AAP Gen Z Outreach Strategy in Punjab

This report examines how the Punjab government uses social media influencers and digital outreach to target Gen Z, potentially masking deep-seated issues like massive debt and rising unemployment across the state.

PM Modi Post Removal: Meta Apology to India

Meta apologizes to India for operational errors and admits to paying for content boosting. The government clarifies that Meta lacks safe harbour protections under the IT Act for these specific lapses.

Social Media Ad Crisis & Child Safety Failures

Systemic failures at YouTube and Meta prove that technical decay and fraudulent metrics prioritize data extraction over child safety, triggering unprecedented legal penalties and a total collapse of brand integrity.

Instagram Technical Decay: A Critical Report

Instagram is abandoning open web standards through infrastructure decay and form-factor coercion, creating a restrictive walled garden that disenfranchises independent media and disabled users to protect its predatory data-extraction model.

Protecting Minors Online: Policy & Tech Gaps

As tech giants face scrutiny over algorithmic failures, a new European report highlights critical legislative progress and persistent gaps in protecting children from AI-generated exploitation and digital sexual abuse.

Global Upheavals: AI Revolution & Political Unrest

Explore the July 2026 issue of THE UNREST, detailing the Adani-Trump-Modi scandals, global AI governance summits, and the systemic regression of democratic standards alongside the rise of agentic AI.

Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million After New Mexico Jury Finds Company Misled Public on Child Safety

Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million After New Mexico Jury Finds Company Misled Public on Child Safety The state’s case alleged that Meta used its recommendation algorithms to “steer” young…

Australia’s World-First Social Media Ban for Under-16s Takes Hold After Successful Age Verification Trial

Australia’s World-First Social Media Ban for Under-16s Takes Hold After Successful Age Verification Trial The Australian government commissioned a study earlier this year to determine the necessity of the ban,…