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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Topic: Censorship

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.

‘Centre judge & prosecutor in its own cause’ — why Kunal Kamra has challenged amended IT rules in HC

Notified on 6 April, the new rules restrain social media intermediaries from publishing content about the government which its own fact-check unit has identified as fake.

RN Ravi can kill bills by withholding them. But this stifles people’s mandate

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

On Camera

Indians should adopt stray dogs. It’s what Hindu value system teaches

Compassion and cohabitation with animals are ingrained in the Indian value system. A humane solution must be found for the rising conflict between man and free-range animals.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Centre appoints Army ex-vice chief Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as military adviser to NSC Secretariat

New Delhi: Former Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed the new Military Advisor (MA) to the National...

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.