Free Speech

How a Tagore statue went missing from Dhaka university, then reappeared

A newly erected statue of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore that had vanished from the oldest university campus in Bangladesh was discovered in fragments in a landfill. University authorities removed the structure, which has now been reassembled by students

Internal 'Twitter Files' released by Elon Musk details censorship and suppression of information at Twitter

The 51-year-old, who has vowed to turn Twitter into a platform of free speech, had been teasing the release of the internal files for several days

Why chafe at $8 for 'free speech' when okay paying $58 for a sweatshirt, wonders Elon Musk

Twitter's new owner billionaire Elon Musk has come up with hilarious memes to defend his decision to charge $8 for a blue tick for a month on the microblogging site.

Head on | Twitter under Elon Musk must banish bias to make it more democratic

Twitter is akin to a digital public square. All shades of opinion can be aired so long as they follow basic rules of civility. Robust exchanges are fine. Abuse is not

Why Hindus should not be obsessed with UCC and Section 295A, and instead seek liberation of temples

Hindus need to revisit their understanding of Section 295A and the Uniform Civil Code; they should, instead, seek the immediate liberation of their temples. Let this be the electoral issue in 2024

Can't invoke Article 19 rights, Meta does not discharge public function: Delhi HC told

This comes after the high court received several petitions challenging the suspension and deletion of several user accounts by various social media platforms

How Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover brings free speech debate to the fore

Twitter exhibits the power of shaping and changing narratives, without accountability. The Elon Musk takeover of Twitter has given us the opportunity to discuss it now

Twitter abuse victims fear Elon Musk's free speech plans, but may not quit

Harassment on Twitter also spills over into the real world, and it highlights just how much victims sometimes are forced to put up with

Explained: How Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ push could spell trouble for Twitter

The Tesla billionaire, Elon Musk, wants to go back to old systems -- where content wasn't moderated. However, will users and advertisers stick around if he does?

Elon Musk hints at launching new social media platform; says 'giving serious thought' to it

The development comes after the Tesla and SpaceX founder on Friday posted a poll on Twitter asking other to vote on whether they believe the platform adheres to the free speech principle