By Shikhar Mehrotra | Expanded & Updated Report For years, a silent frustration has haunted the digital public square. Imagine crafting a post critical of government policy, watching your reach quietly evaporate into the algorithmic ether, and never being able to prove whether your content was naturally unpopular or artificially throttled. Was it a shift […]
Digital Censorship or Glitch? The Growing Pattern of Opaque Instagram Restrictions in India
In an era where social media serves as the modern public square, the ability of platforms to suddenly render content invisible—without clear justification or accountability—has become a flashpoint for free speech advocates. Stand-up comedian Kajol Srinivasan recently found herself at the center of this ongoing debate after Instagram restricted one of her reels in India. […]
Press Under Pressure: A Comprehensive Report on the Detentions and Digital Censorship During the CJP Protests
With inputs from Azdhan The landscape of press freedom in India faced a significant challenge on October 10 and 11, 2026, as authorities engaged in a widespread crackdown on journalists covering the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests. The demonstrations, which centered on demands for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, were met […]
YouTube Blocks Sabeer Bhatia’s Video Essay on Modi and Adani in India Amid Escalating Online Censorship Concerns
NEW DELHI — Video-sharing platform YouTube has restricted access within India to a high-profile video essay titled "How Modi and Adani Stole India | The Friendship Files," authored by Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia. The ten-minute documentary-style feature, which critically examines the political and economic ties between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaire industrialist Gautam […]
The Shadow of Compliance: How AI Models Are Adopting "Censorship-by-Proxy"
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, a troubling trend has emerged that threatens the global standard of free expression. A landmark evaluation by the Meta Oversight Board—the first of its kind to rigorously test the political biases of Large Language Models (LLMs)—has revealed that AI systems are significantly more likely to refuse requests […]