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Thursday, November 20, 2025
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Topic: Censorship

‘Faceless firm taking refuge under unbridled freedom’: Why HC junked X plea against govt’s Sahyog portal

Sahyog portal 'beacon of cooperation' between citizen & intermediary, Karnataka HC said, adding that it's a mechanism through which state endeavours to combat menace of cybercrime.

Meant to tackle pirated DVDs, ‘Ashok Kumar orders’ are now potent weapon in defamation cases

John Doe injunctions, known as ‘Ashok Kumar orders’ in India, were meant to stop piracy, but are now being weaponised to silence journalists, publishers and activists.

Moral panic over Ranveer Allahbadia comes from India’s family hierarchy

For many Indian parents, the possibility of their child being exposed to something poses a threat potent enough to justify silencing voices—rather than engaging with them.

Imran Khan’s PTI supports Amnesty’s calls for restoration of social media platform X in country

The party asserts that Pakistan's global image has been tarnished by the unwarranted censorship of social media and the continuous suppression of its own citizens.

‘Censorship’ or ‘no impact on criticism of govt’ — Bombay HC’s split judgment on IT Rules amendment

Comedian Kunal Kamra, Editors Guild of India & others challenged 2023 amendment allowing Centre to set up fact-check unit to identify false online content 'related to business of govt'.

India 3rd among countries sending Google most content removal requests — 20,000 over last 10 years

Study by Netherlands-based cybersecurity services provider Surfshark ranks India after Russia & South Korea. Top 2 reasons for such requests from India were defamation & impersonation.

Out of the frying ‘panauti’, into the ire & a *bleep* by any other name

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

The award ‘wapsi’ saga & perks of global ‘boiling’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Govt urges streamers to conduct content checks over obscenity concerns

The meeting was attended by Amazon, Disney, Netflix, Reliance’s broadcast unit, Viacom18, and Apple TV. Govt asked to ensure that streaming content aligns with code of ethics.

‘Loser manifesto for youth’—when Anurag Minus Verma, Varun Grover got together at Delhi museum

Verma said that 'loserism' is enjoyable, Grover lamented the sorry state of filmmaking—no one wants to make or watch or show short films.

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.