Debate over social media needs to be expanded beyond the policy spheres; it affect all of us

India enacted Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021) on 25 May 2021 that regulates user generated content and is being criticised for directly unleashing comprehensive attacks on freedom of expression, an essential part of the functioning democratic society. The first part of the rules aimed at governing social media intermediaries, the second part at the over-the- top (OTT) streaming services, and the third part at online news platforms.

A Smoke Free Future

Manju Oraon has a family of nine members including her three young children. Her husband, father-in-law and brother-in-law work in the field and their main source of income is based on farming and livelihoods. Like many household in her neighbor she used wood and charcoal to cook meals for the family. It was not only…