Apar Gupta
Indian lawyer
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As a resident of Delhi, I know that its commuters actually need shorter journeys, which is due to the virtual invisibility of any traffic police and compounded by illegal parking which is now done in an organised manner. Instead, the government has proposed spending close to ₹2,000 crores on digital surveillance and AI.”
- Apar Gupta, founder of the Internet Freedom Foundation, saidHindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/india/news…
Gen Z may have won the cultural conversation through reels, memes and satire, but the state still retains institutional power through takedown requests, digital surveillance and investigations,
- Gupta saidDeutsche Welledw.com/en/india…
The BJP built the most formidable political propaganda machine in Indian history,
- Gupta saidForeign Policyforeignpolicy.com/2026/07…
The earlier movements were physical movements that used social media as an amplifier,
- Apar Gupta, the founding director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, a Delhi-based advocacy group, told Foreign PolicyForeign Policyforeignpolicy.com/2026/07…
The rise of web blocking in India shows how dissent and satire are being treated not as democratic expression, but as administrative threats,
- said Apar Gupta, a lawyer and director of the Internet Freedom Foundation in New DelhiReutersreuters.com/business/media…
Suo motu monitoring transforms judges into administrators,
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