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India's section 66A scrapped: Win for free speech: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
India's Supreme Court court has struck down a law that made posting "offensive" comments on the internet a crime punishable by a jail term of up to three years. But, for the free speech campaigners, there is more work to do, writes technology writer Prasanto K Roy.
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India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to Facebook arrests: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2015 — last modified Mar 27, 2015 12:29 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a provision of a law that made it illegal to spread “offensive messages” on electronic devices and resulted in arrests over posts on Facebook and other social media.
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Noose tightens on freedom of speech on the Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2015 — last modified Mar 27, 2015 01:01 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
A worrying trend has emerged in the last few years, where intermediaries around the world are being used as chokepoints to restrict freedom of expression online, and to hold users accountable for content.
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The noose tightens on freedom of speech on the Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
A WORRYING trend has emerged in the last few years, where intermediaries around the world are being used as chokepoints to restrict freedom of expression online, and to hold users accountable for content.
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India's landmark online speech ruling is step toward greater press freedom: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
In an historic decision, India's Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down part of a law used to silence criticism and free expression. While this marks a pivotal victory that has been welcomed in many quarters, many challenges remain for press freedom in the country.
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SECTION 66A: DELETE: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 30, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court has killed a law that allowed the Government to control social media. What’s the Net worth of freedom hereafter?
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India at Leisure: Media, Culture and Consumption in the New Economy: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 09, 2015 — last modified Mar 30, 2015 03:34 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Pervasive Technologies
Maggie Huang attended the event and presented a paper titled “The Future of Music Streaming: Business Practices and Copyright Management in India”. The paper was co-authored by Maggie and Amba Kak.
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