The Laws of the Land of Social Media
While the 2021 IT Rules attempt to regulate the harms of social media, they will also place disproportionate regulatory power in the government's hands.
Waking the Sleeping Giant: Investigating the Logistics of Surveillance in India
Written by Anupriya Nair
A report from the Reuter’s Institute found that at least 55% of English-language news readers in India are afraid of expressing...
What Do Web3 Developers Have To Say on India’s Ambiguous Cryptocurrency Legislation?
Indian web3 developers can do much for India’s cryptocurrency ecosystem, provided they are in an enabling environment.
Building India’s Web 3.0 Gaming Industry
How is the Web 3.0 Gaming industry growing in India? What are the challenges it faces? And what potential does this hold for India and its citizens?
Can Blockchain Solve India’s Corruption Woes?
Let’s consider two people, A and B. A wishes to purchase a piece of land from B. They come to an agreement and proceed...
For Digital Governance Solutions to Reach the Marginalised, Working With Offline Intermediaries Is Key
It is vital to examine the design and deployment of digital governance mechanisms in India through the lens of inclusion.
People First: Reimagining Design and Technology for Community Healthcare
“What is in it for you? Why are you doing this?” asks one of the Health Navigators (HNs) in Channapatna, the “Toy-City'' of Karnataka,...
E-Governance and its Discontents: The Traps of Tech Revolutions in Stratified Societies
Governments' efforts to erect new systems of e-governance must not come at the cost of peoples’ capacities to access governance itself.
Four Predictions for India’s National Cyber Security Strategy 2020
Harvard’s ‘National Cyber Power Index 2020’ assesses the capabilities and intent of 30 countries expressing ambitions to acquire and project ‘cyber power’. India was...
Building (Anti)trust: Can Competition Law Protect Us From Big Tech’s Harms?
Competition law has been in the news recently. After over a year-long investigation, the US Justice Department finally filed a much-anticipated lawsuit against Google...
