Prateek Waghre
@prateekwaghre.com
Sometimes ambivalent/ignorant|
Digital Rights/Public Policy Researcher (technology)|
past: Exec. Director @internetfreedom.bsky.social, Research: Takshashila Institution, Prod. Mgr.: Akamai Technologies|
✍️: prateekwaghre.com, techpolicy.substack.com
Digital Rights/Public Policy Researcher (technology)|
past: Exec. Director @internetfreedom.bsky.social, Research: Takshashila Institution, Prod. Mgr.: Akamai Technologies|
✍️: prateekwaghre.com, techpolicy.substack.com
Never has been clear to me why we're any more deferential to politicians/bureaucrats (irrespective of perceived importance/seniority) than we would be to a neighbour (with whom there are no conflicts).
November 8, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Never has been clear to me why we're any more deferential to politicians/bureaucrats (irrespective of perceived importance/seniority) than we would be to a neighbour (with whom there are no conflicts).
Curious to see how our public policy circles respond to INC’s voter fraud allegations in the coming days. Like if we aren’t able to ask for institutional accountability unequivocally at this stage (already years too late) why are we even here (claiming to be) doing whatever it is we’re doing.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Curious to see how our public policy circles respond to INC’s voter fraud allegations in the coming days. Like if we aren’t able to ask for institutional accountability unequivocally at this stage (already years too late) why are we even here (claiming to be) doing whatever it is we’re doing.
"Conversations about 'internet sovereignty' should not mistakenly assume that the exercise of sovereign state power over corporations will necessarily translate into greater agency for its people...
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"Conversations about 'internet sovereignty' should not mistakenly assume that the exercise of sovereign state power over corporations will necessarily translate into greater agency for its people...
Don’t internet things that don’t need interneting.
Anyone know what happened to the “smart locks” that were affected? Were people locked in/out/both/neither?
Anyone know what happened to the “smart locks” that were affected? Were people locked in/out/both/neither?
POV: you can't sleep because Amazon is down.
Design thinking that inserts brittle dependence into our lives.
While extracting fees for life.
Don't be these guys.
Design thinking that inserts brittle dependence into our lives.
While extracting fees for life.
Don't be these guys.
October 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Don’t internet things that don’t need interneting.
Anyone know what happened to the “smart locks” that were affected? Were people locked in/out/both/neither?
Anyone know what happened to the “smart locks” that were affected? Were people locked in/out/both/neither?
Should have been called the summer i turned pretty melancholic, because what is this emotional rollercoaster.
October 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Should have been called the summer i turned pretty melancholic, because what is this emotional rollercoaster.
It seems amazing and confounding to me that we’re collectively and willingly compounding the inscrutability of information retrieval, distribution and consumption mechanisms with more inscrutability of information generation mechanisms.
October 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
It seems amazing and confounding to me that we’re collectively and willingly compounding the inscrutability of information retrieval, distribution and consumption mechanisms with more inscrutability of information generation mechanisms.
It is really not clear to me what GoI has done to earn this much trust on the question of AI governance. What explains this?
www.pewresearch.org/...
www.pewresearch.org/...
October 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It is really not clear to me what GoI has done to earn this much trust on the question of AI governance. What explains this?
www.pewresearch.org/...
www.pewresearch.org/...
I think this is extensible to other subjects and regions, and has so many implications for framing and public discourse.
ourworldindata.org/d...
ourworldindata.org/d...
October 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I think this is extensible to other subjects and regions, and has so many implications for framing and public discourse.
ourworldindata.org/d...
ourworldindata.org/d...
Too many of you are doing too many important stories that I cannot read/keep up with. No, don't slow down, keep at it. Thanks!
October 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Too many of you are doing too many important stories that I cannot read/keep up with. No, don't slow down, keep at it. Thanks!
Really good conversation between @alanrozenshtein.com @jmiers230.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social.
Esp. 40mins onwards where they really nerd out on the broader question of liability of generative ai speech. Flagging that I am a bit biased here, since ...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/scal...
Esp. 40mins onwards where they really nerd out on the broader question of liability of generative ai speech. Flagging that I am a bit biased here, since ...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/scal...
Scaling Laws: AI and Young Minds: Navigating Mental Health Risks with Renee DiResta and Jess Miers
Does generative AI systems pose distinct risks to children?
www.lawfaremedia.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Really good conversation between @alanrozenshtein.com @jmiers230.bsky.social and @noupside.bsky.social.
Esp. 40mins onwards where they really nerd out on the broader question of liability of generative ai speech. Flagging that I am a bit biased here, since ...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/scal...
Esp. 40mins onwards where they really nerd out on the broader question of liability of generative ai speech. Flagging that I am a bit biased here, since ...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/scal...
We’re living in a self-fulfilling hawkcracy.
September 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We’re living in a self-fulfilling hawkcracy.
Bob Dylan… on geopolitics
September 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Bob Dylan… on geopolitics
Err… where i live, this very likely means linking a(n already) problematic government id, with very serious implications in an already prevalent system where the state has pretty actively been shutting down dissenting voices.
Social media was once positioned as the great connecting force that would improve our world. If it ever did that, it certainly isn’t now.
