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Nishant Shah
Nishant Shah is a professor of new media and the co-founder of The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore
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One Pokémon to Rule Them AllSubscriber Only
July 17, 2016 04:00 IST
America’s head start on the augmented reality game Pokémon Go shows that the interweb is not an egalitarian space
Sun, Jul 17, 2016
The gay pride charadeSubscriber Only
July 03, 2016 04:00 IST
For most of the milllenials, news is formed by trends, what goes viral, and often open to speculation, projection, manipulation and deceit.
Sun, Jul 03, 2016
Digital native: Control A, BackspaceSubscriber Only
June 05, 2016 03:00 IST
The rewriting of textbooks should not be compared to the collaborations on Wikipedia, which only goes by evidence.
Sun, Jun 05, 2016
Facebook: A platform with little less sharing of personal informationSubscriber Only
May 08, 2016 04:00 IST
As Facebook becomes less personal, what happens to digital friendship?
Sun, May 08, 2016
Online censorship on the rise: Why I prefer to save things offlineSubscriber Only
April 17, 2016 03:00 IST
As governments use their power to erase what they do not approve of from the web, cloud storage will not be enough.
Sun, Apr 17, 2016
A Large Byte of Your LifeSubscriber Only
April 03, 2016 04:00 IST
With the digital, memory becomes equated with storage. We commit to storage to free ourselves from remembering.
Sun, Apr 03, 2016
The Digital is PoliticalSubscriber Only
March 20, 2016 04:00 IST
To speak of technology is to speak of human life and living.
Sun, Mar 20, 2016
Digital surveillance: When the govt wants to keep an eye on youSubscriber Only
March 06, 2016 03:00 IST
The possibility of a surveillance software that will track what you are saying online is the latest Orwellian nightmare come true
Sun, Mar 06, 2016
Valentine’s Day: Love in the time of smartphonesSubscriber Only
February 14, 2016 04:00 IST
Our mobile phones vibrate with messages, throb with desire, pulsate with notifications that make us feel touched, loved and desired
Sun, Feb 14, 2016
Thinking Beyond HashtagsSubscriber Only
January 31, 2016 04:00 IST
Digital technologies are not solutions, but a means by which solutions can be offered to the crises in our education systems
Sun, Jan 31, 2016
In 2016, the Internet will need our strong supportSubscriber Only
January 17, 2016 13:52 IST
2015 was the year when the internet, our saviour, was also in dire need of saving.
Mon, Jan 18, 2016
Year in #Hashtags: Those that changed the worldSubscriber Only
December 27, 2015 01:00 IST
In the new year, we ought to remember that somewhere out there is a hashtag, waiting to change the world for the better.
Sun, Dec 27, 2015
WhatsApps with fireworks, apps with diyas: Why Diwali needs to go beyond digitalSubscriber Only
November 22, 2015 11:43 IST
The idea of a 'digital' Diwali reduces our social relationships to a ledger of give and take.
Sun, Nov 22, 2015
Nigerian Princes are passé: The new spam is all businessSubscriber Only
October 25, 2015 09:16 IST
The new spam in your inbox is prosaic and business-like — because it is the digital version of cold calling
Sun, Oct 25, 2015
Why Facebook should be worried at the reaction to its Digital India tricolour filterSubscriber Only
October 11, 2015 08:00 IST
Facebook offering users a chance to add a tricolour filter to their profile picture is a masterstroke in many ways
Sun, Oct 11, 2015
A Computer for Grown-UpsSubscriber Only
September 27, 2015 01:00 IST
The machines that we live with have been designed like toys for children, given to us to play and be distracted with.
Sun, Sep 27, 2015
Internet-less in Ahmedabad for five daysSubscriber Only
September 13, 2015 01:00 IST
The regulation of our information technologies is not just about a service being suspended but a lifeline being withdrawn.
Sun, Sep 13, 2015
Left to our own devices: Technology is not just fallible but unpredictableSubscriber Only
August 30, 2015 01:00 IST
When your machines enter a digital delirium, it is a reminder that technology is not just fallible but unpredictable.
Sun, Aug 30, 2015
Whose Net?Subscriber Only
August 19, 2015 00:00 IST
Net neutrality prevents profit-driven entities from overriding freedom of the Web.
Wed, Aug 19, 2015
Facebook, let me forget: When our digital devices become remembering devicesSubscriber Only
August 16, 2015 01:00 IST
It is curious that social network sites like Facebook have transitioned from storing our data to remembering our data.
Sun, Aug 16, 2015
The Revolution Will Be DigitisedSubscriber Only
August 02, 2015 01:00 IST
The shutdown of Reditt highlights the frustration of those who have a “stake”, but no power or decision-making roles.
Sun, Aug 02, 2015
Facebook’s ‘colours of gay pride’ impacts public debate on queer rightsSubscriber Only
July 05, 2015 01:00 IST
When Facebook passes the message of queer pride and equality through a filter, it impacts the public debate on queer rights.
Sun, Jul 05, 2015
A Vindication of the Rights of WomanSubscriber Only
June 21, 2015 00:30 IST
This past week, the Twitterati stood in solidarity with women’s contributions to global and national politics
Sun, Jun 21, 2015
English Vinglish: Making ‘khichdi of languages’ onlineSubscriber Only
June 07, 2015 00:31 IST
In India, we mix languages in our daily conversations, both online and offline.
Sun, Jun 07, 2015
Computers don’t make mistakes?Subscriber Only
May 24, 2015 05:00 IST
Search algorithms make us believe that they merely aggregate data and present the most relevant results.
Sun, May 24, 2015Journalism of Courage
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