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India's struggle for online freedom
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
"65 years since your independence," a new battle for freedom is under way in India — according to a YouTube video uploaded by an Indian member of Anonymous, the global "hacktivist" movement.
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News & Media
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India's Supreme Court Axes Online Censorship Law, But Challenges Remain
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Mar 27, 2015
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last modified
Mar 27, 2015 02:38 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court of India took a remarkable step to protect free expression on March 24, 2015, striking down controversial section 66A of the IT Act that criminalized “grossly offensive” content online. In response to a public interest litigation filed by Indian law student Shreya Singhal, the court made this landmark judgement calling the section “vague”, “broad” and “unconstitutional”. Since Tuesday's announcement, the news has trended nationally on Twitter, with more than 50,000 tweets bearing the hashtags #Sec66A and #66A.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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India's Techies Angered Over Internet Censorship Plan
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 22, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
India has the world's largest democracy, and one of the most rambunctious. Millions of its young people are cutting edge when it comes to high-tech. Yet the country is still very conservative by Western standards, and a government minister recently said that offensive material on the web should be removed.
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News & Media
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India, Egypt say no thanks to free Internet from Facebook
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 03, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Facebook
ALWAR, India — Connecting people to the Internet is not easy in this impoverished farming district of wheat and millet fields, where working camels can be glimpsed along roads that curve through the low-slung Aravalli Hills.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India’s Civil Liberties Crisis: Of Bans, Blocks, Bullying and Biometrics
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 25, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Malavika Jayaram will be a speaker at this event which is organized by the Center for Global Communication Studies and will be held at Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennslyvania, Philadelphia, on March 28, 2013, from 12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
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News & Media
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India’s dreams of web censorship
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 06, 2011
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last modified
Mar 26, 2012 06:59 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
If you are offended by this post, please contact Kapil Sibal, India’s telecoms and IT minister, and he will make sure it is promptly taken down.
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India’s Internet Curbs Under Legal Cloud
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 26, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
India’s crackdown on the Internet has caused much debate. But was it legal?
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News & Media
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India’s post-truth society
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by
Swaraj Paul Barooah
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published
Sep 12, 2018
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The proliferation of lies and manipulative content supplies an ever-willing state a pretext to step up surveillance.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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India’s record on internet shutdown gets bleaker; now blocked in 2 NE states
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 15, 2019
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last modified
Dec 15, 2019 05:51 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
India reported over 100 internet shutdown in 2018, according to an annual study of Freedom House, a US-based non-profit research organization.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to arrests over Facebook posts
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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
Judge rules that section of the information technology law was unconstitutional, had wrongly swept up innocent people and had a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
