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Polarist: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 30, 2015 02:56 AM
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Policy Brief: Availability and Accessibility of Government Information in the Public Domain: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 15, 2014
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Policy Spotlight: 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 21, 2011 — last modified Nov 08, 2011 10:18 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The means and modes of communication have changed drastically in today’s age and the earlier bright lines, if they ever did exist have become increasingly blurred. The mainstreaming of social media has brought forth some new questions to the forefront, the issue of accessibility being one of them. Jenifer Simpson, Senior Director for Government Affairs and head of the Telecommunications & Technology Policy Initiative at the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), elaborates more on the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act in this interview.
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Political Economy, Activism and Alternative Economic Strategies: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 07, 2013 — last modified Aug 05, 2013 05:59 AM — filed under: Digital Activism, Digital Humanities
The fourth annual conference in political economy was organized by the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University of Rotterdam at the Hague from July 9 - 13, 2013.
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Political war on the web: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 05, 2012 — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Twitter is not only the ‘people’s voice’. It is also a forum for orchestrated propaganda.Kunal Majumder tracks the BJP-Congress online duel.
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Politics of FB: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2014 11:25 AM
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Pondering Copyright and Recasting Openness: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 08, 2013
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Poor Guarantee of Online Freedom in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 17, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
The debate over the "Intermediaries Guidelines" as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in Parliament brought focus to the issue of censorship and lack of accountability of governing bodies vis-à-vis the internet in the country. This cannot be divorced from the larger questions related to the threats to freedom of expression from both the state and various societal actors today.
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Popular apps are inaccessible to millions of disabled: Study: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2016 — filed under: Accessibility
According to a study conducted by Centre for Internet and Society last month, many of the most-commonly used mobile apps for food delivery, online payments, grocery shopping and transportation were not accessible to the visually challenged.
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Porn, Law, Video Technology: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 26, 2013
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