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Does India Deserve the Internet Freedom it Enjoys?

It might seem shocking, given how some of our ministers think the internet was invented during the Mahabharata, but the Indian internet is actually a marvel – compared to the EU and USA, who are considering draconian copyright laws and doing away with net neutrality respectively.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 29, 2016

People

Jab Main Office Baccha Tha Badi Shararat Karta Tha

Are you at that phase of your career when expectation levels are at zero and indulgence levels are set to max? Enjoy it. Save the existential angst for later in your career. The days of this happy, consequence-free existence that you’re too ignorant to enjoy right now, are numbered.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 25, 2016

POV

Fake News and the Case of the Internet Police Gone Rogue

In the Cambridge Analytica exposé, Facebook has been negligent with sensitive data. Google was fined €2.42 billion by the EU for manipulating search engine results to favour its own shopping service. Do they then have a moral right to carry out the function of being the internet police?

Hardik Rajgor July 24, 2016

POV

Main Aur Meri Tanhai: Instagram’s “Ask Me a Question” Feature is Peak Loneliness

Instagram once saved us from the mundane mediocrity of Facebook, one pretty photo at a time. But its new “Ask Me a Question” feature is the epitome of modern loneliness: A way to convince yourself that your followers are actually interested in your life.

Runa Mukherjee July 21, 2016

Love and Sex

Love in the Times of Social Media

It’s no longer just a boy-girl thing. It’s now him, her, and social media.

Poulomi Das July 6, 2016

Technology

Mastodon is Temporary, Twitter is Permanent: Why Social Networks Aren’t Easily Replaced

Many are calling Mastodon a better version of Twitter — sans the hate and trolls. Alas, reality is going to be a lot harsher. Those who think it’s going to be a panacea for “Twitter’s evils” are likely to be very disappointed.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan July 5, 2016

Love and Sex

Grindr and My Tales of Technosexual Love

For technosexuals, the potential of digital, photoshopped lovers is more pleasurable than actual interaction with them. We send out dick pics minus faces so it doesn’t get personal.

The Faunlet July 4, 2016

POV

What Cringing at Old Social Media Posts Taught Me about Adulting

My old social media posts, especially those on Facebook often feel like a nightmarish journey back in time. But they are also clues to the way we absorb the world and learn to eventually, navigate it as adults.

Yashodhara Sirur July 1, 2016

Love and Sex

Read Receipts: The Bane of Modern Love

Read receipts are everywhere: as blue ticks on WhatsApp, “Seen” messages on Facebook and “Opened” on Snapchat. They sow seeds of doubt, further complicating modern relationships.

Parthshri Arora June 25, 2016

Pop Culture

The Lost Art of Trolling

Back in the day, trolling was a sophisticated art form. Today, it has been reduced to boring screaming matches. The surrealism has practically vanished.

Akhil Sood June 19, 2016