News IT Ministry takes exception to The Wire’s tweet on election fraud Twitter has defied such takedown requests in the past but it ended badly. Anushka JainMay 3, 2022
News Why did MIB block 16 YouTube news channels? This is the second time that it's happened this month. MitakshApril 26, 2022
News Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani arrested for controversial tweet on Modi But IT Act provision related to the arrest was scrapped by Supreme Court. Sarvesh MathiApril 21, 2022
News Sri Lanka restores access to social media after banning it for 15 hours amid protests: Report This comes at a time when the Sri Lankan government is struggling to contain public protests fuelled by an economic crisis. MitakshApril 4, 2022
News Social media platforms should suspend accounts only as last resort and not arbitrarily: MeitY in Delhi HC The ministry's affidavit held that deplatforming an account went against the tenets of the Constitution, save for some exceptions. Sarvesh MathiMarch 31, 2022
News Exclusive: The curious case of words like “discord” and “tiktok” being blocked on Airtel SMS Airtel appears to block incoming and outgoing of messages containing certain words like "tiktok," "discord," and "shareit." Sarvesh MathiMarch 10, 2022
News Government says it is open about content takedown orders to expose inaction of platforms, but is it really open? Previous instances show that it has been curiously selective in being transparent about such requests to platforms. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 3, 2022
News Xiaomi phones do not have censorship capabilities, finds German cybersecurity watchdog This contradicts what was reported by the Lithuania Defence Ministry on an alleged blacklist that comes with certain Xiaomi apps. Sarvesh MathiJanuary 14, 2022
News Twitter censors tweets ridiculing death of CDS General Bipin Rawat upon government request Soon after the death of General Rawat in a chopper crash, several people faced police action for their social media posts. Aihik SurDecember 22, 2021
News Why the government ordered Twitter to block The Caravan, Kisan Ekta Morcha Twitter had briefly blocked several handles in February on the government's orders, amid the 2020–21 farmer protests. Nishant KauntiaDecember 9, 2021