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Indian mobiles go quiet amid SMS curbs: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2012 — last modified Aug 27, 2012 07:15 AM — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
India’s 900m-plus mobile telephones have fallen unusually quiet since Saturday, when the government curbed text and multimedia messages for 15 days in an attempt to dispel panic among north-easterners fearing attacks from angry Muslims.
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Details emerge on government blockade of websites: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 28, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Facebook pages, Twitter handles among 300 unique web addresses blocked by ISPs.
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India faces Twitter backlash over Internet clampdown: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 28, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The government faced an angry backlash from Twitter users on Thursday after ordering Internet service providers to block about 20 accounts that officials said had spread scare-mongering material that threatened national security.
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Facebook's Delicate Dance With Delhi On Censorship: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 03, 2012 — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
At the end of last week, a hashtag briskly rose across India: #Emergency2012. It was a reference to the 21-month stint, beginning in the summer of 1975, when then PM Indira Gandhi determined democracy an inconvenience.
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The state. And the rage of the cyber demon: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 03, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social media, Internet Governance, Censorship
The Internet might be a Pandora’s box. But should the government be wasting time regulating the cacophony?
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Government to hold talks with stakeholders on Internet censorship: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 04, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
In an unprecedented move, the government, through the Department of Telecommunications and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, has agreed to initiate dialogue on Internet censorship with mega Internet companies, social media giants such as Google and Facebook, members of civil society, technical community, media, ISPs and legal experts.
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Government asks Twitter to block fake 'PMO India' accounts; site fails to respond: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 22, 2012 — last modified Sep 04, 2012 12:24 PM — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
A standoff between the government and microblogging service Twitter, that has got India's online community up in arms, continues, as Twitter is still to act on India's requests to block some of the fake 'PMO India' accounts.
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Overview and Concerns Regarding the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 06, 2012
Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act
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UK DNA Database and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons that India can Learn from Its Mistakes: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 06, 2012 — last modified Sep 17, 2012 03:40 AM — filed under: Event Type, Internet Governance, Privacy
On September 24, 2012, the Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with the Alternative Law Forum invites the public to a talk with international experts, Helen Wallace from GeneWatch, UK and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics in the United States. The meeting will be held at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore from 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
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