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Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 29, 2015 04:16 PM
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Facebook’s Free Internet Access Program in Developing Countries Provokes Backlash: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 29, 2015 — filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
In India and Indonesia, users criticize Internet.org initiative, saying it violates the principles of net neutrality.
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National Conference: WTO, FTAs and Investment Treaties: Implications for development policy space: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 01, 2015 — last modified Oct 02, 2015 03:41 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
The conference was jointly organized by Focus on the Global South, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), Madhyam, MSF Access Campaign, National Working Group on Patent Laws and WTO (NWGPL), Public Services International (PSI) – South Asia, South Solidarity Initiative – ActionAid, Third Word Network (TWN), and Forum against FTAs. Nehaa Chaudhari attended the event.
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Understanding and Mitigating Online Hate Speech and Youth Radicalisation: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 01, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
The tenth annual IGF meeting will be held in João Pessoa, Brazil, on November 10 - 13, 2015. IGF's MAG has decided to retain the title “Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development” as the overarching theme. UNESCO as part of the IGF event is organizing a workshop on hate speech and youth radicalisation. Sunil Abraham will be a panelist for this workshop.
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Online outcry forces government to withdraw draft encryption policy: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 01, 2015 — filed under: Encryption, Encryption Policy, Internet Governance
The article by Naina Khedekar discussing encryption policy was published in First Post on September 23, 2015. Pranesh Prakash has been quoted.
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‘By weakening our security, govt is putting us at risk of espionage’: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2015 — last modified Oct 02, 2015 03:09 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Encryption Policy, Privacy
After the BlackBerry encryption and IT Act fiascos of recent years, the government last week sent yet another cyber policy howler, the Draft National Encryption Policy, only to withdraw it in the face of severe protests. S. Raghotham and Mayukh Mukherjee spoke with Pranesh Prakash, policy director, Centre for Internet & Society, on the government’s continued misadventures with data privacy and encryption.
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Copyright: Access to Knowledge in Free Trade Agreements?: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 02, 2015
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Cyber 360 Agenda: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 02, 2015
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September 2015 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 29, 2015 — last modified Nov 25, 2015 01:55 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Researchers at Work
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September 2015 NVDA Report: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 09, 2015
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