Phones in Hand, India’s Young Protesters Blast Through Modi’s Media Control

high · NYT World · Mujib Mashal · 24 Jul 2026 · 14:26 UTC · Censorship & Information Control · 1 min read

Summary

Documents India's government media control and censorship apparatus being challenged by digital resistance, exemplifying state efforts to construct and control political narratives.

Recording a video with a masked protester in New Delhi on Thursday.

state media control digital resistance authoritarian governance information suppression youth activism

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Phones in Hand, India’s Young Protesters Blast Through Modi’s Media Control

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