By Saurav Das The arrest of Mohammed Zubair, journalist and co-founder of a fact-checking news website Alt News has sparked outrage not only on the issue of falling press freedom in India, but also on the issue of data privacy. On June 27, Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police for his four-year-old tweet referencing a still from a 32-year-old Bollywood movie. The Police alleged that his tweet “hurt religious sentiments”. Later, the Police also alleged that he and his company violated provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) that bars non-profits from accessing foreign fun…

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