It said that the self-censorship we are seeing has been theorised as a ‘spiral of silence’ by the German political scientist, ...

India's new social media rules give the government broad powers to block some content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff with tech companies over censorship, privacy and free speech.

Freedom of expression and press freedom are often called into question in India since Hindu nationalist Prime Minister ...

Social media users in India have been following the government actions closely and there is much debate and discussion about whether the crack down on social media is censorship of free speech in the ...

The Indian government on Thursday ordered the X social media platform to ban 2,355 accounts within the country, including at ...

India is a globally important market for the social media platform Twitter. Even though in absolute numbers its 23 to 24 million users is small compared to the size of the population of what is now ...

India's new social media rules give the government power to block certain content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff over censorship, privacy and free speech.

Social media platform says India government ordered it last week to block 2,355 accounts, including two Reuters handles.

The social media giant said in its latest Government Requests Report that India ordered 719 pieces of content to be restricted, lower only than Brazil, Turkey and Germany. India topped Facebook's ...

India’s government ordered Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to block about 100 social media posts criticizing its handling of the exploding Covid-19 surge in the country, sparking public anger ...

Editor’s note: TechCrunch contributor Semil Shah is an entrepreneur interested in digital media, consumer Internet, and social networks. Shah currently works at Votizen and is based in Palo Alto ...