Narendra Modi

April 29th 2021

Facebook Says Posts Criticizing India’s Prime Minister Were ‘Mistakenly’ Blocked

Facebook posts criticizing India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi were being blocked on Wednesday, the tech giant confirmed to Gizmodo, adding that it was a “mistake.” But why was Facebook content with the hashtag #ResignModi being censored in the first place? Facebook is being incredibly cagey about the specifics. “We temporarily blocked this hashtag by mistake,…

Social Media Matt Novak Apr 29

April 27th 2021

India Could Have Up to 500 Million Covid-19 Cases, Experts Believe

Official Indian government figures, not exactly rosy themselves, appear to be massively understating the scale of the covid-19 pandemic ravaging the country. Indian health authorities have reported more than 17.6 million cases, but some health researchers suspect the real tally could be dozens of times larger—perhaps even over half a billion, CNN reports. Testing capacity…

Health Tom McKay Apr 27

March 18th 2021

Social Media Execs Fuel Extremist Violence Globally, Report Finds

Report finds U.S. tech firms complicit in propping up authoritarians, hate groups.

Tech News Dell Cameron Mar 18

March 15th 2021

India Looks to Criminalize Trading, Mining, and Holding Cryptocurrencies: Report

A proposed law in India would make it a crime to mine, trade, or even hold cryptocurrencies like bitcoin in the country, according to a new report from Reuters citing a senior government official. It’s estimated roughly 8 million people in India hold some form of cryptocurrency. The move would finalize a government proposal from…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 15

February 18th 2021

What India Really Needs to Do to Protect Its Farmers

Since November, hundreds of thousands of farmers and their supporters have been protesting across India, calling for an end to a series of new agricultural laws introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration. The demonstrations have seen record-breaking turnout in the streets—and sparked historic backlash, including widespread censorship, government-ordered internet shutdowns to crack down on…

Earther Dharna Noor Feb 18

December 26th 2018

In Blow to Amazon and Walmart, India Bans a Key Part of Their Business Strategy

The Indian government sent a strong screw you to Amazon and the Walmart-owned Flipkart on Wednesday, banning e-commerce companies from selling products from companies that they have an equity interest in or “entering into exclusive agreements with sellers,” CNBC reported. India already bans e-commerce sites from selling products directly, per the New York Times, which…

Commerce Tom McKay Dec 26

November 27th 2016

India’s Prime Minister Plans for Cashless Society

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, has an economic firestorm on his hands following his decision to ban the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. In his monthly address on Sunday, Modi took his ambitions further with a call for a cashless society. According to a translation by Reuters, Modi said, “I want to tell my…

Tech News Rhett Jones Nov 27

Facebook Says Posts Criticizing India’s Prime Minister Were ‘Mistakenly’ Blocked

India Could Have Up to 500 Million Covid-19 Cases, Experts Believe

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India Looks to Criminalize Trading, Mining, and Holding Cryptocurrencies: Report

What India Really Needs to Do to Protect Its Farmers

In Blow to Amazon and Walmart, India Bans a Key Part of Their Business Strategy

India’s Prime Minister Plans for Cashless Society

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