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Blog post · Researchers at Work

Chetna V. M., Chiara Furtado

In this issue brief, Chetna V M and Chiara Furtado reflect on developments in social protection for platform workers in India, issues of exclusions and insufficient coverage for workers, and tensions between existing social protection …

Blog post · Researchers at Work

Abhineet Nayyar, Isha Suri

We are at the cusp of pivotal technological transformation – driven by rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence, computing, robotics, biotechnology, and digital infrastructure, including the next generation of communication …

Blog post · Internet Governance

Vipul Kharbanda

The main purpose of regulations in any sector is essentially twofold, one is to ensure that the interests of the general public or consumers are protected, and the other is to ensure that the sector itself flourishes and grows. Too much …

Blog post · Internet Governance

Yesha Tshering Paul, Amrita Sengupta

In this paper, we investigate the underexplored emotional drivers of information disorder, with a particular focus on how it manifested in COVID-19 misinformation in India. While "fake news" has received considerable attention for its …

Blog post · Researchers at Work

Abhineet Nayyar

The story of India's digital journey has become an oft-cited tale of economic success across the globe, inspiring similar experiments in other nations in the Global Majority world - most prominently across sub-Saharan Africa. At home, …

Blog post · Internet Governance

Yesha Tshering Paul, Amrita Sengupta

In this paper, we investigate the underexplored emotional drivers of information disorder, with a particular focus on how it manifested in COVID-19 misinformation in India. While "fake news" has received considerable attention for its …