Despite the BJP’s reduced number of seats, there are fears that journalists and India’s civil society will be further silenced
Fears of censorship grow as Modi begins third term
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CATEGORY: India
Looking forward: Challenges facing online speech regulation in India
With the Digital India Act on the horizon, Index is working to ensure the country’s proposed regulatory regime can protect free expression for everyone online in India
How artificial intelligence is influencing elections in India
Deepfake videos and other content is appearing with increasing regularity and regulators are too slow – or are unwilling – to act
Contents – The long reach: How authoritarian countries are silencing critics abroad
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India’s hate speech trackers are being blocked
Even from exile in the USA, a Kashmiri journalist critical of India’s ruling BJP is being silenced
2024, the year that four billion go the polls
Your ballot is a shield against would-be despots and tyrants and the consequences of your vote go far beyond your immediate neighbourhood
Contents – Having the last laugh: The comedians who won’t be silenced
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2023 Freedom of Expression Award winners announced
Index on Censorship has recognised activists and campaigners from Afghanistan, India and Iran for their work at its annual awards ceremony
Contents – In bad faith: How religion is being weaponised by the right
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India’s Right to Know under threat as social media giants bend to censorship
The big platforms are kowtowing to Indian government pressure to censor dissent while hateful content is promoted