Hi Rakesh, could you talk a bit about the curation at @blaft.bsky.social, there is an interesting mix of subjects, fiction/non, languages. How would you describe the kinds of books Blaft publishes? Does this book indicate more design/art books in the future?

Even as we see a global retreat in the moves towards regulating AI, FRT, a covert, remote surveillance tech has been one form of AI which has attrtacted some regulation. Not so, in India though!

Thanks to ‪@rohanvenkat.bsky.social‬ for facilitating this piece.

6/ 100 days into the Trump administration, Tech Policy Press contributing editor Amber Sinha marks a shift in global technology policymaking discussions away from a focus on principles like democracy and human rights and towards realpolitik negotiation.

In this article for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, I take a critical look at DEPA and Consent Managers, regulatory innovations in India's data protection law. I also consider how the law forsakes hard-faught constitutional values for an ideological flexibility.

The fifth post in this series is about finding the perfect guava this winter www.ambersinha.com/play/delight...

Very excited to work closely with @ramshajahangir.bsky.social @benlennett.bsky.social @prithvi97.bsky.social and @dwj88.bsky.social and the fellows @anikacolliernavaroli.com @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social
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In this new role, I hope to do a mix of reactive pieces responding to the digital policy environment, and in-depth, reflective long form writing to frame issues within the big picture. I will also work towards building a thriving community of high quality contributors from South Asia.

Tech Policy Press is also proud to introduce its second fellowship cohort.
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