Contrasting Approaches to Social Media Regulation: Andhra Pradesh's Legislative Path vs Telangana's Surveillance Strategy

Oct 03, 2025 01:26 pm CST

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are implementing distinctly different strategies to regulate social media content and behavior. While Andhra Pradesh forms a ministerial committee to draft comprehensive legislation addressing misinformation, Telangana takes a more controversial surveillance approach by opening "history sheets" on repeat social media offenders, raising concerns about the balance between digital governance and constitutional freedoms.