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By Gayatri Khandhadai
Published on
18 January 2021
25 January 2021
This article is part of the latest issue of Arrow for Change, a publication showcasing various perspectives and voices on the right to freedom of expression and speech, particularly around the issues of the right to seek, impart, and receive information and ideas. The following piece is written by Gayatri Khandhadai, APC's Asia policy regional director.
Discussing religion is seldom an easy task with differing opinions around the table. This is just as true, if not more so, on the internet. The internet and other information and communications technologies (ICTs) have become an integral part of our lives, and numerous aspects of our daily functioning largely intersect with online spaces. Online platforms, more particularly social media, have provided an alternative medium for not only expression of opinion, but finding spaces and people who are seeking answers to questions that trouble us. These discussions and alternative viewpoints or life stories may otherwise be difficult to find in traditional offline spaces.