The Centre is pleased to share that Prof. Paavni Jain, Assistant Director at the Centre and Assistant Professor at Jindal Global Law School, authored an op-ed published in The Hindu examining the role of social media algorithms and cognitive biases in shaping public perception. Using the aftermath of the 2026 NEET paper leak protests as a point of departure, the article explores how algorithmically curated content can lead individuals to form vastly different understandings of the same event. The piece highlights concepts such as majority illusion, automation bias, and dataset bias, demonstrating how engagement-driven platforms influence the information users encounter. It concludes by underscoring the importance of critical information consumption, independent verification of facts, and greater transparency from public authorities to strengthen informed public discourse and counter the spread of misinformation. Read the full article: [here]