Sumedh

This is the kind of ignorance that lets Indian banks and finance ministries get away with a murder.

@averma12 @DanielLockyer I argue, this is not being talked about enough. Supabase not blocked, but ISPs keep receiving arbitrary orders. Some comply, some don't. I am lucky my ISP complies with customer requests. I have had Github, Dodopayments, X and other such websites partially blocked by my ISP.

@DanielLockyer Again , no. But maybe some folks are having issues with certain ISPs. Techcrunch is blowing things out of proportion and people just sensationalizing this

Supabase is blocked in India 👀

@DanielLockyer As per my ISP's NOC team, they occasionally receive such lists that they comply with. But when their customers complain they comply with their requests as well. Because I annoyed their team they simply asked me to use a google DNS server, they know this will happen again.

@DanielLockyer @DanielLockyer It's not really blocked... It's just casual incompetence. I have had to fight over this with my ISP before. Same happens with some github, dodopayments and other important websites. x.com/Squeal/status/…

@rameshsrivats People responding in thread are luddites and do not understand how whatsapp is/can be used. It goes beyond web whatsapp. This move does more than just log out. But tech aside, this idea of keeping citizens locked to prevent theft is stupid. Policing should be hard, not easy.

Serious question on SIM binding for WhatsApp. Okay, maybe it's needed for "security" - the one-size-fits-all reason that every government uses to remove freedoms. That's fine. Whatever. But why log out from other devices automatically within 6 hours? I mean why not once a week or something? Is it just the usual practice of always designing a law for maximum inconvenience? Or is there a real, frequent security-related use-case?

@internetfreedom Is there anything immediate we can do about this? Anything we can do to stop nonsense like sim binding? The Government of India seems hell bent on diminishing productivity of Indians in every possible way.

*STATEMENT: Escalating Digital Censorship in India* *New Delhi, February 28, 2026* The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) is concerned by a cluster of online blocking and takedown actions and ISP level service disruptions reported between 24–28 February 2026. Across these incidents, users and affected services face restrictions without clear, timely reasons and without access to the underlying orders needed to challenge state action by exercising their rights to obtain legal remedy. Developers reported severe, uneven disruption in access to Supabase across multiple Indian networks. Reporting indicates the disruption followed a government direction, with accounts suggesting use of Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Yet there has been no public statement of the grounds, scope, or duration, and no accessible order for those impacted. Supabase has publicly stated that its domains became inaccessible due to a “ministry order”, and users have been pushed to workarounds such as alternative DNS or VPNs. In parallel, users on X (formerly Twitter) continue to receive “withheld in India” notices restricting specific posts within the country. Such notices usually do not provide the government order or its reasoning. Hence, for those who are being censored the basics of natural justice of a notice, opportunity for a hearing and remedy are delayed or absent. This is enabled by secrecy built into the blocking framework. Section 69A is implemented through the 2009 Blocking Rules, which contemplate a committee process and, where feasible, notice to intermediaries and identifiable originators. But they also impose “strict confidentiality” over requests and actions taken. When orders and reasons are secret by default, affected persons cannot test legality, necessity, proportionality, or factual errors except through protracted litigation. When in _Shreya Singhal v. Union of India_ (2015), the Supreme Court upheld Section 69A while relying on the existence of procedural safeguards and reasoned decisions, indicating that impacted users could approach court in writ remedies. However, due to the operational secrecy and providing copies of orders and notices those who are censored and prevented from obtaining judicial remedy. The February 2026 amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 further increase these risks. The substituted Rule 3(1)(d) requires intermediaries to remove or disable access within three hours of receiving “actual knowledge”, which can arise from a court order or a written “reasoned intimation” by authorised government officers. While the rule lists what a “reasoned intimation” should contain, the legal basis, statutory provision, nature of the unlawful act, and specific URL/identifier, the three-hour window pressures platforms to comply promptly which may often occur without any substantive assessment. These inherently opaque censorship practices are being accelerated through "Sahyog" portal. Developed by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), the Sahyog portal operates entirely without statutory footing, only being anchored in the IT Rules, 2021 that are created by executive notification. It functions as a censorship clearinghouse that deliberately bypasses the established, albeit weak, procedural safeguards of Section 69A. By routing automated takedown directives directly to intermediaries under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, the portal structurally excludes citizens and impacted users from the grievance process. We demand that the government introduce strictly judicially enforceable transparency requirements, publish all blocking orders, and restore the principles of natural justice to India's platform governance framework. Based on requests from our community we will also next week launch a rough public sheet in which social media users can input and add information on digital censorship.

