Aditi Agrawal (@Aditi

Aditi Agrawal

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Aditi Agrawal

@Aditi_muses

Journalist | tech policy, privacy, surveillance, cybersec, online speech | Tips at [email protected] / @gmail.com | she/her

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Joined January 2010

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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Oct 2, 2023
I am trying something new. I have started my own newsletter, The Tech Trace, to write about technology policy. This is a place where I’ll nerd out about encryption, blocking orders, legal loopholes and other things that strike my fancy. Take a look! (Link in my profile)
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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Oct 20, 2025
My throat is scratchy. My eyes are dry. The inside of my house is hazy and smells burnt. My father has been using a nebuliser for the past few days. My neighbours show no signs of stopping. Happy Diwali, I guess?
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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Apr 20, 2021
When Nanaji got vaccinated, the PM's photo wasn't there on the certificate. When my parents got there doses, his face occupied about 1/4 of the page. Today, Nani got vaccinated and his face occupies half the page. I think by the time I get vaccinated, I'll just get his photo.
Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Jan 15, 2023
If you can’t control your pet, don’t keep one. Don’t try to pacify others by saying that your ‘good boy/girl’ is just being friendly. As someone who is deathly scared of animals, pet owners can be a menace.
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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Oct 21, 2024
Someone on Reddit called Adar Poonawalla’s acquisition of 50% stake in Dharma Productions ‘Brahmastrazeneca’.
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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Mar 11, 2023
Indian men are fucking animals during Holi.
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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Oct 22, 2022
Ujjwal Kumar, the Microsoft expert, has also issued a categorical denial. He did NOT send the email.
Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
May 20, 2025
Now the performative jingoism makes sense.
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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Oct 20, 2025
It’s 11:13 pm. Can I call the police on my neighbours for bursting these super loud and smoky bombs at this hour, in violation of the Supreme Court’s order?
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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Apr 1, 2025
I guess all actual crime in Maharashtra has been dealt with and the police needed something to do.
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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
May 8, 2025
Now: Twitter just went public with the scale of blocking orders it has received from the Indian government.
Global Government Affairs
@GlobalAffairs
May 8, 2025
X has received executive orders from the Indian government requiring X to block over 8,000 accounts in India, subject to potential penalties including significant fines and imprisonment of the company’s local employees. The orders include demands to block access in India to
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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Jul 11, 2024
In its application in the Rajat Sharma case, Twitter/X left no stone unturned to argue that he really did say BC. They also gave a helpful translation. 11 times.
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Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Oct 21, 2021
Let’s be crystal clear — it’s not about drugs. It’s about religion, as it has been since 2002.
Aditi Agrawal
@Aditi_muses
Jun 5, 2023
It wasn’t just Mojo Story’s Gmail and YouTube accounts that were hacked. At least three other prominent Gmail/YT accounts of Indians were hacked - Tanmay Bhatt, Aishwarya Mohanraj and Abdu Rozik. All YT channels now lead to Tesla related content. Interestingly, the same thing
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