Pranav Dixit
Big Tech Thought It Had A Billion Users In The Bag. Now It Might Be Forced To Make Hard Choices To Get Them.
Long viewed as the world’s biggest market for “the next billion users,” India is fast becoming Silicon Valley’s biggest headache.
Pranav Dixit
A Lot Of The Internet Went Down This Morning
Amazon, Reddit, and many news websites went missing for at least an hour.
Pranav Dixit
WhatsApp Is Suing The Indian Government To Protect People’s Privacy
The company is fighting back against new rules that go into effect today in India.
Pranav Dixit
The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Has Further Stoked Anti-Muslim Bias All The Way In India
The world's largest democracy has become a source of hate and lies about the violence in the Middle East.
Pranav Dixit
Police In Delhi Have Descended On Twitter’s Headquarters In The Country
An elite crime squad searched Twitter’s New Delhi offices after the company labeled tweets from members of the ruling party “manipulated media.”
Pranav Dixit
If You Have More Than 600 Followers, You Can Now Host A Twitter Space
Twitter's Clubhouse competitor is opening up to more people.
Pranav Dixit
COVID-19 Is Devastating India. Its Government Is Trying To Censor Social Media.
As thousands of people die each day, the Modi government is cracking down on people criticizing it online.
Pranav Dixit
Apple's New Software Update Will Let You Opt Out Of Being Tracked For Ads
The iOS 14.5 update will also let you unlock your iPhone with your face even if you are wearing a mask.
Pranav Dixit
Twitter Is Blocking Tweets That Criticize How The Indian Government Has Handled The Pandemic
More than 50 tweets are now blocked in India.
Pranav Dixit
Apple Has Announced New iPads, Apple TVs, AirTags, And iMacs
Colorful desktop iMacs, M1 chip iPads, and a much better Apple TV remote.
Katie Notopoulos
I Thought My Job Was To Report On Technology In India. Instead, I Got A Front-Row Seat To The Decline Of My Democracy.
I love writing about tech. But covering how a Hindu nationalist government is using it to destroy a secular democracy isn’t what I signed up for.
Pranav Dixit
India Has Its Own Alternative To Twitter. It's Filled With Hate.
Embraced by India's right-wing government, Koo has given a platform to anti-Muslim hostility.
Pranav Dixit
Twitter Says It Won’t Block Journalists, Activists, And Politicians In India To Protect Free Speech
Defying the Indian government could put Twitter officials in jail. But not doing so would mean enabling a crackdown against free speech.
Pranav Dixit
“The Tweets Must Continue To Flow,” Twitter Says Amid Standoff With India
The government has reportedly ordered the company to take down access to nearly 1,200 additional accounts.
Pranav Dixit
Twitter Unblocked Accounts That Criticized India’s Government. Now, Its Employees Are Being Threatened With Jail Time Unless It Blocks Them Again.
The social media company is refusing an order to take down accounts the government wants gone.
Pranav Dixit
Twitter Temporarily Blocked Accounts Critical Of The Indian Government
The government order to block included a movie star, a political commentator, and a prominent magazine. Their accounts have all been restored.
Pranav Dixit
Violent Protests Erupted In India. Then Calls For Police To Shoot The Protesters Went Viral On Twitter.
Twitter did not take “Shoot” off its trending topics for at least a couple of hours — after there was public outcry and after BuzzFeed News emailed asking for comment.
Pranav Dixit
How “The Women For America First” Bus Tour Led To The Capitol Coup Attempt
The Women for America First cross-country tour spent the weeks before its Jan. 6 event spreading election lies and, on occasion, calling for violence.
Craig Silverman
Google Has Threatened To Pull Search From Australia If It Is Forced To Pay News Publishers For Content
The move could have ripple effects around the world, including in the United States.
Pranav Dixit
WhatsApp Fueled A Global Misinformation Crisis. Now, It’s Stuck In One.
A new privacy policy will be delayed three months after people were confused about what it would mean.
Pranav Dixit
