1/ We @reporters_co asked the Ministry of Law for all records of the legal advice it has given to Election Commission of India @ECISVEEP on the "Special Intensive Revision" that the latter is undertaking in Bihar for now and in the rest of India, next. Guess what they said? 2/ Why is it of importance: The Supreme Court is going to hear the SIR case on Monday (July 28). ECI has gone all out defending its decision to have every citizen prove their right to vote and citizenship afresh. Read our analysis of ECI's affidavit: reporters-collective.in/trc/eci-burden…

THREAD: Our @reporters_co investigation uncovered how ANI leverages copyright to profit from YouTubers. It's a David vs. Goliath scenario: ANI intimidates creators with channel shutdown threats as YouTube stands by, allowing the coercion. 1/n Our investigation reveals how YouTube's copyright policy hands ANI disproportionate power, enabling them to strong-arm creators into licensing deals ranging from ₹15-18 lakh. While ANI denies extortion, creators unequivocally call it just that. Read - 2/nsurl.li/urjiaw

#Thread From 1.3M+ 2024 election ads on Meta/Google, we @reporters_co found a niche aside from proxy advertisers: "Made in India" political apps, using big tech to draw voters to their political organizing platforms. Read- reporters-collective.in/trc/new-home-f… 1. Our deep dive reveals that one of Meta's top political ad spender ran a large Discord-like network used by all parties, but mostly BJP, to create large, often private propaganda/hate networks.