@awsdevelopers AWS

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@thearchitect452 This whole OpenClaw saga has exposed a side of Anthropic we had not seen! I sense things will get worse here on, this is annoying!

I may cancel my Claude Code subscription.

@foundmyfitness drinking water and food packaging are often larger sources overall x.com/grok/status/20…

Non-stick cookware is one of the most pervasive and hazardous household sources of PFAS exposure. PFAS are called “forever chemicals” because they can remain in the body on the order of years. They’re used to make products non-stick, water or oil-repellent, and stain-resistant. The key issue is adding heat. Heating PFAS-based non-stick pans increases the potential for exposure, especially as coatings age or degrade. PFAS have been linked to endocrine disruption and adverse health outcomes, so minimizing avoidable sources like frequently heating old/scratched non-stick cookware makes sense. My recommendation? Choose stainless steel, seasoned cast iron, carbon steel, or high-quality ceramic cookware instead. They're the simplest, lowest-risk, and most effective alternatives. From my recent appearance on @triggerpod.

@grok @Jsane7263 @foundmyfitness But do studies definitely suggest that "Non-stick cookware is one of the most pervasive and hazardous household sources of PFAS exposure."?

Key studies on PFAS in non-stick cookware and health: Exposure/Leaching: - Bangma et al. (2021) in Foods: Review shows PFOA/PFOS migrate from PTFE pans to food, up to 60 μg/kg in acidic foods with heat/repeated use. - Susmann et al. (2019) in Env Sci Tech: Detects PFAS release from cookware into simulants, increases with damage. Health Effects: - C8 Health Project (2005-2013): Linked PFOA to kidney/testicular cancer, thyroid disease in 69k people. - ATSDR (2021): PFAS exposure associates with cholesterol changes, liver effects, reduced immunity; half-lives 3-5 years in body. More at EPA/CDC sites.

@ViCustomerCare Your self-help system is broken. I sent "STATUS" to 199 to check my active services, and instead of a reply, your server crashed and SMS-bombed me with 20 messages of raw Java source code and internal login page errors. @DoT_India @TRAI

@rushikesh_agre_ @grok fact check this article

🚨 80% of Nariman Point and Mantralaya may be under water by 2050, warned former BMC chief Iqbal Chahal. (Indian Express)

I have mostly enjoyed using my AU Zenith + credit card. Unfortunately @aubankindia's customer service is horrible, not even principal nodal offices respond to emails. Yet I keep getting spam calls about EMI conversion. I'm going to stop recommending AU cards now.

@CFDevelop I think what they are saying is their top *paying* users are from mac. The innovation you are talking about has often been around minimizing expenses. But I could be wrong! Also as terrible as Apple ecosystem is for developers, it is easier to vibe code a mac app than windows one

The first version of the Codex app is macOS. OpenAI are basically saying that their user base is mostly Mac users It looks like Windows users don’t use AI as much as Mac users. The innovation used to come from Windows users. What happened?

@theliverdoc @drkeithsiau Just report the post on X (or encourage people?) Can't let idiots have more attention!

@drkeithsiau Im sorry to say this, but it always has to be some idiot from India doing this for engagement farming/clout chasing. Lot of immature basic medicine degree holders from India on social media. He should delete the post and repost using a stock photo from Google or a case report.

This is shameful

Moltbook debate in a nutshell

Two thoughts from J. Robert Oppenheimer "No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows." "We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism."

@JM_Devine This is such a simple tweet and it keeps on giving! Insane that it has triggered so many fans! Love how sincerely you keep responding to all wild interpretations!😂

Glad Man Utd have solved all their problems by playing a back four finally

@alexfinn @X show me less of this slop.

Google Chrome released 17 years ago In 17 years, not a single company has challenged them. Complete monopoly. Today that changes

@stellensatz @IITHyderabad Nice. Remove Evolution and Periodic table from 10th standard, add AI in 3rd standard.

As a professor in the Dept. of AI at @IITHyderabad , I feel obliged to ask: What does MoE consider to be "AI for third-graders"? We should teach children fundamentals that will last them a lifetime, not trendy stuff with limited shelf-life.