What triggered the Protests in Nepal and Why its Termed as Gen Z Protests?
In September 2025, the Nepalese government ordered 26 major social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, X (Twitter), Snapchat, and LinkedIn, to stop working, as they have allegedly disobeyed a new registration and content-regulation regime. As per the officials, it is a matter of “sovereignty” and “national security.” For Gen Z of Nepal, it seemed […]
Obscenity, Art, and Digital Technology: Where Do We Draw the Line?
Let’s start with an easy question: Would you watch that show, video, or post in the company of your kids and your mom? Like, you’d feel all right with that? If the answer is NO, we need to talk, not as professionals or policy makers but as parents, citizens and custodians of what we leave […]
Unfiltered & Unchecked – Does Social Media Need to be Regulated?
Every human being a potential publisher now and thanks to their smartphones, social media is an influential agent of change in the global public sphere. It’s basically for the people, through the people and by the people now, thanks to social media. Despite its great potential, the digital town square is also responsible for growing […]
Bhishma’s Choice Reimagined: In Defence of Digital Privacy
In the epic Mahabharata, Bhishma is one of the most glorious tragic heroes of our country. Bhishma was a son of King Shantanu and Ganga. He took a pledge of for is fathers lustfull desire to marry Satyavati. He was also known as Devavrata. This particular pledge was not just a personal sacrifice. It was […]
Ramayana Reimagined for Digital Safety
In this period when the digital world impacts our lives more than what epics did, we should reanalyse our stories through a different lens. The Ramayana can also be considered a metaphor for our online existence today, in addition to being a spiritual and moral guide. By re-narrating the characters and events from the epic […]
The Social Media Influencer Vigilantes : Between Heroism and Hubris
In the massive digital landscape of India, where over 800 million people have access to the internet, a new breed of internet personalities has emerged, Social Media Influencer Vigilantes. At first glance, Social Media Influencers appear as heroes / social activists, who are actually ordinary citizens exposing scams, fighting unethical business practices, calling out corrupt […]
All about Data Scrapping
Data scraping, also referred to as web scraping or data extraction, refers to the automated process of extracting data from websites or online sources. By exploiting software tools and scripts, data scraping enables access to web pages, retrieval of required information, and saving it in a structured format for further analysis.The purpose of data scraping […]
Digital Wellbeing for Generation Z
Digital well-being refers to the state of positive physical, mental, ethical, and emotional health that individuals experience in their digital lives. It involves using digital technologies and online platforms in a balanced, safe, and responsible manner. a) Access to Information – Digital Wellbeing ensures that they can navigate this digital landscape effectively, discern reliable information […]
Various Portals for Cyber Crime Reporting
Reporting cybercrime in India involves following certain procedures to ensure that the authorities are made aware of the incident and can take appropriate action. Here are the steps you can take to report cybercrime in India: Collect as much evidence as possible related to the cybercrime. This shall include screenshots, emails, chat logs, bank transaction […]
All About Paid Blue Ticks & Verification Badges
The blue tick verification badge has traditionally been associated with authenticity and official recognition on the platform. However, with the introduction of a paid subscription model, there is a possibility that scammers or impersonators could exploit this system to deceive others. The decision by Twitter to offer blue-tick verification for a subscription fee has raised […]
