If there comes a time when #AI can do everything human do, I don't need to worry about it because "worrying" will also be done by the #AI - won't it?

I always say: "Nepal is not a country of logic, it's country of magic!". Because as @biswasktm put it today "the reality is that it is hard to know what will happen in Nepali politics in the next 30 days—forget the next 30 months."

Each statement on this write-up by @akhanal is a punch on face for our grand old parties. Here is one example: "Any attempt at reform is motivated more by the need to deflect public ire & service crony capitalists than by desire to serve ordinary people."

#SocialMediaBill 2025: Undemocratic Bill Threatens Fundamental Freedoms in Nepal, Needs Major Rework [the machine-translated, AI-agent corrected and human-finalized summarized version of @CMRNepal's policy review]

New bill to regulate social media could risk free speech and free press in Nepal, by @SanjeevSatgainy in @the_hindu. I'm quoted alongside @tndahal7 & @GaunleShiva. [paywalled]

What is #USAID and why is @realDonaldTrump & @elonmusk reportedly poised to close it?

Glad to see that full video of my newsroom talk at @KantipurTVHD on "#AI and Journalism" is uploaded at YouTube. The talk is in Nepali.

Bill aimed at regulating social media could deal a blow to free speech in Nepal, by @SanjeevSatgainy in @IndiaFreeSpeech #SocialMediaBill

#AI in Journalism: I was invited to talk about Artificial Intelligence & Journalism in the newsroom of @KantipurTVHD. I talked about AI, it's potential & risks in journalism; & how can a journalist use AI tools to strengthen journalism works (& avoid mistakes). Thank you all!

How artificial intelligence can be weaponized for harassment, supercharging harms, including non-consensual intimate imagery #CautionAI by @info_activism in @Advox

Yet another brilliant cartoon by @rabimishra. The text says #SocialMediaBill.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. -- Hubert H. Humphrey #RightToDissent

Of 361 journalists jailed globally, Asia has highest number of journalists behind bars in 2024, accounting for >30%. Besides China, Myanmar, and Vietnam, journalists were also behind bars in #Afghanistan, #Bangladesh, #India, and the Philippines.

Nepal govt registered 'Social Media Operation, Use & Regulation Bill' in the Upper House today. It contains provisions that restrict freedom of expression & right to dissent. And, bill's drafters didn't consider intermediary role of #socialmedia. [Nepali]

Some Facts About Fact-Checking: Defending the imperfect search for truth in an era of institutionalized lying #CombatingMisinformation

If you haven't yet, read about #DeepSeek! Stunning breakthroughs from China's #DeepSeek AI alarm U.S. rivals

Meta is ditching fact checkers for X-style community notes. Will they work? My answer is "NO".

Lok Raj Baral: "People see parties in liberal democracies with disdain due to manipulation by a small group of elites with dubious distinction. Parties, for them, are mere instruments for pandering to vested interests as if they've overtaken democracy."

I moderated a panel titled "Reviewing Policy Proposals from Digital Rights Perspectives" at the Digital Rights Summit 2025 in Kathmandu, hosted by @DigitalRightsNP w/ MP Bhagwati Neupane, IT Director of Nat'l ID Subhash Dhakal & Assistant Prof. of Law Rukmanee Maharjan.

Democracy is a system that function well only when everyone - voters and representatives - act in good faith, adhere to the principles of democracy & respect all. Otherwise, no matter how strong you feel it is, one person can destroy all its pillars! #ToWhatsoeverIsHappening

#Ragebait: To produce content that provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction (make viral). #ToWhichItMayConcern