Sanchar Saathi
Messaging app owned by the Indian state, which is attempting to force mobile platforms to pre-install
India
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"(T)here is no longer a meaningful distinction between digital authoritarianism and authoritarianism of any other kind as online information control has become foundational to illiberal governance."
\- OTF President Laura Cunningham
Messaging app owned by the Indian state, which is attempting to force mobile platforms to pre-install
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