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Indian ban on Twitter? Why Jack Dorsey or Twitter probably don't give a tweet
Losing access to the Indian market may not turn out to be a big deal for...
Mark Zuckerberg did not ban Trump to save democracy, he banned him to save Facebook
For years, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook turned a blind eye to everything the...
Aarogya Setu is similar to Chinese tracking app. For a democracy, it is too close for comfort
While the world is balancing privacy and public health even in this difficult...
The great hoax of India
The country lives from moment to moment, without forming a memory, without...
When We Spoke: In memory of all the deep, meaningful conversations we have lost thanks to instant messaging
News flash: Conversation, as we know it, is dead and there is nothing we can...
Pulwama attack aftermath: Why it's a moment of reckoning for WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and Google
Much has been theorised about how big tech and social media have disrupted...
Bandersnatch is not just fun, it may herald a dystopian future
Interactive videos may turn out to be mindless fun and good entertainment,...
I now worry about every click I make because they are watching us
The internet remembers every click we make and then uses the information to...
Spoilt with choices? Why 'Black Mirror' episode 'Bandersnatch' is not the future of entertainment
The interactivity offered by this episode of \'Black Mirror\' on Netflix is...
2018 showed us that democracy can be hacked using Facebook. This should make us worry about 2019
The problem is that our belief in the goodness of technology blindsided us to...