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Nishant Shah
Nishant Shah is a professor of new media and the co-founder of The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore
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Facial recognition at airports promises convenience in exchange for surveillanceSubscriber Only
October 20, 2019 05:39 IST
If smart technology is promising you a few hours of convenience, what is it asking you to sign away?
Sun, Oct 20, 2019
Digital Native: After the StormSubscriber Only
October 06, 2019 06:01 IST
Why we need to stand by Greta Thunberg and #MeToo activists when they are under attack.
Sun, Oct 06, 2019
Kashmir’s digital blackout marks a period darker than the dark side of the moonSubscriber Only
September 15, 2019 06:21 IST
While we mourn the loss of connection with the moon, remembering a digital blackout closer home
Sun, Sep 15, 2019
The social media crisis we really need to pay attention toSubscriber Only
September 01, 2019 06:01 IST
Social media turns everything into a crisis, and a crisis into a spectacle.
Sun, Sep 01, 2019
Digital Native: How free is the internet?Subscriber Only
August 18, 2019 06:00 IST
It is contradictory and confusing as it amplifies as well as destabilises the order of things.
Sun, Aug 18, 2019
Why I’m not going to tell you about the dangers of apps like FaceAppSubscriber Only
July 28, 2019 05:45 IST
Concerns about privacy, aimed solely at users, are better directed at owners of digital infrastructure.
Sun, Jul 28, 2019
The worrying survival of moon landing conspiracy theoristsSubscriber Only
July 14, 2019 06:00 IST
The moon landing deniers were the original fake news propagandists. Only, they didn’t have the internet.
Mon, Jul 22, 2019
Facebook sees its salvation with its cryptocurrency LibraSubscriber Only
June 30, 2019 06:30 IST
Facebook’s Libra is designed to take control of our digital lives.
Sun, Jun 30, 2019
Staying silent about cyberbullying is no longer an optionSubscriber Only
June 16, 2019 06:00 IST
Cyberbullying is the dangerous new normal.
Sun, Jun 16, 2019
What Grumpy Cat, aka Tardar Sauce or Tard, taught usSubscriber Only
June 02, 2019 06:30 IST
The legacy that Grumpy Cat leaves behind.
Sun, Jun 02, 2019
Digital Native: Three things we need to realise about what TikTok is doing to usSubscriber Only
May 19, 2019 06:30 IST
Fifteen seconds is all that will take for TikTok to own you.
Sun, May 19, 2019
Digital Native: Narendra Modi’s interview by Akshay Kumar is a PR masterpieceSubscriber Only
May 05, 2019 06:00 IST
How to spot the influencer in your politics.
Sun, May 05, 2019
Digital Native: Getting through an election made for the social media gazeSubscriber Only
April 21, 2019 07:00 IST
In the poll season, social media platforms thrive on wounded outrage disguised as politics.
Sun, Apr 21, 2019
To solve its problems, Facebook needs to accept its role in creating themSubscriber Only
April 07, 2019 06:30 IST
The problem with Facebook’s recent shout-out for collective social responsibility.
Sun, Apr 07, 2019
Digital Native: Lessons from Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp going downSubscriber Only
March 24, 2019 07:00 IST
The day when three social-media apps refused to load.
Sun, Mar 24, 2019
Digital Native: How an information overload affects what you forwardSubscriber Only
March 10, 2019 06:30 IST
The information overload of social media sharing can make us act against our better judgement.
Sun, Mar 10, 2019
What I learned from going offline for 48 hoursSubscriber Only
February 24, 2019 06:30 IST
A weekend without the internet shows just how much control we surrender to online chatter.
Sun, Feb 24, 2019
Why it’s too much to expect social media companies to end the spread of fake newsSubscriber Only
February 10, 2019 06:00 IST
Technological control of fake news is impossible if we remain eager to hate.
Sun, Feb 10, 2019
India’s proposed new internet bill is as repressive as the worst of Chinese lawsSubscriber Only
January 27, 2019 06:00 IST
The proposed new internet bill is as repressive as the worst of Chinese restrictions. The new intermediaries liability and content monitoring act that will become a law in February, unquestioningly expand the remit of the government.
Sun, Jan 27, 2019
Digital Native: She Will SurviveSubscriber Only
January 13, 2019 06:30 IST
But for that we have to recognise that the woman who says #MeToo is not just a flat, digital image.
Sun, Jan 13, 2019
Digital Native: System Needs a RebootSubscriber Only
December 30, 2018 06:00 IST
It’s time to replace the schizophrenic need for variety with ingenuity — the truthiness of the information.
Sun, Dec 30, 2018
#Foodporn is about making food as fake as orgasms in commercial pornSubscriber Only
December 09, 2018 07:00 IST
Our love for #foodporn makes us blind to the politics of food.
Sun, Dec 09, 2018
Digital Native: One Selfie Does a Tragedy MakeSubscriber Only
November 11, 2018 07:00 IST
The great find of this century – life’s worth just a selfie. Channeling the inner narcissus is now human hamartia.
Sun, Nov 11, 2018
Digital Native: Hashtag FatigueSubscriber Only
October 28, 2018 06:00 IST
It is easy to hijack hashtags by coupling them with others. It is equally easy to make hashtags die.
Sun, Oct 28, 2018
Digital Native: Time to Walk the TalkSubscriber Only
October 14, 2018 06:00 IST
#MeToo has turned victims into survivors, but social media remains an unsafe space.
Sun, Oct 14, 2018
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