Quoted in Why the draft personal data protection rules are contentious - Scroll.in
January 13, 2025
quoted
Why the draft personal data protection rules are contentious archive
On Participatory ‘Unserious’ness
January 13, 2025
micro & culture & blog
Backlash and memes, but not enough introspection and interrogation Some of the memes around the L&T Chairman’s 90-hour work week / ‘wife staring’
More to Meta’s Content Moderation changes than meets the eye
January 12, 2025
blog & public writing
This is a link-supported, unedited draft of an opinion piece that appeared in TheSouthFirst on 2025-01-12. The page is archived here META recently
Quoted in How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work - WIRED
January 11, 2025
quoted
How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work archive
On the means of exploitation
January 7, 2025
micro
When people are exploited, should the response be to? Seize the means of exploitation? Cease the circumstances that create the conditions for
Meta and the sensible articulation of challenges to justify a ‘great pandering’
January 7, 2025
blog
tl;dr There are (whether we like them or not) some accurate/sensible things in Zuckerberg’s video/Kaplan’s post (e.g. the articulation of some of
Quoted in Can you spot the dark pattern? Apps use subtle tricks to make us spend more - Times of India
January 5, 2025
quoted
Can you spot the dark pattern? Apps use subtle tricks to make us spend more - Times of India Because this one came with a photo 👇
To Finding Joy and Giving Kindness
December 31, 2024
blog
Tl;dr - No 2024 recap, no 2025 resolutions. Just exercising my hope muscles for us to find joy, and give kindness. Not so long ago, someone asked me
Quoted in 2024's AI "armageddon" did not come to pass
December 26, 2024
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2024’s AI “armageddon” did not come to pass archive
Quoted in Poll rules tweaked to restrict default public access to docs
December 22, 2024
quoted
Poll rules tweaked to restrict default public access to docs archive
On COAI's letter about Internet Restrictions
December 10, 2024
micro
It is interesting that COAI is asking for some form of limitation/restraint on internet shutdowns. Anyone have the actual letter? I don’t want to
Why is META’s “Q3 Adversarial Threat Report” for 2024 so opaque about the networks from India?
December 4, 2024
blog
So, META just released its Adversarial Threat Report for Third Quarter(archived link). It has been a while since I looked at these reports closely,
On the state of my social feeds
November 26, 2024
micro
Here’s what my social feeds look like right now. Twitter: 10 people from BLR who seem to know each other (but I know none of them) + run clubs, MAGA
On Octopus’s Garden
November 24, 2024
micro
This person gets it… Threads
On taxes, death and the Indian state's god-complex
November 23, 2024
micro
Taxes, death and the Indian state’s god-complex + ever increasing appetite for surveillance are just some of the certainties of life in India. This
On a word with The Indian Express
November 21, 2024
micro
I would like with a word with the person at @IndianExpress who thought adding this was a good idea. Oh, and the ‘X’ doesn’t seem to work for me, so
Action, Documentation and a vile ad
November 19, 2024
micro
BarandBench reports that the vile BJP Jharkhand ad has been taken down. It also references a letter (pdf link) from the Election Commission of
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