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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 02/06/2026

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

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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 27/03/2025

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 · 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 · 13/03/2025

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

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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 · 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 · 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 · 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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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 02/01/2025

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 has not been cut by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in India. Before submission to the Censor Board, though, the India distributor may have muted some words in advance. Rated U/A 13 in India. #CBFCWatch cc @beneffilm.bsky.social

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 26/12/2024

THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG has been censored in India. Flag burning scenes have been removed in political censorship. #CBFCWatch #desiwatch

Cutlist for SEED OF THE SACRED FIG from Indian censor board:

1. Inserted smoking warning in scenes with smoking.
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3. Deleted the word "bastard" from the English subtitles.
4. Blurred visuals of flag burning.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 26/12/2024

All nudity has been removed from NOSFERATU for its India theatrical release, including the genitals of a "beast". #CBFCWatch #desiwatch

Cutlist for NOSFERATU in India by the Censor Board.

1. Smoking warnings added to all scenes.
2. "Blurred visuals of frontal nudity in the visuals of gypsy girl on horseback. Blurred visuals of frontal nudity in the intimate scene between Ellen and the beast."
3. Modified the visuals of the genitals of the beast.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 18/12/2024

VIDUTHALAI PART 2's politics has been severely undermined and erased by the Censor Board. #CBFCWatch

Screenshot of this page: https://ecinepramaan.gov.in/cbfc/?a=Certificate_Detail&i=100030292400002533

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 11/12/2024

Here's the other censored clip. #CBFCWatch

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 11/12/2024

Watching HERETIC in India? Catch this censored scene before you go. #CBFCWatch

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 06/12/2024

The film HERETIC has been censored in India, and India-focused heresy has been removed. #CBFCWatch #desiwatch

Cut list for the film HERETIC by the Central Board of Film Certification in India. These are the cuts: "Deleted the inappropriate information (audio and visual content) about the Hindu deity Lord Krishna." "Deleted the visuals of Mr. Reed throwing the holy religious books."

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 25/11/2024

In VETTAIYAN, the Censor Board muted "Union" of "Union government". Using "Union" instead of "Central" is a political flashpoint in Tamil Nadu politics. CBFC also censored references to Muslims, Sikhs, and the NEET exam. #CBFCWatch

Changes made to VETTAIYAN for India censorship:

1. Modified the dialogue "Yella mannaraatchito...mudhan mudhala sollutchu" in TC 06:12. - (No change in duration)
2. Mute the words "Ondriya" (21:48,46:25,02:40:28), "Bastard" (01:00:37), "Yezhaigalai Cooliethozhilaali" (02:39:21, 02:39:57)- (Either Muted or Replaced)
3. Muted the words "Muslim, Sartharji" in TC 89:13 and Modified the words "Neet, Doctor" in TC 145:59. (No change in duration)

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 19/11/2024

Will now follow all US related news exclusively through Hindi media

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 17/11/2024

That was quick: China has blocked Bluesky.

Screenshot of a tool to check if a website is blocked in China. The domain bsky.app is indeed blocked in China, according to the results.

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 17/11/2024

Following the Nayanthara Dhanush drama peripherally and my God, this has got to be some of the worst shilling I've read in my life. www.gulte.com/movienews/32...

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 14/11/2024

Ok maybe this timeline has its bright spots

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 14/11/2024

As a childless sinner: leave my kids out of this, Zomato you utter weirdos!

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Aroon Deep @aroon.in · 13/11/2024

If you're watching GLADIATOR II in India, know that it is quite censored; to top things off, on-screen alcohol and tobacco warnings.

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