pratheesh

Left, secular and progressive. All opinions are personal. Supports @cpimspeak @KisanSabha @dyficec. Follows #Python #Linux #Communism #cpim #dyfi #sfi

[pratheesh @pratheesh]

Major goof-up by mainstream Malayalam print media. Except @DBIDaily, everyone else - @keralakaumudi @manoramaonline & @mathrubhumi - incorrectly reported that #Chandrayaan2 was launched. Says a lot about the quality of their desk. Know facts the earliest, read Deshabhimani.

[It's FOSS @Itsfoss]

AI bubble or not?

Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and Oracle now carry roughly $3.2 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI obligations (data center leases, hardware commitments).

This is nearly 80% of their combined total assets, up from $1.65T just six months ago, driven entirely by the AI infrastructure arms race.

[pratheesh @pratheesh]

@Itsfoss Even if it's going to data centres, ensure that it goes to Chinese companies for their *efficient* utilisation.

[It's FOSS @Itsfoss]

Sam Altman thinks the RAM in your PC would be better off in a data center.

https://t.co/WvDhEGLQay

[CPI (M) @cpimspeak]

The principal issue raised by the Mahamorcha of women for the resumption of monthly financial assistance under the Ladli Bahin Yojana, which has been denied to nearly 1 crore women by the Maharashtra government citing incomplete KYC formalities, is the demand for accountability of the state government.

AIDWA founding member and senior leader Brinda Karat speaks from Azad Maidan, Mumbai.

[M V Nikesh Kumar @mvnikeshkumar]

First Lula defeated Bolsonaro's political heir in Brazil. Now Trump's Republicans have lost Congress.
The far right is not invincible. The Left must stop fighting on the defensive. Take the battle to the streets, reclaim digital spaces, organise people and offer a credible alternative. “Yes We Can”

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

Gyanesh Kumar is likely to be questioned by Kerala Vigilance for abetting the suicide of Malaysian project manager Lee,while the former was the PWD secretary in Kerala. A subcontractor to the Malaysian firm has come forward to testify Gyanesh demanding ₹2 cr from the contractor.

[A A Rahim @AARahimdyfi]

Today Modi's friend. Tomorrow, Modi himself.

The people are defeating the far-right. The setback to @realDonaldTrump is not an exception - it is the rising will of people across the world against hate, jingoism and corporate rule. Hope is rising.
#USMidterms

[A A Rahim @AARahimdyfi]

Ramlila Maidan today. Proud to be among those who refuse to stay silent.
With Com. @johnbrittas, Brinda Karat and @royarundhti - demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner. #ResignGyaneshKumar #SaveDemocracy

[A A Rahim @AARahimdyfi]

This is history.

This is a great leap forward.

Ramlila Maidan today witnessed the people’s resolve. The demand for the Chief Election Commissioner’s resignation is no longer a whisper - it is a roar. #ResignGyaneshKumar

[John Brittas @JohnBrittas]

At Ramlila Maidan with Com. @AARahimdyfi, Brinda Karat, and @royarundhti, standing together for a historic protest

#GyanuItsDoneBro #SaveDemocracy

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

Lessons of Lula victory for India: Street mobilisation played an important role in galvanising moderates and dormants after the first elections.Lulas challenge of Meta’s biased algorithms and late surge in his social media campaign.And the slogan - Brazil is nobody’s backyard.

[A A Rahim @AARahimdyfi]

When the former metalworker raised his injured left hand in greeting, he marked not just a victory but the enduring strength of the working class and the Left.
In difficult times, hope rises in Brazil. Congratulations, President @LulaOficial, on a historic fourth term! ❤️

[A A Rahim @AARahimdyfi]

The Governor’s recommendation to disband the Kerala PSC is unconstitutional. Art 317 strictly mandates an SC probe for such removals. This is a clear assault on federalism aimed at destroying the PSC's credibility. The State Govt must clarify: will they condemn this or enable it?

[Adarsh.M.Saji @Adarshmsaji]

SFI demands the release all those arrested at the protest against Vote Chori and SIR at Chennai.

The students and youth will not back down, the protest will spread to more cities.

The Central Executive Committee of the Students’ Federation of India Demands the immediate release of the students and youngsters who protested against the SIR and Vote Chori. The arrested include Srijan Bhattacharyya (SFI General Secretary), A A Rahim MP (DYFI All India President), Dinesh Sreerangaraj (AISF General Secretary), Samseer Ahmed (SFI Tamilnadu State Secretary) Mirdhula (SFI Tamilnadu State President), Anand (SFI Central Executive Committee Member), Karthi (DYFI State Secretary). The protest was organised peacefully near Rajarathinam Stadium in Chennai, with more than 500 students and youth participating. The protest has been organised with the slogan ‘Reclaim Jantar Mantar, Recreate Jantar Mantar’.

The students and youth of the country will not withdraw from the protest until Gyanesh Kumar resigns from the post of CEC and the transparency of the election process is ensured. The protest will spread to more cities and villages of the country. Undoubtedly, from there the protest will spread to each household of India.

The arrests and detainment will not stop the student community from participating in the protest against Vote Chori. In the coming days, SFI will continue to lead the protest throughout the country by joining hands with all sections of the society and all the secular democratic students, youth and other organisations.

[A A Rahim @AARahimdyfi]

The revelation of letters from Election Commissioners detailing internal rift underscores a troubling scenario within the EC. The Home Secretary's inaction on such a serious complaint is highly condemnable. This adds weight to the ongoing protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. Accountability must be upheld!

