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India arrests professor over political cartoon: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Sharing funny, satirical cartoons over the Internet can land you in court and even in jail these days in the world’s largest democracy. The article by Rama Lakshmi was published in Washington Post on April 13, 2012.
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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.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
India backs open source software for e-governance projects: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2015 — last modified Apr 04, 2015 04:00 PM — filed under: Openness, E-Governance
India has said it will use open source software in all e-governance projects, though it did not rule out the use of proprietary software to meet specialized requirements.
Located in Openness / News & Media
India bans Facebook’s ‘free’ Internet for the poor: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 10, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Free Basics, Internet Governance, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook
India’s telecom regulator said Monday that service providers cannot charge discriminatory prices for Internet services, a blow to Facebook’s global effort to provide low-cost Internet to developing countries.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India Bans Mass SMS to Counter Panic: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2012 — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Last year social networking was credited with helping to organize revolutions across the Middle East and with getting normally apathetic middle-class Indians onto the streets to protest corruption.
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India bans social media in Kashmir for one month: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 27, 2017 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have banned 22 social media sites including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter in an effort to calm tensions in the disputed region.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India believes in Complete Freedom of Cyber Space: Kapil Sibal: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The site of the impact of a cyber crime should determine jurisdiction, says information technology minister Kapil Sibal.
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India bid to censor Internet draws flak: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 09, 2011 — last modified Dec 09, 2011 10:36 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Indian government efforts to block offensive material from the Internet have prompted a storm of online ridicule along with warnings of the risk to India's image as a bastion of free speech.
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India Blocks Facebook, Twitter, Mass Texts in Response to Unrest: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 03, 2012 — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
The Indian government has gone on the offensive against Internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, demanding hundreds of pages be removed or blocked after political unrest erupted in various parts of the country.
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India blocks more than 250 Web sites for inciting hate, panic: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 22, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Nearly 80 people have been killed and 400,000 displaced in fighting between Muslims and India’s Hindu Bodo tribespeople in Assam, a northeastern state of India, in recent weeks. The violence has prompted many northeasterners living in major cities to flee, fearing reprisals.
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