We must rein in these platforms, and deceptive narratives aimed at stopped regulation isn’t helping. Age restrictions are an experiment worth trying.
We must rein in these platforms, and deceptive narratives aimed at stopped regulation isn’t helping. Age restrictions are an experiment worth trying.
Social media causes more harm than good
We need to stop falling for anti-regulation hysteria if we’re to get control of digital harms
disconnect.blog
September 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Err… where i live, this very likely means linking a(n already) problematic government id, with very serious implications in an already prevalent system where the state has pretty actively been shutting down dissenting voices.
Reposted by Prateek Waghre
This is all pretty central to the Kimmel getting shitcanned story, but if you pluck pretty much any of the journalism about the Kimmel firing off the newswires, it's unlikely you'll find any of this mentioned, which itself is a pretty damning indictment of media consolidation
Kimmel - Google Search
www.google.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This is all pretty central to the Kimmel getting shitcanned story, but if you pluck pretty much any of the journalism about the Kimmel firing off the newswires, it's unlikely you'll find any of this mentioned, which itself is a pretty damning indictment of media consolidation
Someone once wondered whether there were downsides to the "professionalisation" of "policy" as a line of work. I think about that every day.
September 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Someone once wondered whether there were downsides to the "professionalisation" of "policy" as a line of work. I think about that every day.
Reposted by Prateek Waghre
India’s courts and legislature are enabling, not restraining, the executive’s speech crackdown. Institutions meant as checks are turning into enablers, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Prateek Waghre (@prateekwaghre.com) . www.techpolicy.press/indias-court...
India’s Courts and Legislature Fail to Rein in Speech Crackdown | TechPolicy.Press
India’s state governments are taking steps with adverse implications for speech and expression, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Prateek Waghre.
www.techpolicy.press
September 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
India’s courts and legislature are enabling, not restraining, the executive’s speech crackdown. Institutions meant as checks are turning into enablers, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Prateek Waghre (@prateekwaghre.com) . www.techpolicy.press/indias-court...
Dissociating by watching UK Reality TV, and Zoey and I are running around the house asking each other “july kit”.
August 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Dissociating by watching UK Reality TV, and Zoey and I are running around the house asking each other “july kit”.
Had a migraine. Made a peanut butter banana mug cake.
Still have a migraine, but also have some mug cake. Average day.
Still have a migraine, but also have some mug cake. Average day.
August 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Had a migraine. Made a peanut butter banana mug cake.
Still have a migraine, but also have some mug cake. Average day.
Still have a migraine, but also have some mug cake. Average day.
Current state of things:
- Politics too important to be left to politicians.
- Justice too important to be left to justices.
- Legislation too important to be left to legislators.
What am i missing?
- Politics too important to be left to politicians.
- Justice too important to be left to justices.
- Legislation too important to be left to legislators.
What am i missing?
August 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Current state of things:
- Politics too important to be left to politicians.
- Justice too important to be left to justices.
- Legislation too important to be left to legislators.
What am i missing?
- Politics too important to be left to politicians.
- Justice too important to be left to justices.
- Legislation too important to be left to legislators.
What am i missing?
Wait, what?
I'm looking for examples like the U.K. blocking Spongebob GIFs as violent
August 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Wait, what?
"Hello world, some professional news." A couple of weeks ago I joined Tech Global Institute as Head of Programs and Partnerships. I've been watching the team do some stellar work and now glad to be able to contribute to it directly.
August 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Hello world, some professional news." A couple of weeks ago I joined Tech Global Institute as Head of Programs and Partnerships. I've been watching the team do some stellar work and now glad to be able to contribute to it directly.
It constantly surprises me (though it probably shouldn’t) that on a number issues, but speech/censorship especially, people often try to corner the BJP/NDA from more conservative positions or a “what about this” angle — which is something i just can’t wrap my head around.
July 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It constantly surprises me (though it probably shouldn’t) that on a number issues, but speech/censorship especially, people often try to corner the BJP/NDA from more conservative positions or a “what about this” angle — which is something i just can’t wrap my head around.
Any good sources/resources for tracking the fallout of the online safety act going into effect in the UK? Seeing some crazy screenshots.
July 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Any good sources/resources for tracking the fallout of the online safety act going into effect in the UK? Seeing some crazy screenshots.
American anticipatory obedience is leaving my country in the dust.
do these guys realize they are just signing up for a recurring subscription
Another institution in our country caves to Trump. Again. Sad to see, especially as an alum. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n...
July 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
American anticipatory obedience is leaving my country in the dust.
Reposted by Prateek Waghre
With the proposed misinformation bill, the Karnataka government will be choosing a coercive route through provisions that will effectively criminalize speech, writes Prateek Waghre.
An Indian State’s Proposals to Regulate Speech Get It Wrong | TechPolicy.Press
Bills under consideration in Karnataka signal a shift in the Overton window on speech issues in India towards illiberalism, writes Prateek Waghre.
buff.ly
July 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
With the proposed misinformation bill, the Karnataka government will be choosing a coercive route through provisions that will effectively criminalize speech, writes Prateek Waghre.