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Tech Policy Press From April to June, I wrote weekly dispatches on the Indian elections, data, and AI for Tech Policy Press. I covered issues like AI, regulation of social media platforms, Youtube's treatment of disinformation, EVMs, Aadhaar and voter rolls, use of WhatsApp. techpolicy.press/author/amber-s…

The Illusion of Skill Development in India: Decoding the Sudden Increase in the ‘Vocationally Trained’ m.thewire.in/article/labour…

How can news be broadcast on the radio, in newspapers and on television that Gaza has become home to the largest group of amputee children in modern history and this news passes by in passing and this world continues its life as it is? How did this happen? And why does it happen

The Guardian view on content moderation: Meta did far too little. Now it wants to do even less - “In Myanmar, #UN investigators blamed the spread of hate speech on Facebook for fuelling pogroms which killed tens of thousands of #Rohingya.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

In its FIRs, the police have accused around twenty-five hundred unnamed people of a number of crimes, including rioting, attempt to murder, voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter a public servant from doing their duty, and acts endangering the life and safety of others.

Today in #wonklife: at Takshashila Institution, listening to Dr. KP Krishnan deliver the 8th Annual Dr. HGV Reddy Memorial Lecture, on the growth of the Regulatory State and what it means for Federalism in India.

What happened next is even more fascinating. Read the piece and share if you please. :) livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

Streaming companies have “internal self-censorship committees” to pre-empt govt & the mob. Film writers, producers & directors censor themselves. Anna MM Vetticad’s 11-month probe into #India’s widening ecosystem of censorship article-14.com/post/how-a-mod…

This is the opposite of what happened during Trump's first term, when he was surrounded by people who were trying to restrain him. Now he seems surrounded by people who try to outcompete each other in being the most devoted of followers.

When love becomes a battlefield. In Uttarakhand, interfaith couples are hunted — by bureaucrats who stall their marriages, by mobs who attack them, by a state that turns love into a crime. Poorvi پوروی گپتا 🌈 uncovers the fight for love against a system built to destroy it.

My career advice on Substack: It’s a joy and privilege that I’m quite often approached by young people who want advice about their futures. They’re interested in the world; they want to work internationally; sometimes they want to be diplomats. I try to help when I can but

At midnight, while the city sleeps, Koli fishermen set sail into the sea. Their journey lasts hours—sometimes days—bringing back the fresh catch that feeds Mumbai. 🪝🐟🌊 🔗 Read the full story here: bit.ly/4gGJMWZ

Must read: Absolutely devastating piece in The Guardian detailing some of the torture inflicted on Palestinian health workers by Israel: - Abductions from the operating room - Being stripped and kept in the cold - Beatings to the point of being unable to walk - Teeth being broken

It was war crime from the start: justsecurity.org/89403/the-sieg…. With the promise of impunity, it is unabashedly overt policy once again. 2/2

To understand what this means, read Human Rights Watch’s report on the devastating impact & criminality of Israel’s deprivation of water in Gaza hrw.org/news/2024/12/1… This is also a reason why cutting off electricity is part of the factual basis for the ICC warrants icc-cpi.int/news/situation…

The Ripple Effect – How Women’s Workforce Participation Transforms Society At 4 pm today: I am in conversation with Pratham Skilling, Entrepreneurship & Livelihoods. Tune in if you can! youtube.com/live/Vr_dJtUPy…

.Tanisha Fazal discusses the erosion of the norm against territorial conquest—and warns that, without this norm, “many tenets of the liberal international order cannot survive.” foreignaffairs.com/russia/conques…