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"I can’t find a single app that lets me pay *only* for what I want" Wrote about how dark patterns of online platforms--hidden fee, subscription trap, basket sneaking--have made navigating what were to be convenience apps a stressful task. And what it means for the internet & us

In the latest पुलियाबाज़ी पॉडकास्ट | Puliyabaazi Hindi Podcast, Shephali Bhatt has sharp insights on the Indian internet. Give it a listen.

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No accountability, only tragedies. 2025 so far.

New पुलियाबाज़ी पॉडकास्ट | Puliyabaazi Hindi Podcast ft. Shephali Bhatt on persons vs personalities on the internet and social media. youtu.be/GLdLtaj0mSE?fe…

The charge that AI-generated writing is full of em dashes is really the elegant mark being misunderstood—again, writes Shephali Bhatt livemint.com/mint-lounge/bu…

"In my head, parentheses whisper and giggle, but em dashes declare." Shephali Bhatt livemint.com/mint-lounge/bu…

Shephali Bhatt An observation👇 exactly eight months ago.

I use them too but ever since a copyeditor reminded of this AI link-up, I have been wary of how often I do. Anyone who has read the classics would know how enchanting em dashes are, and how elegant the writing seems with a few of them sprinkled across the page. Sigh!

This is a really nice read. And like some others, I have become overly conscious of using an em dash. Don't like that at all

As a fervent em-dash user and lover, the discourse around it today makes me hopeful that the average person might stop associating it with just AI slop

It's been a banner year for film censorship in India. Wrote at length in this week's Lounge about the experiences of four films—Punjab ’95, Santosh, L2: Empuraan and Phule—and the impossible task of getting films past the censors unharmed livemint.com/mint-lounge/ar…

For extra organised folks who like digital order, the unread feature brings clarity to the chaos of conversations, writes Shephali Bhatt livemint.com/mint-lounge/bu…