Introduction Social media accounts are closely bound up with personal expression, livelihood and the personal data that users build up on a platform over the years. When an account is disabled, the user stands to lose access to that content and data, and the platform’s decision is usually communicated in brief and standardised terms. A…
Meta, MEITY And The DPDP Act: Does India’s Data Protection Framework Match Global Scrutiny?
- 2026-08-19
Introduction In August, Meta’s technical team and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) lead to the government clarifying that Meta’s platforms in India must be governed by Indian law, not merely by the company’s global policies. The discussion focused on content moderation, deepfakes, child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and the opacity of Meta’s…
Introduction The introduction of generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) into the mainstream digital communication platforms is rapidly changing the way we interact online. One of the latest developments in this space is Meta’s reported exploration of privacy-focused AI chat functionality using “Private Processing” technology, which may eventually be introduced across WhatsApp and the Meta AI ecosystem….
Consent-Or-Pay Model: Choice Or Coercion?
- 2025-09-24
Introduction In recent years, a new monetization strategy has emerged in digital services: the “consent-or-pay” model. Under this approach, users of a platform are given a binary choice: either agree to pervasive data collection and personalized advertising (consent) or pay a fee for an ad-free experience. One recent example of this model is Meta’s “pay-or-consent”…
