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India faces growing scrutiny over human rights

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INDIA

A search by tax officials of BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai in February came just weeks after the broadcaster aired, in the United Kingdom, a two-part documentary critical of…

US protectionism threatens India’s external deficit

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INTERNATIONAL

Infosys's share price has fallen by over 10% this year. More broadly, India’s net dollar exports of IT and IT-enabled services fell by 2% year-on-year in fiscal year April…

Twitter hack exposes risks of social media influence

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INT

The incident’s impact extends beyond the firm itself: hijacked accounts of eminent individuals have the potential to exert significant influence on the public and the economy.

Global counterterrorism focus will weaken free speech

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INTERNATIONAL

The impact of the global focus on counterterrorism on free speech.

EU content moderation law faces enforcement challenges

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EU

X is suspected of breaching obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to counter illegal content and disinformation. Other concerns include the suspected deceptive…

Cyber threat intelligence is useful but has pitfalls

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INTERNATIONAL

Multiple actors seek to do harm online for a variety of reasons -- from financial to political motivations. This is creating a new industry: cyber threat intelligence (CTI).

New EU plan for online extremism has modest promise

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EUROPE

Proposed measures include a plan outlined by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in September, wherein the EU would oblige technology firms to remove terrorist and…

Mozambican government will maintain bunker mentality

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MOZAMBIQUE

While the Mozambican authorities, bolstered by a South African-based private military company (PMC), appear to have lessened the scale of insurgent attacks in recent months…

COVID-19 tech will expand surveillance state in China

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CHINA

COVID-19 and the surveillance state.

COVID-19 impacts will cut Latin American remittances

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LATIN AMERICA

The contraction, after several years of robust growth, will stem from a deep recession and measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.