Social media platforms face increasing automated censorship pressures in India under amended IT Rules and the Sahyog portal. Shrinking safe harbour protections and expedited takedown mandates risk bypassing judicial safeguards, threatening constitutional freedom of speech and expression.
Click to View MoreGen Z protests have erupted in Mexico after the assassination of Uruapan’s mayor, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez. Mobilised online, the non-partisan movement denounces systemic violence and rejects Sheinbaum’s “hugs, not bullets” policy. Government claims of right-wing backing have heightened the political standoff.
Click to View MoreThe government has amended the IT Rules, 2021, to strengthen online safety and accountability. It introduced Grievance Appellate Committees, required intermediaries to protect users’ rights, and proposed mandatory removal of content flagged “false” by a Fact Check Unit, reshaping digital rights and platform responsibility.
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