Tag Archives: Tushar Mehta

Spotting fakes by looking at them

Posted on March 18, 2026 by VM

On March 10, the Supreme Court said a balance has to be struck between warding against misinformation online and protecting citizens’ right to free speech. The context was the Centre’s attempts to defend the 2023 IT Rules: when the comedian … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Tagged 2023 IT Rules, censorship, community standards, data science, deepfake, Digital Services Act, Fact-Check Unit, fake news, Jacobellis v Ohio, Kunal Kamra, Miller v California, Millet test, Tushar Mehta | Leave a comment

Cheers for everyone but the bustard

Posted on April 8, 2024 by VM

Behold, the legerdemain of spinning bad news into good: Setting aside the meaningless headline, we have a lede (and the rest of the article, for that matter) that claims the Supreme Court of India “struck” a fine balancing act between … Continue reading →

Posted in Op-eds | Tagged great Indian bustard, solar power, Supreme Court of India, Tushar Mehta, underground power cables | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Tushar Mehta

Spotting fakes by looking at them

Cheers for everyone but the bustard

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