Thursday, 23 March 2023
Prabir Purkayastha is the founding editor of Newsclick, a digital media platform. He is an activist for science and the free software movement.
Wealthy countries make a big show of addressing climate change without offering more impoverished countries the finances to switch to renewable energy. They’re not falling for it.
Whistle-blower Frances Haugen’s evidence shows that the platform knew its algorithms promote dangerous content, but the company chose to do nothing in favour of maximising revenue.
Spyware like Pegasus is dangerous not only because it gives hackers control over an infected phone, but also because it introduces the knowledge of nation-states into the civilian sphere.
The billionaire defends Big Pharma while Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s belief in magical capitalism has led to disaster during the second wave of the pandemic.
Intellectual rights policies and embargoes on exporting raw materials mean impoverished countries languish without access to a vaccine, while rich nations choose Big Pharma over lives.