- Mohsina Malik

2 months ago | boomlive.in | - Mohsina Malik |Ashish Kumar Kataria |Mohsina Malik

Instagram's shift from creative platform to censorship battleground has forced Indian artists covering political issues to develop sophisticated self-censorship strategies. The nail in the coffin was when Meta rolled out a feature limiting recommendation of political content on Instagram and Threads, last year. Class and caste privilege significantly impact how freely artists can express political views online, with marginalised creators facing greater risks to their safety and livelihoods.

Feb 16, 2024 | boomlive.in | - Mohsina Malik |Ashish Kumar Kataria |Mohsina Malik

Heading towards a barren road, 21-year-old Qaiser Yousuf, a UPSC aspirant, walks a kilometre to an ancient Chinar tree outside their village to make a call to his classmate to download notes. After struggling for more than an hour in the cold to receive a network, Yousuf removes his gaze from the phone screen with a sigh of relief after his notes are downloaded.

Nov 19, 2023 | boomlive.in | - Mohsina Malik |Mohsina Malik

Randeep Khatri, a 7-year-old, wakes up every morning at 5 am to start his day with a workout. His father Deepak Khatri instructs him, all the while clicking photos and videos of his son’s performance. The photos will be put up on social media. It’s the 43rd day of his ‘75-Day Hard Challenge’. The 7-year-old is an enthusiast of social media and picked up the viral TikTok challenge as his daily routine. Randeep's inspiration behind following the challenge is Ankit Singh Baiyanpuria.