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India won't censor social media: Telecom Minister
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 15, 2012
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last modified
Mar 01, 2012 07:15 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
India does not intend to censor online social networks such as Facebook, a minister said Tuesday, but he demanded that they obey the same rules governing the press and other media. The article by AFP was published in the Tribune on February 14, 2012.
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India's ‘Facebook ruling’ is another nail in the coffin of the MNO model
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 28, 2016
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last modified
Feb 28, 2016 03:44 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Telecom,
Free Basics,
TRAI,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Ability to access 'net from mobe no longer considered a miracle.
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India's Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 26, 2012 01:45 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Encryption,
Intermediary Liability,
Facebook,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Cyber-laws in India are severely flawed, with neither lawyers nor technologists being able to understand them, and the Cyber-Law Group in DEIT being incapable of framing fair, just, and informed laws and policies. Pranesh Prakash suggests they learn from the DEIT's Internet Governance Division, and Brazil, and adopt multi-stakeholderism as a core principle of Internet policy-making.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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India's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates
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by
Sunil Abraham, Mukta Batra, Geetha Hariharan, Swaraj Barooah and Akriti Bopanna
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published
Aug 16, 2018
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
ICANN,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
India's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates", an article by Sunil Abraham, Mukta Batra, Geetha Hariharan, Swaraj Barooah and Akriti Bopanna, was recently published in the NLUD Student Law Journal, an annual peer-reviewed journal published by the National Law University, Delhi.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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India's Internet Jam
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 31, 2012
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last modified
Mar 20, 2014 12:41 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
As authorities continue to clamp down on digital freedom, politicians and corporations are getting a taste for censorship too. Pranesh Prakash reports.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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India's landmark online speech ruling is step toward greater press freedom
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 29, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
In an historic decision, India's Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down part of a law used to silence criticism and free expression. While this marks a pivotal victory that has been welcomed in many quarters, many challenges remain for press freedom in the country.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India's Online Freedom Advocates Hail Court Ruling on Free Speech
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 27, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Online freedom advocates in India are hailing a court ruling that struck down a controversial law seen as infringing free speech on the Internet. But in a country expected to have the world’s largest number of web users by 2018, some concerns about net censorship remain.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India's section 66A scrapped: Win for free speech
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
India's Supreme Court court has struck down a law that made posting "offensive" comments on the internet a crime punishable by a jail term of up to three years. But, for the free speech campaigners, there is more work to do, writes technology writer Prasanto K Roy.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India's Shame: World Reacts to FB Post Arrest
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 21, 2012
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last modified
Nov 30, 2012 05:51 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The arrest of 21 year old Shaheen Dhada for posting anti-Bal Thackeray comments has not only outraged Indians. The story has been picked up and reported across international media as well. Though they may not be aware of the complexities of Indian politics, the fact that young girls were arrested for an FB post has got them questioning the dwindling tolerance for the freedom of speech in India.
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India's social media crackdown reveals clumsy govt machinery
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 25, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
"High-handed" and "reckless" are some of the words used in the media to describe the government's online crackdown.
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