Simran Agarwal
@simranoff_
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Here only to absolve myself of the academic sin of not being here | PhD candidate @labexicca | I do research on platforms and media issues from India.
Paris, France
Joined June 2017
Some research I have patiently waited to share is finally out in the @IJoC_USC ! I discuss how GNI embeds three distinct dependencies within Indian newsrooms. It's the first solo article stemming from my doctoral research. 🚨OA - Fishing for thoughts! https://t.co/jcBLk4tbby
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I enjoyed a lot this article that analyzes the impact of Google News Initiative in India. As Google through its cash increasingly controls the media research narrative across the world, such work is particularly valuable and needed. #media #journalism #tech #research #academia
Some research I have patiently waited to share is finally out in the @IJoC_USC ! I discuss how GNI embeds three distinct dependencies within Indian newsrooms. It's the first solo article stemming from my doctoral research. 🚨OA - Fishing for thoughts! https://t.co/jcBLk4tbby
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🚨23 Senior Delhi Police officers have been empowered to issue takedown orders for 'illegal content' to intermediaries, including social media companies, under the IT Act! 🧵Some context on why this is alarming! https://t.co/GQJv9f8NaY
hindustantimes.com
HT had reported in February 2024 that the provision is rife with legal ambiguity about who can send valid takedown notices.
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In his work, @rgorwa underlines importance of political will in understanding how states shape platforms formally and informally https://t.co/IcrSX5SHX4 In her work @simranoff_ shows how states sometimes seek to exercise "governance through platforms" https://t.co/pWaGmsBbm3 2/6
sciencespo.fr
By Simran Agarwal In India, content on media and technology platforms is, on the one hand, regulated by the state […]
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Once again, this just goes to show how conditional and contingent the power of civil society can be in platform governance. Platforms (and states) can to easily yank away civil society powers for their interests
Breaking News: Meta said it would end its fact-checking program and rely instead on Facebook and Instagram users to add notes or corrections to posts. The move is likely to please the incoming Trump administration and its conservative allies.
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🚨 New article alert! Our expert @simranoff_ critically analyzes the @GoogleNewsInit in India, exploring its structure, implementation, and impact since 2018. Published in the @IJoC_USC (open access). https://t.co/kJ91GoG7Tm
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It was real pleasure to be part of this #AOIR2024 panel with brilliant scholars @nadjaschaetz, @ASchjoett, Yarden Skop, @thesangeetkumar and @simranoff_. Thank you @snurb_dot_info for offering to chair the session and writing up the take-aways! We missed you @JannieHart!
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#BREAKING: Bombay High Court's "Tie-Breaker" Judge Justice Atul Chandurkar holds the amendments to IT Rules for establishing Fact Check Units (FCUs) to be illegal and ultra vires to Articles 14, 19 and 21. J Chandurkar agrees with Justice Gautam Patel's views and strikes down
#Breaking; Justice Atul Chandurkar agrees with the opinion of Justice Gautam Patel and strikes down the amendments to the IT Rules, 2023. J Chandurkar, "I am of the opinion that the amendments are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of India."
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The Policy reportedly states that the content should not be “indecent, obscene or anti-national.” Some reports also suggest that the Policy includes penalties for posting objectionable content ranging from 3 years imprisonment to life. 3/4 https://t.co/qRvPKiLnun
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According to the policy, social media influencers can earn up to Rs 8 lakh per month by sharing the government's schemes and initiatives on their platforms.
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🚨🚨 In a direct attempt to stifle online speech & expression, @MIB_India wants to regulate online content on “news & current affairs”, by sneaking in revisions to the Broadcasting Bill, 2023. How does this affect content creators & all of us? 1/7🧵👇 https://t.co/DwRtn6zTk8
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On World Press Freedom Day, I reflect on the lack of it in India! The government sirens 'national interest' at will to muzzle critical press @thewire_in @360info_global
How India Uses National Interest as a Smokescreen to Muzzle the #Media The Indian government is weaponising ‘national interest’ measures to close down reporting it deems critical of the Modi government. Simran Agarwal✍️ https://t.co/Wm5TuC5dHo
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[Journée d'études] Le programme officiel de la JE "Politiques culturelles : évolution, pertinence et influence" est disponible. L'événement aura lieu le 24 mai 2024 au sein du Campus Condorcet et en ligne ! Inscriptions obligatoires : https://t.co/tP5MwUWYbL
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Authoritative state in India prefers to govern through platforms. It’s in the states’ interest to act with impunity and limited accountability when it comes to the use of 69A IT Act. Replugging something I wrote on this- https://t.co/hAFo7i7pfj
sciencespo.fr
By Simran Agarwal In India, content on media and technology platforms is, on the one hand, regulated by the state […]
DIGIPUB’s statement on YouTube’s suspension of a digital news platform.
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This will have grave effects on access to diverse news sources and journalists, especially those moving to independent creator accounts (propelled by Instagram’s algorithmic preference)
.@Instagram wants to throttle politics⁉️ @Meta has announced the rollout of a setting on Instagram which by default restricts the recommendation of political content posted by accounts not followed by the user, right before a critical election cycle. 1/8 https://t.co/BLUc1XRwrl
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We’re super excited to announce the international seminar ‘Socio-technical intermediaries & platformization of culture’ on 12 April, Paris. We hope to launch discussions on the meso-layer of cultural intermediaries involved in platformization. Reg & info: https://t.co/NMS42rqPVj
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Oh boy! Always knew the obscure doctoral work on smell and caste will one day be handy in a public debate. Smells carry caste & discrimination. How we smell & what we smell is deeply political & in our case, framed by caste. Read more here. DM for pdf. https://t.co/zNz786tdpM
I have received an overwhelmingly positive response on this launch from so many people. A lot of comments from young people who eat non-veg food saying “now my parents can also use zomato”. I would like to repeat that this feature strictly serves a dietary preference. And I know
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Are accusations of political funding being no less than extortion true? Is there a pattern? In Part 2 of the EXCLUSIVE @newslaundry-@thenewsminute investigation, @tweets_prateekg, @thekorahabraham, @nanduagain, and @Basantrajsonu find out. https://t.co/lfz4q2JN5A
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Indian media regulations bear the narrative of 'parity' and 'level playing field'. But are these goals achievable through lofty content governance measures or are they serving to expand the government's censorial capacities? We write for @techpolicypress
techpolicy.press
Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.
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Took a slight detour from PhD work and co-wrote this fun chapter exploring platformisation of matchmaking in India! This comes through, along with other super interesting works, in a timely compilation on Digital Platforms and the Global South. https://t.co/81QHmmrmas
taylorfrancis.com
A large part of the scholarship on the ‘platform phenomenon’ considers it a rupture, focusing on the affordances of apps, portals, and platforms. In contrast,
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Senior Research and Teaching Associate in "Media & Internet Governance" at the University of Zurich. See:
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