAn excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in IndiaWritten by Advox18 August 2022
In Brazil and India we are seeing an increase in tensions between platforms and states Twitter and Meta in an uneasy relationship with the governmentWritten by Advox17 August 2022
Disruptive technologies, demagogic governance: Data (un)democracy in India during COVID-19India has focused on a deterministic usage of technology ignoring human rightsWritten by EngageMedia12 August 2022
Access the Unfreedom Monitor databaseThe relational database of the Unfreedom Monitor researchWritten by Advox14 July 2022
Indian police use old tweets as cause to arrest Muslim journalist known for debunking fake newsZubair often tweets videos highlighting rising Hindu extremism in IndiaWritten by Vishal Yashoda Manve4 July 2022
How the economically marginalised navigate digital adoption in India amid the pandemicThe common person has been completely left out in a digital societyWritten by EngageMedia29 June 2022
Understanding India’s Central Media Accreditation Guidelines 2022Using laws undermining press freedom can create ripple effectsWritten by Advox15 June 2022
India pushes for storage of private data using technology built for anonymityIf personal information is stored, what is the point of using VPN?Written by Subhashish Panigrahi16 May 2022
Podcast: The state of press freedomJournalists and researchers from five countries discuss press freedomWritten by Ameya Nagarajan14 May 2022
Exploring the use of tech-based tools in India to curb dissent during protests"This is a software. It does not see faith" — Home MinsterWritten by Advox1 April 2022
2021 in retrospective: Authoritarian practices threatened journalists and restricted media freedom in South AsiaPress and internet freedom faced challenges in 2021Written by Rezwan16 December 2021
Press Freedom and the Indian JudiciaryIndian courts have protected press freedom over the years Written by Unbias The News26 November 2021
Pegasus spyware revelation indicates Indian state snooping on journalists, activists and politiciansThe software secretly gathers data from a user's phone/computerWritten by Subhashish Panigrahi23 July 2021
Social media companies could be liable for user-generated content in IndiaTwitter has failed to comply to India's new IT RulesWritten by Subhashish Panigrahi5 July 2021
Twitter vs India: The battle of BJP and Congress over a ‘fake toolkit’ on COVID-19'Twitter is trying to act as both investigator and judge'Written by Rezwan1 June 2021
How India's new internet regulations will change social media, online news and video streamingTech giants such as Google and Twitter haven't commented on the new rulesWritten by Rohith Jyothish16 March 2021
Arrest of Indian climate activist Disha Ravi over protest ‘toolkit’ draws backlash'Editing a Google Doc in support of farmers is an act of sedition in this country now'Written by GV South Asia17 February 2021
Indian farmers’ protests: Twitter withholds, then restores, prominent accounts by government orderSome of the accounts belonged to journalists and media outlets who reported on the protestsWritten by Samaya Anjum5 February 2021
Facebook denies accusations of fuelling hate speech and pro-BJP bias in IndiaDemand to probe Indian leadership of Facebook has been ragingWritten by Namita Singh7 October 2020
Policing the digital frontiers: Is India weaponizing technology to silence civil society?Proliferation of surveillance spyware poses a threat to human rightsWritten by Ayesha Khan4 October 2020