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Facebook, Google tell India they won’t screen for derogatory content: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 07, 2011 — last modified Dec 07, 2011 05:25 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
In the world’s largest democracy, the government wants Internet sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Google to screen and remove offensive content about religious figures and political leaders as soon as they learn about it. But those companies now say they can’t help.
Press Coverage of Online Censorship Row: by Pranesh Prakash — published Dec 08, 2011 — last modified Dec 08, 2011 11:31 AM — filed under: IT Act, Links, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Facebook, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
We are maintaining a rolling blog with press references to the row created by the proposal by the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology to pre-screen user-generated Internet content.
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India entering the Minority Report age?: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2011 — 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.
Perumal Murugan and the Law on Obscenity: by Japreet Grewal — published Jul 21, 2016 — last modified Aug 09, 2016 01:01 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Hate Speech, Article 19(1)(a), Internet Governance
Located in Internet Governance
Consilience 2019: by Admin — published May 25, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 07:25 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The Law and Technology Society at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore organised Consilience on May 25, 2019.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Online gag:Existing rules give little freedom: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 12, 2011 — last modified Dec 12, 2011 05:42 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Even as the controversy over Kapil Sibal's attempt to get internet giants such as Google and Facebook to prescreen user-generated content to weed out 'offensive' material rages, a yet-to-be-published study by Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society reveals that rules already in place can have "chilling effects on free expression on the internet".
Freedom of Expression on the Internet : Possibilities and Challenges: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 29, 2017 — last modified Jul 09, 2017 02:30 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Sharat Chandra Ram was a speaker at an international seminar organized by Bolivar Technological University, Cartagena in Colombia on June 29, 2017. The theme of the seminar was ‘Freedom of Expression on the Internet : Possibilities and Challenges”.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
New rules leave social media users vulnerable: Experts: by Krupa Joseph — published Jun 14, 2021 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance
They analyse the implications of the government vs Twitter controversy on individual privacy
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part II: by Geetha Hariharan and Padmini Baruah — published Oct 08, 2015 — filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Access, 69A, Section 144, Article 19(1)(a), Blocking
In recent months, there has been a spree of bans on access to Internet services in Indian states, for different reasons. The State governments have relied on Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to institute such bans. Despite a legal challenge, the Gujarat High Court found no infirmity in this exercise of power in a recent order. We argue that it is Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000, and the Website Blocking Rules, which set out the legal provision and procedure empowering the State to block access to the Internet (if at all it is necessary), and not Section 144, CrPC.
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Mobilising support for freedom on the Web: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
A motion in the Rajya Sabha has sought annulment of the IT intermediary guidelines, writes Deepa Kurup in this article published in the Hindu on April 22, 2012.
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