Investigations
Decode Impact is a dedicated section within Decode that investigates how technology influences policies, laws, and societal dynamics. Through rigorous reporting, it uncovers critical issues, such as the misuse of tech platforms and their ramifications. Some of the stories covered in this category include how digital divide impacts rural workers, tracking and analysing social media influencers' roles in various aspects of lives- job scams to democracy. From internet shutdowns to deepfakes, Decode Impact drives awareness and accountability in the tech-policy sphere.

The Impossible Maze Of India’s New Student Identity Project—APAAR
- By Adrija Bose | 13 Oct 2025 12:33 PM IST

Two YouTubers Orchestrated Mob Violence In Bangladesh From Thousands Of Miles Away
- By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya | 4 Feb 2026 3:41 PM IST

A Woman’s Leaked Private Videos Expose The Gap In India’s Cybercrime Portal
- By Swasti Chatterjee | 12 Sept 2025 3:05 PM IST
Grok's 'Terrorist' Test: Musk's AI Erases Muslims, Dissidents Based On Appearance
- By Hera Rizwan | 28 Jan 2026 4:21 PM IST
Sushant Singh Rajput Came Alive As A Meta AI Bot To Seek Justice
- By Adrija Bose & Karen Rebelo | 8 Sept 2025 1:14 PM IST
Drone Rumour Is Keeping Uttar Pradesh Villages Awake And Armed
- By Arun Kumar Chahal & Shefali Srivastava | 26 July 2025 2:06 PM IST
Deported From India, A Migrant’s Viral Video Became His Proof of Belonging
- By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya | 19 Aug 2025 2:58 PM IST
An Assam Man Used An Emoji On Facebook. Two Years Later, He Faces the Law
- By Hera Rizwan | 21 March 2025 12:28 PM IST
Inside the Aviator Scam: How YouTubers And AI Boost An Illegal Game
- By Alishan Jafri | 27 March 2025 3:48 PM IST
India’s Facial Recognition Drive On Hungry Children Is Erasing Them
- By Hera Rizwan | 25 March 2026 12:17 PM IST
AI Facial Recognition Is Denying Food To Pregnant Women Across India
- By Hera Rizwan | 19 March 2026 10:26 AM IST
Inside The Influencer Campaign That Defended A Contested Aravalli Order
- By Hera Rizwan | 20 Jan 2026 4:40 PM IST
The Algorithm of Shame: How Instagram Feeds India's Skin-Whitening Obsession
- By Vipul Kumar | 24 Dec 2025 12:06 PM IST
Researchers Discover ‘Worst Possible’ Data Leak On Income Tax E-Filing Portal
- By Hera Rizwan | 13 Oct 2025 3:09 PM IST
Leaderless and Logged In: Inside Nepal’s Discord Parliament
- By Archis Chowdhury | 24 Sept 2025 3:54 PM IST
How The Internet Is Playing Detective In The Nikki Bhati Case
- By Nivedita Niranjankumar | 30 Aug 2025 10:01 AM IST
Loudspeakers To Language Models: Bihar’s New Campaign Worker Is AI
- By Hera Rizwan & Shefali Srivastava | 27 Aug 2025 12:24 PM IST
When A Face Scan Decides Who Eats And Who Keeps Their Job
- By Hera Rizwan | 17 July 2025 9:48 AM IST


























