How 2 Sides works

Every topic is one question with two sides. You pick a side, and only then see where you stand against everyone else who voted.

One person, one vote — roughly

You get one vote per topic. It is tied to your device and browser, not to a government ID or an account, so someone determined could vote again from another device. That is why this is a poll, not a ballot: it shows a lively picture of opinion, not a verified count of the population.

What the numbers mean

Results reflect only the people who chose to vote on 2 Sides. They are not a scientific sample and shouldn't be read as "what India thinks". When a topic has only a handful of votes we say so, because a split off a few votes means very little.

How topics are chosen

Topics come from current news, written up with neutral wording and two genuinely arguable sides. Each lists its sources so you can read the reporting yourself. A "Verified source" tag means the link is on our list of established publishers and was reachable when we checked — it is not an endorsement of the article's view. Topics stay open: shared links keep working.

Each day we feature one "Topic of the day": the one we judge most significant, adjusted for how closely contested and how actively voted-on it is.

One tally

All votes cast through 2 Sides are counted together, so the result you see is the same wherever you voted.

Corrections and feedback

Spotted a mistake, a one-sided question, or a source that doesn't hold up? Write to ocubiqo@gmail.com — we'd rather fix it than defend it.