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Access to Knowledge Bulletin — July 2014: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 31, 2014 — last modified Oct 04, 2014 02:46 PM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The Access to Knowledge (Wikipedia) newsletter for the month of July 2014:
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Preserving a Universal Internet: The Costs of Fragmentation: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 03, 2014 — last modified Oct 05, 2014 09:05 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by OECD and Centre for International Governance Innovation on September 3, 2014.
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Stats from 2014 reveal horror of scrapped section 66A of IT Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 20, 2015 — last modified Sep 26, 2015 07:28 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Section 66A
An average of six netizens were arrested every day in 2014 for posting offensive content online under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, a draconian and much abused law no longer in use.
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Odia Wikipedia Stats: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 26, 2015 10:35 AM
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Editing Odia Wikipedia: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 26, 2015 10:39 AM
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The new tattler in town: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 28, 2015 — last modified Sep 26, 2015 04:31 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
WhatsApp messages, and in particular ‘admins’ of WhatsApp groups come under pressure as rumour-mongering catches the attention of the police.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Does this click with you?: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance
While the web caters to customers who purchase basic lifestyle products, the app is ideal to make impulsive shopping decisions.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Government may tieup with global police, Interpol to fight child pornography: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2015 — filed under: Obscenity, Pornography, Internet Governance, Censorship
International partnerships, including with the global police network Interpol, could be the basis for India's strategy to counter child pornography after the government's move to ban websites peddling smut backfired last month.
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Hiding behind rules on naming sites it banned, govt reveals fears: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
With the union government's ban on 857 porn sites in July creating brouhaha across the country, there had been a concern over the voice of the youth being stifled and censorship making a comeback.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance
The Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review was held in Pattaya, Thailand from September 3 to 5, 2015. The event was organized by The Internet Democracy Project, Bytes for All, APNIC, the Association for Progressive Communications, ISOC, Global Partners Digital and ICT Watch. Jyoti Panday participated in the meeting.
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