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Internet, social media access should not be blocked: Ban: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 12, 2011 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Amidst a raging controversy over the federal government’s proposal to monitor content in cyber space, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said access to the Internet and various social media must not be blocked as a way to prevent criticism and public debate.
Internet At Liberty 2012: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 20, 2012 — last modified Jul 05, 2012 05:24 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Video, Internet Governance
Activists and experts from all over the world came together for this event organised by Google on May 23 and 24, 2012 to explore free expression in the digital age.
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Two women arrested over Facebook gripe on Mumbai shutdown: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2012 — last modified Jan 15, 2013 09:26 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
A woman who complained about the Indian city of Mumbai shutting down for the funeral of divisive Hindu nationalist politician Balasaheb Thackeray was arrested for "hurting religious sentiments," local police told reporters amid public anger over the case.
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Privacy Matters — Analyzing the Right to "Privacy Bill": by Natasha Vaz — published Jan 28, 2012 — last modified Feb 15, 2012 04:27 AM — filed under: Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Featured
On January 21, 2012 a public conference “Privacy Matters” was held at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai. It was the sixth conference organised in the series of regional consultations held as “Privacy Matters”. The present conference analyzed the Draft Privacy Bill and the participants discussed the challenges and concerns of privacy in India.
Located in Internet Governance
Free Speech Policy in India: Community, Custom, Censorship, and the Future of Internet Regulation: by Bhairav Acharya — published Jul 13, 2015 — last modified Aug 23, 2015 10:12 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
This note summarises my panel contribution to the conference on Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age at New Delhi on 21 April 2015, which was organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in collaboration with the Internet Policy Observatory of the Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
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The Privatisation of Censorship: The Online Responsibility to Protect Free Expression: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 05, 2012 — last modified Dec 09, 2012 01:48 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this workshop organised on November 5, 2012. It was organized by Index on Censorship.
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Hacktivists deface BSNL website: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 14, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Censorship
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) website, www.bsnl.co.in, was hacked and defaced on Thursday afternoon.
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ICANN 57: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 08, 2016 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, ICANN, IANA, Internet Governance
ICANN 57 is being hosted by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India from November 3 to 9, 2016 in Hyderabad at Hyderabad International Convention Centre. Vidushi Marda participated in the event as a speaker.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
UN Human Rights Council urged to protect human rights online: by Geetha Hariharan — published Jun 19, 2014 — filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Human Rights Online, Surveillance, Internet Governance, UNHRC
63 civil society groups urged the UN Human Rights Council to address global challenges to freedom of expression, privacy and other human rights on the Internet. Centre for Internet & Society joined in the statement, delivered on behalf of the 63 groups by Article 19.
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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.
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