The Hindu Editorial (​Messaging power) – Feb 09, 2026

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The Hindu Editorial (​Messaging power) – Feb 09, 2026:

1. scrutinise (verb) – examine carefully, inspect; investigate, assess.
2. thoroughly (adverb) – in detail in depth, minutely, rigorously, exhaustively, completely, intensively, carefully.
3. sharply (adverb) – strongly or harshly.
4. Meta Platforms LLC (noun) – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other technology platforms.
5. platform (noun) – a social media platform refers to an online digital service or website that enables users to create, share, and interact with content and connect with others. 
6. appeal (noun) – plea, petition, entreaty, supplication, application.
7. root in (phrasal verb) – arise out of, come from, have its cause in; originate in, derive from, have its basis in.
8. underscore (verb) – emphasize, highlight, underline, stress, call/draw attention to.
9. hold (verb) – have, own, possess.
10. ecosystem (noun) – complex situation/environment; system where different parts interact and depend on each other.
11. undertake (verb) – start/begin, commence, embark on, handle, take up.
12. background (noun) – backdrop, scenario, context, situation, circumstances, conditions.
13. litigation (noun) – legal action/trail, legal proceeding, lawsuit.
14. Competition Commission of India (CCI) (noun) – It is a statutory body of the Government of India (under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) established on 14 October 2003 (operational 2009) under the Competition Act 2002. Competition Commission of India is a body responsible for enforcing The Competition Act, 2002 throughout India and to prevent activities that have an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India.
15. abruptly (adverb) – suddenly, unexpectedly.
16. sister concern (noun) – a company/firm which is nearly or completely dependent upon another company/firm to exist.
17. concern (noun) – company, firm, organization.
18. prompt (verb) – cause/instruct (to take an action).
19. cease (verb) – end, halt, stop, terminate, quit, suspend.
20. ultimatum (noun) – (final) warning, demand, notice, conditions/terms.
21. understandably (verb) – sensibly, justifiably, reasonably.
22. pushback (noun) – resistance, opposition, force back, repulse drive.
23. civil society (noun) – civil society refers to space for collective action around shared interests, purposes, and values, generally distinct from government and commercial for-profit actors. It refers to a wide array of organizations: community groups, non-governmental organizations [NGOs], labour unions, indigenous groups, charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, professional associations, and foundations. Civil society – sometimes called the “third sector” (after government and commerce) – has the power to influence the actions of elected policy-makers and businesses.
24. transformative (adjective) – life-changing, ground-breaking, disruptive, impactful, progressive.
25. owing to (phrase) – because of, as a result of, due to, on account of, in view of.
26. telephony (noun) – the operation/use of telephones.
27. prohibitively (adverb) – excessively, unreasonably, exorbitantly, inordinately, immoderately, disproportionately.
28. pre-requisite (noun) – precondition, necessary condition, essential, requirement.
29. enthusiastic (adjective) – committed, passionate, energized, dynamic.
30. adoption (noun) – endorsement, approval, acceptance, support.
31. end-to-end encryption (noun) – a method of secure communication that prevents third parties from accessing data while it’s transferred from the sender’s system or device to the recipient’s system or device.
32. encryption (noun) – the process of encoding a message or information to protect from unauthorized person. (Encode means converting data into a code).
33. further (verb) – promote, advance, facilitate, help forward
34. societal (adjective) – relating to society. 
35. norm (noun) – standard, convention, criterion.
36. subject to (adjective) – conditional on, contingent on, dependent on, controlled by.
37. the executive (noun) – the executive is a branch of government which enforces the law as written by the legislature and interpreted by the judiciary.
38. surveillance (noun) – monitoring, observation, scrutiny, inspection.
39. embed (verb) – fix deeply; root.
40. transition (noun) – change, shift, transformation.
41. deserve (verb) – be worthy of, justify, merit.
42. scrutiny (noun) – examination, inspection, investigation.
43. regulator (noun) – an association/statutory body that supervises a particular business activity.
44. frown upon (phrasal verb) – disapprove of something; not approve of something; be against, reject, dislike, disfavour, condemn, criticize, denounce, censure, reprove.
45. ubiquitous (adjective) – present everywhere, everywhere, all-over, omnipresent, all-pervasive, prevalent, very common.
46. scarcely (adverb) – slightly, rarely, hardly, barely, almost not, only just.
47. lack (verb) – be without, be short of, be deficient in, not have enough of.
48. virtually (adverb) – practically, effectively, in effect, actually, in reality.
49. inappropriate (adjective) – ill-advised, ill-considered, misguided, improper.
50. remedy (noun) – solution, answer, antidote/panacea.
51. far too many (phrase) – an excessively large number; significantly more than needed.
52. Draft digital competition Bill, 2024 (noun) – it seeks to evaluate the need for an ex-ante competition framework for digital markets in India.  it is an ex-ante framework in the form of the Draft Digital Competition Bill 2024 (“DCB”) aimed at preventing anti-competitive practices by large digital enterprises, rather than relying solely on ex-post enforcement.
53. foster (verb) – encourage, promote, develop.

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