social media
Social surveillance
The impact of social media platforms in the global South.
The Editors | Sep 30, 2022
Who doesn’t put ghee in their khichuri?
On food and representation, online and offline.
Debolina Dey | Sep 11, 2020
The disconnect on Digital Pakistan
In Pakistan, the government invests in its digital presence while stifling dissent.
The Editors | Sep 08, 2020
Playing your cards wrong
On Twitter’s tepid encounter with caste patriarchy.
Chhetria Patrakar | Nov 22, 2018
Himal Interviews: Rana Ayyub on the dangers of doing journalism in India
Our Founding Editor Kanak Mani Dixit talks to the Mumbai-based journalist.
The Editors | Jul 03, 2018
Whither nuance?
International coverage of anti-Muslim violence in central Sri Lanka left something to be desired.
Chhetria Patrakar | Mar 27, 2018
Viral hysteria? Social media and Zika
A dodgy tweet will travel halfway around the world before the truth has got its boots on
Sarah Khatry | Feb 08, 2016
Southasia’s free speech conundrum
How the misuse of social and mainstream media contribute to misperceptions and violence.
Mirza Sadaqat Huda | Feb 09, 2015
Drawing a line: Pakistan’s jihad against the internet
Urooj Zia examines Pakistan’s cascading clamp-down on its citizens’ access to the internet and the worrying precedents it sets
Urooj Zia | Jul 25, 2013
Living in public
A queer internet space with a simple goal: safe housing for gay people in India.
Kyle G Knight | Jul 15, 2013
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