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Digital Divide

Digital India

Should India Ban Social Media for Teens?

India is debating whether to ban social media for teens under 16, following Australia's landmark ban. But is prohibition the real answer, or is the deeper crisis one of digital literacy, parental awareness, and a rural-urban divide that no legislation can fix?

Digital India

Misinformation on WhatsApp: India's Information Crisis

WhatsApp misinformation in India has fuelled mob lynchings, communal violence, and election manipulation across the world's largest democracy. With 500 million users, low digital literacy, and end-to-end encryption making fact-checking nearly impossible, India faces an information crisis demanding urgent action from platforms, government, and civil society.

Digital India

Digital India's Forgotten Half: The Rural Digital Divide

India's digital revolution has transformed urban life, but over 65 crore rural Indians remain on the wrong side of a growing digital divide, excluded from online education, digital payments, healthcare, and government services that increasingly assume internet access.