#ElectionCommission #CECResign #GyaneshKumar #ElectoralAccountability #SaveDemocracy #DemocracyUnderThreat #Accountability #ConstitutionalValues #ElectionCommissionOfIndia #RightToKnow

[A A Rahim @AARahimdyfi]

Strongly condemn the TN Govt's denial of permission for the protest by Left youth & student organisations in Chennai. This is a blatant attack on our fundamental right to dissent. State actions undermining democratic & constitutional values are completely unacceptable.

#StandUpForDemocracy #RightToProtest #RightToDissent #DemocracyUnderAttack #ConstitutionalRights #Chennai #TamilNadu #LeftUnity #StudentProtest

[A A Rahim @AARahimdyfi]

Wrote to FM @nsitharaman on the alarming exposure of SBI customer data on the dark web. I urge an independent probe, direct notification to affected citizens, and strict accountability for security lapses.

#SBI #DataBreach #DataPrivacy #CyberSecurity #DataProtection

[CPI(M) Keralam @CPIMKerala]

₹89,000 for an AC.
₹4 lakh for electrical maintenance.

Staff under VD Satheesan’s government are certainly having the time of their lives, aren’t they?
At whose expense, though?

[Adarsh.M.Saji @Adarshmsaji]

A Significant Victory for JNUSU

After 17 days, the hunger strike has been successfully broken — the administration has been forced to accept our demands favourably.

Our fighters, Comrade Gopika and Comrade Abhinay, are now in the emergency unit of AIIMS. They will return stronger, and the struggle will continue!
Red Salutes to SFI JNU and JNUSU
Lal Salaam to the fighting spirit of our student comrades✊

[Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) @internetfreedom]

MeitY's advisory to Meta directs the suppression of protest reporting on Instagram and Facebook. It must be withdrawn.

19 Oct 2026

On 10 October 2026, the Cyber Laws Division of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued an advisory to Meta Platforms bearing File No. 6(2)/2026-Cyberlaws. It was not published on the MEITY website and first HT and then PTI reported it on 18 October. Any such advisory is not a legal order and MEITY is not legally empowered to issue them on the basis of any statutory provision. This advisory followed, by two days, an advisory of 8 October to all social media intermediaries calling for "enhanced diligence" over content on "ongoing public events", asking platforms to "label or add context" to misleading content and to "give priority to complaints from authorised Government agencies". IFF called for the withdrawal of that advisory on 9 October. The Meta advisory was issued on the day the Delhi Police detained protesters and journalists at the demonstrations called over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

The advisory states that content relating to "public-order and law and order situations" is being "prominently displayed and recommended" on Meta's platforms and, "when presented without adequate context or disproportionately amplified", "may contribute to public confusion, apprehension and disturbance of public order and social tranquillity". It singles out "unverified or misleading claims regarding the imposition of emergency, restrictions, police action or other official measures". Further, Meta is advised to review its "recommendation and content ranking mechanisms", to ensure its systems "do not result in disproportionate exposure of users to a single or limited set of narratives", and to furnish "information or assistance" to law enforcement, "with immediate effect". PTI reports that the Ministry acted on inputs from "agencies" that Meta's platforms were not promoting all "narratives" equally.

This advisory matches restrictions on META platforms related to protest content and reporting in the same timline. On 10 October, the Instagram account of Molitics India was withheld in India. On 11 October, a Mathrubhumi English reel showing a woman clinging to a pole as police officers attempted to detain her was restricted citing, "a notice from the Government of India/Law Enforcement", and a video report by Observer Post Hindi was restricted on Facebook by what Meta called an "automated system" acting under the IT Rules, 2021. On 12 October, the Instagram account of journalist Shubhangi Das Gupta was restricted in India for alleged non-compliance with "local IT Rules". On 13 October, the account of Journo Mirror (about five lakh followers) was withheld. The account of Fridays For Future India has since been withheld without any stated reason. Meta's notices to these users do not disclose what is unlawful about the content.

As per notices shared by us by those who have been censored by META, they take two forms:

1. "a notice from the Government of India/Law Enforcement under Section 79(3)(b)", and,

2. "through an automated system implemented pursuant to legal requirements under India's Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules".

Neither names the issuing agency, the order, the provision of law or offence the content is said to disclose, or the URL complained of. We know due to litigation that the first notice related to a Sahyog order issued by a Law Enforcement Agency (LEA), while the second one is without any legal order. At the same time, several users received no communication at all. Instagram used the same "automated system" notice against Anjali Priya, Varnika Dhawan and Sachin Gupta after the July protests, and against cartoonist Satish Acharya, who lost nine cartoons and then his account between February and September 2026.

In April 2026, The Hindu reported that Meta automatically restricts government and police flagged content in India at scale, and seeks a separate government direction before restoring content later found to be legally unsupported. IFF objected to Meta on 4 May 2026. IFF condemns the advisory of 10 October and the restrictions imposed in its wake. An executive communication that instructs a platform to suppress "unverified" claims about "police action" and to correct a "limited set of narratives", issued on the day of a police crackdown and kept from the public, is a censorship directive in all but name. It makes the State the editor of what Indians may see of a protest against the State. IFF calls upon MeitY to withdraw it and upon Meta to disclose what it has done under it.

Our demands

1. MeitY must withdraw the advisories of 8 and 10 October 2026 forthwith and publish them.

2. MeitY must abandon proposed Rule 3(4) and restrict content only by reasoned, published orders under Section 69A or notices compliant with Rule 3(1)(d).

3. Meta must disclose every takedown, account restriction and act of downranking carried out under the advisories, and its compliance report to the Ministry.

4. Meta must restore the accounts and posts of journalists, outlets and creators restricted since 8 October 2026 unless it holds a valid legal order, and must furnish that order to the person affected.

5. Meta must suspend the automated restriction of content in India and disclose on what inputs its "automated system" acts.

Any person whose account or content has been withheld in India since 8 October 2026 may write to IFF at [email protected]. IFF is providing assistance pro bono.