Meghna Bal

A six-day Telegram ban won’t solve India’s paper leak problem

June 17, 2026 16:35 IST

Even if Telegram really is the source of the problem, if access to it is restricted, channels for disseminating the same information will crop up elsewhere. Blocking Telegram solves nothing in such a scenario

Best of Both Sides | AI governance needs better implementation, not more regulationSubscriber Only

May 01, 2026 06:05 IST

What matters is not necessarily the number of weaknesses in a system, but which of those weaknesses can be exploited before they are fixed. This requires a departure from traditional cybersecurity approaches.

Social media ban may make children less safe onlineSubscriber Only

March 10, 2026 06:12 IST

Children’s social media use in India frequently operates through a ‘double-proxy’ dynamic. Nearly 71 per cent of the children reported using a family member’s social media account — with adult-registered identities