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Blog Entry Emotional Contagion: Theorising the Role of Affect in COVID-19 Information Disorder
by Yesha Tshering Paul and Amrita Sengupta — published Apr 14, 2025 — filed under: , , ,
In this paper, we investigate the underexplored emotional drivers of information disorder, with a particular focus on how it manifested in COVID-19 misinformation in India. While "fake news" has received considerable attention for its impact on elections, marginalized communities, and public health, mainstream information disorder research does not sufficiently prioritise the underlying psychological factors that influence information trust.
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Blog Entry Emotional Contagion: Theorising the Role of Affect in COVID-19 Information Disorder
by Yesha Tshering Paul and Amrita Sengupta — published Apr 11, 2025 — last modified Apr 14, 2025 06:51 PM — filed under: , , ,
In this paper, we investigate the underexplored emotional drivers of information disorder, with a particular focus on how it manifested in COVID-19 misinformation in India. While "fake news" has received considerable attention for its impact on elections, marginalized communities, and public health, mainstream information disorder research does not sufficiently prioritise the underlying psychological factors that influence information trust.
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Blog Entry The Cost of Free Basics in India: Does Facebook's 'walled garden' reduce or reinforce digital inequalities?
by Amrita Sengupta — published Apr 05, 2025 — filed under: , ,
In this essay—written in April 2016 soon after India's Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) upheld net neutrality and effectively banned Free Basics in India— the author uses development theories to study the Free Basics programme. The author explored three key paradigms: 1) Construction of knowledge, power structures and virtual colonization in the Free Basics Programme, (2) A sub-internet of the marginalized and (3) the Capabilities Approach and explored how the programme reinforces levels of digital inequalities as opposed to reducing it. This essay was written in 2016 and there have been various shifts in the digital and tech landscape. Further a lot of numbers and statistics are from 2016 and not all ideas held here may be transferable today. This should be read as such. This is being published now, on account of 10 years since the Free Basics project was set to be implemented in India.
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Blog Entry Education, Epistemologies and AI: Understanding the role of Generative AI in Education
by Aparna Bhatnagar and Amrita Sengupta — published Mar 21, 2025 — filed under: , , , , , , ,
As generative AI becomes more deeply embedded in educational contexts, it raises critical questions about trust, epistemic reliability, and the nature of knowledge production. While AI offers significant opportunities for enhancing pedagogical methodologies, facilitating personalised learning, and augmenting research, it also raises concerns regarding cognitive offloading, the erosion of critical thinking skills, and the perpetuation of biases inherent in training data. This essay examines how higher education institutions navigate these complexities, focusing on institutional adaptation, ethical considerations, and policy responses. Central to this inquiry is an analysis of key theoretical frameworks in education and epistemology to understand how these impact the discourse around generative AI in the classroom. This essay looks at existing educational theory to understand the role of AI in the classroom. Furthermore, the study assesses existing institutional and national AI policies, evaluating their efficacy in addressing governance challenges, and offers future-looking questions and recommendations to guide the responsible integration of generative AI in education.
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Blog Entry The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and feedback to the: Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025
by Pallavi Bedi, Vipul Kharbanda, Shweta Mohandas, Anubha Sinha and Isha Suri — published Mar 06, 2025 — filed under: , , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments and feedback to the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 initiated by the Indian government.
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Blog Entry The Centre for Internet and Society’s comments and recommendations to the: Report on AI Governance Guidelines Development
by Shweta Mohandas, Amrita Sengupta and Anubha Sinha — published Mar 06, 2025 — last modified Mar 06, 2025 06:32 AM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments and recommendations on the Report on AI Governance Guidelines Development.
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Blog Entry Submission to IGF 2025 Call for Thematic Inputs
by Amrita Sengupta, Yesha Tshering Paul, and Pallavi Bedi — published Feb 14, 2025 — last modified Mar 06, 2025 06:36 AM — filed under: ,
Below are CIS's inputs submitted in response to the IGF 2025 Call for Thematic Inputs. They will inform the MAG’s discussions and assist them in determining the thematic priorities of the IGF 2025 programme.
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Blog Entry Privacy Policy Framework for Indian Mental Health Apps
by Chakshu Sang and Shweta Mohandas — published Jan 10, 2025 — filed under: , ,
This report analyses the privacy policies of mental health apps in India and provides recommendations for making the policies not only legally compliant but also user-centric
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Blog Entry Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence and Women’s Political Participation in India: A Position Paper
by Yesha Tshering Paul, Amrita Sengupta — published Dec 17, 2024 — last modified Dec 18, 2024 07:12 PM — filed under: , ,
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Blog Entry Digital Rights and ISP Accountability in India: An Analysis of Policies and Practices
by Anubha Sinha, Yesha Tshering Paul, and Sherina Poyyail — published Nov 04, 2024 — last modified Jan 23, 2025 10:04 AM — filed under: , ,
This report presents a comprehensive evaluation of India's four largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs)—Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone-Idea (Vi), and BSNL—examining their commitment to digital rights and transparency.
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