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"Twitter Thinks Their Policy Is Superior To India's Sovereign Laws": Voyager Infosec Director https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S3LGDyeKfU Jul 6, 2022 "Twitter's message is that their policy is superior to our sovereign laws, and their institutional setups or Jack Dorsey will act as a viceroy and his decision will be final," said Jiten Jain, director of Voyager Infosec.
https://countercurrents.org/2022/07/confronting-the-medias-crisis-of-trust-some-candid-thoughts/
Lack of trust in the news media is the news these days. The reasons are; rampant misinformation, the rise of authoritarian governments, the dominance of social media, etc. are adding to the lack of trust in the news media. To discuss these issues, experts gathered in Honolulu at the recent East-West Center International Media Conference. Here I am putting up a summary of the different thoughts by the panelists to make the subject easy to grasp.
“Exposing the sources of misinformation and disinformation is one part of the battle, more than that the need is to understand the demand side because if we don’t understand why people consume misinformation there will be little appreciation for quality journalism.”
“The other fact is many people distrust journalists and this also is a factor negatively affecting media credibility. Probably this is because media has gone beyond the control of the media professionals and restoring news media trust is a daunting task. Journalists have to increase their credibility with their audience so that people do not go to other sources looking for news.
07/07/2022
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Statement by Altnews
https://twitter.com/AltNews/status/1544280484154265601?t=lJVoAP0PTwxg64qO-PhzBw&s=19
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Explanation by Razor Pay:
The frequency, reasons, and controversy over Internet suspensions by the government by Rishika Singh July 3, 2022 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-the-frequency-reasons-and-controversy-over-internet-suspensions-by-the-government-8005450/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-intl-en
According to the Software Freedom Law Center, since 2012 there have been 665 Internet shutdowns in India to date
Award-winning photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo said she was barred by immigration authorities at Delhi international airport from travelling on Saturday in what is seen by many as part of continued crackdown on journalists in Kashmir. ..she was going to France to attend a book launch and photography exhibition
In May, Kashmir-based Sanna, who contributes for Reuters news agency, won the prestigious Pulitzer prize in the Feature Photography category for her Covid crisis coverage in India becoming the first Kashmiri Muslim woman to achieve the feat in the region.