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Paid Complicity

The discovery that paid advertisements on Instagram allegedly promoted access to child sexual abuse material is not simply a moderation failure.

The roots of power

A cartoon suggesting citizens are more interested in platforms like Instagram than in Gram Panchayats attracted a rejoinder from the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, which stated that such broad statements “overlook the real, transformative work being done by democratic institutions at the grassroots.” The response is not without merit.