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Summary Report Internet Governance Forum 2015
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Nov 23, 2015
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last modified
Nov 30, 2015 10:47 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Big Data,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Encryption,
Internet Governance Forum,
Intermediary Liability,
Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Cyber Security,
Digital Governance,
Anonymity,
Civil Society,
Blocking
Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India participated in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) held at Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center, Joao Pessoa in Brazil from 10 November 2015 to 13 November 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 was ‘Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development’. Sunil Abraham, Pranesh Prakash & Jyoti Panday from CIS actively engaged and made substantive contributions to several key issues affecting internet governance at the IGF 2015. The issue-wise detail of their engagement is set out below.
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The Internet Has a New Standard for Censorship
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Jan 30, 2016
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect,
Censorship
The introduction of the new 451 HTTP Error Status Code for blocked websites is a big step forward in cataloguing online censorship, especially in a country like India where access to information is routinely restricted.
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The Supreme Court Judgment in Shreya Singhal and What It Does for Intermediary Liability in India?
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Apr 11, 2015
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last modified
Apr 17, 2015 11:59 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Chilling Effect
Even as free speech advocates and users celebrate the Supreme Court of India's landmark judgment striking down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000, news that the Central government has begun work on drafting a new provision to replace the said section of the Act has been trickling in.
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WSIS +10 High Level Event: Open Consultation Process Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform: Phase Six: Fifth Physical Meeting
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Jun 01, 2014
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last modified
Oct 12, 2014 05:31 AM
The fifth physical meeting of the Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform (MPP-WSIS+10), was held from 28-31 May 2014 in Geneva as part as part of the sixth phase of the WSIS +10 High Level Event Open Consultation process. The meeting was aimed at developing draft agreed texts for the WSIS+10 Statement on Implementation on WSIS Outcomes and the Vision Beyond 2015.
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Zero Draft of Content Removal Best Practices White Paper
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Aug 31, 2014
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last modified
Sep 10, 2014 07:11 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
EFF and CIS Intermediary Liability Project is aimed towards the creation of a set of principles for intermediary liability in consultation with groups of Internet-focused NGOs and the academic community.
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