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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 02/06/2026

Imagine enshittifying a service that nobody even uses to begin with...

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 30/04/2026

I can completely map out the Global South Kool-Aid mentality that led to this host city selection. What a mess.

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 24/04/2026

Source: Meta has a system in India to "automatically restrict content, at scale" to meet local law, massively expanding the country's censorship powers (Aroon Deep/The Hindu) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 24/04/2026

China's top market regulator says it is launching a six-month crackdown on the country's online ad sector, targeting malpractices including the misuse of AI (Ben Jiang/South China Morning Post) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 18/03/2026

Free speech as a priority has fallen off a cliff even for civil society people. We're really going to get China's internet without China's economy

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Kris @cookieduh.xyz · 09/03/2026

People don’t seem to get how far along LLMs have come especially within the software development lifecycle area . Like the next iteration of engineers are going to focus more on curation / prompt engineering / conflict resolution than writing code

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Karthik @beastoftraal.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Was India aware that an Iranian ship that was returning to Iran after being India's guest for an official event was sunk by an American submarine in our own backyard? I hope India musters courage at least now to speak up, and protest against US, the bully.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 22/02/2026

Potentially pissed off Yann LeCun in Gurgaon while chasing a deadline. How has your weekend been?

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 15/01/2026

We are mixture mama of the global south

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 14/01/2026

This is why India will only allow Starlink kicking and screaming. The government wants the policy space to turn off the entire internet at will, if shit hits the fan. And they also want the policy space for, when shit does hit the fan, to crack down brutally.

NYT extract: [Elon] Musk’s ability to turn Starlink on and off in places, as well as his dominance in space with satellites and rockets, has made him a formidable and unpredictable geopolitical player.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 12/01/2026

Amazing that we smothered linear TV to death/containment to previous generation before things like this could happen.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 12/01/2026

The Indian film and TV industry are in hibernation this generation. Best principle is to just wait for this medium to begin anew at some point, led by names who are nobodies today. Hope I'm alive to see the day.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 07/01/2026

If only there were a way to ascertain the credibility of such community organisations...

Hindu community leaders have warned Sir Keir Starmer that Labour’s new Islamophobia definition will have a “significant chilling effect” on freedom of speech.
They say it conflates hostility towards Muslims with criticism of the religion of Islam, which would mean Hindus speaking about their historical persecution under Islamic empires in South Asia would fall foul of the definition.
Last week, the Hindu Council UK wrote a letter to Steve...

(Hindu Council UK is highlighted.)

Screenshot from RSS Tracker by The Caravan showing Hindu Council UK as having a linkage to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with a linkage of 1 (high score). Organisation was founded in 1994.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 02/01/2026

I have spoken to one of the ten most talented people in the country on this issue to troubleshoot. Still no luck 🥹

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 30/12/2025

This Kalshi market (~$10k) has Homebound's nomination odds at eighth rank.

Screenshot of the betting market Kalshi with a list of likely Oscar nominees for Best International Feature. Homebound is #8.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 30/12/2025

I've done it again, I'm embroiled in a tech issue so niche that no troubleshooting is available

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 28/12/2025

This is just insane to live through

Latest air quality in Delhi. US AQI+ 975, 564 micrograms/m³. Hazardous.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 27/12/2025

Tried redeeming a few Audible titles with freshly recovered credits from a long-ago lapsed subscription. Couldn't spend beyond ten credits. Can't find anything online about this. So looks like I've run into a cap that literally nobody else has faced/complained about.

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Nikhil @nixxin.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Apps in ChatGPT aren’t destinations... they’re just tools. Developers don’t own the interface, the brand, the interaction, or even when their app gets called. It's just "jobs to be done". ChatGPT is the selector, the umpire, the ground, the conditions and potential future opposing team, all at the

isreasoned.substack.com

The Opportunity Trap of the ChatGPT App Store

In the AI world, context is currency.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 25/12/2025

Any India accounts still on here?

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 10/07/2025

First time I'm feeling a quake at home in Delhi. Milestone!

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 08/05/2025

Some of these overreaches will take years of peacetime to roll back.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 27/03/2025

BLACK BAG has been certified with an 'A' age rating. Smoking warnings have been added on all scenes with smoking. Liquor warnings have been added on all scenes with liquor. All instances of two gendered swears have been muted. #CBFCWatch

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 20/03/2025

People who have gone to school in India: when was the last time you took dictation?

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 19/03/2025

In LOCKED, starring Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins, the Censor Board has muted five instances of swearing, and added in-shot text warnings for liquor, smoking AND vaping. Rated 'A' for adults. #CBFCWatch #desiwatch

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 14/03/2025

Anyone with EPW sub? Need a PDF.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 13/03/2025

Cuts for COURT - STATE VS. A NOBODY. #CBFCWatch

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 11/03/2025

@vasundhar.bsky.social Hi Vasundhar, I'm a reporter with The Hindu. I'm reaching out to folks who have tried pushing back against APAAR mandates at schools for their children. I got your reference; would you mind following back so we can DM?

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 09/03/2025

NOVOCAINE starring Jack Quaid has been cleared by the CBFC with five audio mutes and in-scene alcohol warnings. A disclaimer has also been added. #CBFCWatch

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 05/03/2025

THE MONKEY's cuts in India. #CBFCWatch

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 24/02/2025

Cuts for CRAZXY starring Sohum Shah, after obtaining a U/A 13+ rating.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 24/02/2025

Had a quick interaction yesterday with Anurag Kashyap. Turns out he follows #CBFCWatch, and recognized me and said he follows me on an alt when I brought it up :)

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 21/02/2025

THE BRUTALIST has been badly censored for its India release. #CBFCWatch

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 20/02/2025

BABYGIRL has been massively butchered in India by the Censor Board. #CBFCWatch #desiwatch

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 16/02/2025

What's the exciting work for Netflix in public policy? I can do this job very easily. Just organise a screening for Sangh parivar every two weeks of upcoming titles, and if they find any problematic scenes in anything, avoid releasing the title at all. Easiest job in the world.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 11/02/2025

The Trump Musk alliance will last. Everyone who gets kicked out is usually due to internal squabbling. Who the hell is going to squabble with the world's richest man?

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 09/02/2025

Apparently an immigration babu in Delhi asked a visiting Tinder exec how to get more matches 😭

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 04/02/2025

Almost lost all my WhatsApp chats because Meta doesn't give a shit what happens to over half a decade of communications when you change phones.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 02/02/2025

Iris go to sleep warna Hastar aa jayega

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 27/01/2025

Guy whose LLM just blew a $500 billion hole in AI stocks was grumbling last week to a Chinese minister that US chips are still a bottleneck. The Chinese are at the top of their game, but they are not striking a triumphant tone at all. Insane how serious a country this is.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 09/01/2025

Sad to see the fall of Dunzo. Thankful for the PS4 they gave me tho

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 07/01/2025

MARCO, rated 'A', was censored extensively by the CBFC's regional office in Thiruvananthapuram. #CBFCWatch #desiwatch

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 07/01/2025

FATEH, starring Sonu Sood and Jacqueline Fernandez, has been censored in India. A country name has been muted, swearing has been reduced, and violence has been cut down. DEVA, starring Shahid Kapoor and Pooja Hegde, also censored, with reduced kissing and swearing. #CBFCWatch #desiwatch

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