The US TAKE IT DOWN Act: The Fight Against Deepfake-Enabled TFGBV and Human Rights
On 19 May 2025, the US President signed a new law named TAKE IT DOWN Act (S.146) (‘the Act’), which protects victims of real and deepfake ‘revenge pornography,’ a crime...
At 75 the Commonwealth Promises to Protect Media Freedom. But How?
At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa in late October 2024, leaders of the 56 member countries of the Commonwealth marked the organisation’s 75th anniversary with a...
Is Regulating Disinformation at Odds with Free Speech? An Analysis of India’s Approach
In February 2022, I wrote on the need to penalise online disinformation or “fake news” on Indian social media to protect the freedom of thought of Indian citizens. While the...
Curtains over Connectivity: A Peek Behind India’s Opaque Internet Shutdown Orders
The case of Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India [2020] set a precedent that requires the publication of internet access suspension orders to promote transparency and accountability around opaque internet...
Worrying Recommendations on Reform of Sedition Law from the Law Commission of India
Sedition, or inciting disaffection towards the incumbent Government, is prohibited in India. In particular, it is a criminal offence to ‘bring or attempt to bring into hatred or contempt, or...
All Eyes on Hong Kong: China’s New Security Law and Rising Rights Concerns
China is all set to impose a new National Security Legislation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) which will “prevent, stop and punish acts and activities endangering national...
