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Justice Madan Lokur on SIR, fear in judiciary | Meta’s CSAM problem | South Central 92

South Central··19 September 2026·1h 31m

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In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by former Supreme Court Justice Madan Lokur to discuss a wide range of issues - from the cancellation of law school convocations following student protests against the CJI to mass voter roll discrepancies and the judiciary's hesitation to intervene.In the second part of the discussion, the hosts are joined by Divya Arya, a journalist reporting for the BBC World Service, who worked on the story exposing the prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) content in Meta apps. Audio timecodes:0:00:00 - Introduction00:02:50 - Headlines00:12:43 - Dissent, SIR and more00:58:28 - Meta and CSAM1:27:15 - Recommendations Support our legal fund. Click hereRegister for the NL-TNM book club. Click hereCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya TT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.