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India Sets Strict New Net Neutrality Rules: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 11, 2016 — filed under: Social Media, Free Basics, Net Neutrality, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook, Internet Governance
In India, advocates of net neutrality have welcomed new rules by the telecom regulator that have blocked efforts by Facebook to offer free but limited access to the web in the country’s fast growing Internet market.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
There is No Such Thing as Free Basics: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Feb 14, 2016 — filed under: Free Basics, TRAI, Facebook, Internet Governance
India would not see the rain of Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they could benefit from this Firefox project. Because the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has taken a historical step by banning the differential pricing without discriminating services.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Digital AlterNatives with a Cause?: by Nishant Shah — published Sep 15, 2011 — last modified Apr 10, 2015 09:22 AM — filed under: Social media, Digital Activism, RAW Publications, Campaign, Digital Natives, Agency, Blank Noise Project, Featured, Cybercultures, Facebook, Publications, Beyond the Digital, Digital subjectivities, Books, Researchers at Work
Hivos and the Centre for Internet and Society have consolidated their three year knowledge inquiry into the field of youth, technology and change in a four book collective “Digital AlterNatives with a cause?”. This collaboratively produced collective, edited by Nishant Shah and Fieke Jansen, asks critical and pertinent questions about theory and practice around 'digital revolutions' in a post MENA (Middle East - North Africa) world. It works with multiple vocabularies and frameworks and produces dialogues and conversations between digital natives, academic and research scholars, practitioners, development agencies and corporate structures to examine the nature and practice of digital natives in emerging contexts from the Global South.
Located in Digital Natives / Blog
ISIS and Recruitment using Social Media – Roundtable Report: by Vidushi Marda, Aditya Tejus, Megha Nambiar and Japreet Grewal — published Dec 15, 2016 — last modified Dec 16, 2016 02:19 AM — filed under: Social Media, ISIS, Countering Violent Extremism, Twitter, Internet Governance, Facebook, Online Recruitment
The Centre for Internet and Society in collaboration with the Takshashila Institution held a roundtable discussion on “ISIS and Recruitment using Social Media” on 1 September 2016 from 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. at TERI in Bengaluru.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
PDP Bill is coming: WhatsApp Privacy Policy analysis: by Pallavi Bedi & Shweta Reddy — published Jan 18, 2021 — last modified Jan 19, 2021 08:12 AM — filed under: WhatsApp, Facebook, Privacy
WhatsApp started off the new year with changes to its privacy policy that has several implications for data protection and the digital governance ecosystem at large. This post is the first in a series by CIS unpacking the various implications of the policy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Ahead of hosting Modi, Facebook rebrands internet.org as Free Basics: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 26, 2015 — last modified Oct 18, 2015 02:21 PM — filed under: Social Media, Facebook, Internet Governance
Hinting at what could be vital points of discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday, the social media giant has rebranded its internet access enabling platform Internet.org as Free Basics.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Submission to the Facebook Oversight Board: Policy on Cross-checks: by [in alphabetical order] Anamika Kundu, Digvijay Singh, Divyansha Sehgal and Torsha Sarkar — published Feb 07, 2022 — last modified Feb 09, 2022 05:31 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Freedom, Facebook, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on a policy consultation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Content Removal on Facebook — A Case of Privatised Censorship?: by Jessamine Mathew — published Jun 16, 2014 — filed under: Facebook, Internet Governance, Censorship, Privacy
Any activity on Facebook, be it creating an account, posting a picture or status update or creating a group or page, is bound by Facebook’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. These contain a list of content that is prohibited from being published on Facebook which ranges from hate speech to pornography to violation of privacy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
WSIS+10 High Level Event: A Bird's Eye Report: by Geetha Hariharan — published Jun 20, 2014 — last modified Jun 20, 2014 03:57 PM — filed under: WSIS+10, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Human Rights Online, Surveillance, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Facebook, Data Protection, Multi-stakeholder, ICANN, Internet Access, ITU, Internet Studies, E-Governance, ICT
The WSIS+10 High Level was organised by the ITU and collaborative UN entities on June 9-13, 2014. It aimed to evaluate the progress on implementation of WSIS Outcomes from Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and to envision a post-2015 Development Agenda. Geetha Hariharan attended the event on CIS' behalf.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Reading the Fine Script: Service Providers, Terms and Conditions and Consumer Rights: by Jyoti Panday — published Jul 02, 2014 — last modified Jul 04, 2014 06:31 AM — filed under: Social Media, Consumer Rights, Google, internet and society, Privacy, Transparency and Accountability, Intermediary Liability, Accountability, Facebook, Data Protection, Policies, Safety
This year, an increasing number of incidents, related to consumer rights and service providers, have come to light. This blog illustrates the facts of the cases, and discusses the main issues at stake, namely, the role and responsibilities of providers of platforms for user-created content with regard to consumer rights.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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