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Post and be Damned: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Your careless comments online could put you in jail, thanks to Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. Kavitha Shanmugam examines a law that some critics say is vague and unconstitutional
Located in News & Media
IETF103: by Admin — published Nov 16, 2018 — last modified Dec 14, 2018 02:05 AM — filed under: Internet Freedom, Internet Governance Forum, Censorship
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organized the IETF103 in Bangkok from November 3 to November 9, 2018. Gurshabad Grover attended the event.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi v. Facebook and Ors (Order dated December 20, 2011): by Pranesh Prakash — published Feb 20, 2012 — last modified Feb 20, 2012 06:02 PM — filed under: IT Act, Google, Court Case, Obscenity, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook, Censorship, Resources
This is the order passed on December 20, 2011 by Addl. Civil Judge Mukesh Kumar of the Rohini Courts, New Delhi. All errors of spelling, syntax, logic, and law are present in the original.
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Proxies and VPNs: Why govt can't ban porn websites?: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 03, 2015 — last modified Sep 13, 2015 08:26 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
The government's move to block more than 800 pornographic websites has led experts to question whether this latest attempt to police the internet is even feasible.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Ban on pornography temporary, says government: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 05, 2015 — last modified Sep 13, 2015 08:46 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
The government has taken a dramatic U-turn from its stated position on internet pornography.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The freedom of expression debate: The State must mend fences with The Web: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 18, 2012 — last modified Jan 07, 2013 10:30 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
A fortnight after her arrest, Renu Srinivasan spends her free time singing Ashley Tisdale's number Suddenly. The lyrics - Suddenly people know my name, suddenly, everything has changed - resonate with the story of her life ever since she 'liked' and 'shared' her friend, Shaheen Dhada's, 21, controversial post regarding Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's funeral on Facebook on November 18 and got arrested for it.
Located in News & Media
Censorship makes India fall two places on global internet freedom chart: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2012 — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
A recently released global report on the internet freedom rated India 39th in 2012, a slip from two places last year.
Located in News & Media
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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Analysing Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism & Rioting Edition): by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 22, 2012 — last modified Sep 06, 2012 11:52 AM — filed under: IT Act, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Featured, Censorship
Pranesh Prakash does preliminary analysis on a leaked list of the websites blocked from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 by the Indian government.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Reliance Jio is using SNI inspection to block websites: by Gurshabad Grover and Kushagra Singh — published Nov 07, 2019 — last modified Jul 09, 2020 01:31 AM — filed under: Censorship
Reliance Jio, the most popular ISP in India, is employing a deep packet inspection technique to block websites for its users.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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