Cyber Democracy

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Cyber Democracy

The second season of Cyber Democracy podcast focuses on understanding how technology is a site for gendered politics in India. Through conversations with female and trans-queer grassroots practitioners, the podcast will discuss how our gender and intersectional identities shape our experiences of and engagements with technologies and the Internet. Show Host: Radhika Radhakrishnan (https://twitter.com/so_radhikal) Season 1 What does Democracy mean in this age of cyber? How does the government benefit from the sale of our data? What is data economy? And does the internet give us the right to be forgotten? These and many more questions will be discussed, debated and answered in Cyber Democracy, a new podcast offering from Suno India. Show Host: Srinivas Kodali (https://twitter.com/digitaldutta)

  1. Pegasus and us- Nothing new for India’s Northeast?

    03/31/2022

    Pegasus and us- Nothing new for India’s Northeast?

    The possibility of our government snooping on us using malicious malware, and allegedly behind high profile arrests and assassinations, are some of the most explosive revelations of our times brought to us in the Pegasus investigations. Government spyware technology, however, has been a commonplace feature in theatres of warlike Kashmir and the Northeast. National security expert Bibhu Prasad Routray and Manipur based investigative journalist, Paojel Chaoba talk to us about old school snooping and modern-day surveillance. See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

    1h 6m
  2. Internet shutdowns in “digital” Northeast India

    03/26/2022

    Internet shutdowns in “digital” Northeast India

    As India makes a big push for a complete digital switchover of our lives from biometrics, voting rights, banks and online transactions, access to the internet in several parts remain erratic and inequitable. In this episode of Cyber Democracy, activist Nonibala Narengbam and educationist Kopele Mero talk to us about these inequalities in Manipur and Nagaland, respectively. See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

    1h 10m
  3. Coming home to barbs and brickbats

    03/16/2022

    Coming home to barbs and brickbats

    In this episode, we look at how people in the Northeast region have experienced harassment in the form of trolling, abuses and threats by unapologetically being themselves online. From facing backlash for posting a photo, expressing an opinion contrary to popular belief or group think and/or receiving unsolicited lewd messages, invites and photos - political activist Angellica Aribram and Shillong based social activist, Angela Rangad talk about their experiences. See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

    1h 2m

  4. 03/08/2022

    Criminalising thoughts on Facebook

    In this episode, we delve into freedom of expression, an issue fraught with several complexities in a place like the Northeast. In a region that is erratically covered by the national and international media, social media has become the great equaliser in informing the world about what’s happening in the Northeast. It is also the most accessible space to express dissent. Veteran journalist and Editor in Chief of The Shillong Times, Patricia Mukhim and Imphal based journalist, Kishorchandra Wangkhem in conversation with Guwahati based journalist Makepeace Sitlhou.  See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

    1h 5m
  5. Violence and privacy invasions within intimate relationships in digital spaces

    01/30/2021

    Violence and privacy invasions within intimate relationships in digital spaces

    In this episode of Cyber Democracy, Host Radhika Radhakrishnan spoke to author, artist and storyteller, Indu Harikumar about digital violence and privacy invasions within intimate relationships. What does such violence look like? How do people experience it? How do they respond to it? Being an editorially independent platform, we rely on you to help us bring in untold stories that have the potential for social change. Do consider supporting us! See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

    38 min
  6. Performing sexuality, desire and pleasure online

    12/16/2020

    Performing sexuality, desire and pleasure online

    The Internet can be a fascinating space, with the potential to explore our diverse identities and navigate different kinds of experiences. In this podcast, today we will explore how the Internet and social media shape expressions of sex, and the performance of sexuality, desire and pleasure online. Cyber Democracy host Radhika Radhakrishnan discusses with Paromita Vohra and Smita Vanniyar about taking risks to express desire online, and how people employ personal safeguards to seek pleasure in a safe manner on the Internet. You will also hear how social media platforms as well as the state employ practices that censor sexual expression and sanitise the Internet, and how people are creatively subverting these in their everyday lives. Paromita is a filmmaker and writer whose work spans themes of feminism, desire, urban life and popular culture. She is the founder and creative director of Agents of Ishq. Smita works at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and technology with a focus on digital rights, holistic digital security, and digital storytelling. See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

    49 min
  7. Digital Platformisation of Domestic Work

    10/28/2020

    Digital Platformisation of Domestic Work

    The rise of the gig economy and its digital mediation has led to various online platforms for workers. Some such platforms are targeted towards domestic workers. In India, domestic workers are mostly women from marginalised castes and classes, forming an invisible backbone of the care economy. With the advent of online platforms, what happens to these structural inequalities? Situating the lived realities of domestic workers, today’s episode focuses on the challenges that they are facing while navigating digital platforms. In conversation with Ambika Tandon and Parijatha G.P., we discuss how digital platforms are affecting the ability of domestic workers to find work, to unionise and negotiate with employers, and to ensure social protection and a life of dignity. We also discuss how COVID-19 has impacted this scenario and some recommendations for enacting change.Please follow the below links to read more about the research on this: Digital mediation of reproductive and care work in India: Research reflexivity and challengesPlatformisation of Domestic Work in India: Report from a Multistakeholder ConsultationDWRU, BBGS & MKU – The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Invisible Workers of the Household Economy – Report For more details visit The Centre for Internet & Society See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

    45 min
  8. Technology-mediated exclusion for social protection schemes for women

    10/19/2020

    Technology-mediated exclusion for social protection schemes for women

    An important way to ensure that health pandemics do not turn into socio-economic crises is through social protection, which ensures that the livelihoods of the poor and marginalised remain protected. During COVID-19, the Indian government implemented various social protection schemes for the poor, relying upon technology-mediated methods such as direct benefit transfers (DBTs) and the JAM (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) Trinity. Despite this, according to a survey across 23 states, 23% of the respondents had to borrow money to manage their household, and 8% had to sell a valuable possession. Another survey among low-income households across 15 states showed that only 19% of people were satisfied with how much government entitlements helped them navigate the crisis. In this episode, the host Radhika Radhakrishnan explores the challenges that women in rural India are facing under Digital India for accessing social protection schemes during COVID-19. She speaks with Drishti Agarwal and Manju Rajput, who are Programme Executives of Family Empowerment Programme, Aajeevika Bureau. See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

    36 min
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    The second season of Cyber Democracy podcast focuses on understanding how technology is a site for gendered politics in India. Through conversations with female and trans-queer grassroots practitioners, the podcast will discuss how our gender and intersectional identities shape our experiences of and engagements with technologies and the Internet. Show Host: Radhika Radhakrishnan (https://twitter.com/so_radhikal) Season 1 What does Democracy mean in this age of cyber? How does the government benefit from the sale of our data? What is data economy? And does the internet give us the right to be forgotten? These and many more questions will be discussed, debated and answered in Cyber Democracy, a new podcast offering from Suno India. Show Host: Srinivas Kodali (https://twitter.com/digitaldutta)

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