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India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to Facebook arrests
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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last modified
Mar 27, 2015 12:29 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a provision of a law that made it illegal to spread “offensive messages” on electronic devices and resulted in arrests over posts on Facebook and other social media.
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India: obscene pics of gods require massive human censorship of Google, Facebook
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 17, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
It's hardly the sort of Internet policy statement one hopes to hear from judges in major democracies. "Like China, we can block all such websites [who don't comply]," Justice Suresh Cait told Facebook and Google lawyers in India yesterday. "But let us not go to that situation."
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India: Social Media Censorship to Contain ‘Cyber-Terrorism'?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 27, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
This is the second post in the 2-part series about the perceived role of social media in the wake of the Assam clashes that spilled across the country and threatened to upset the nation's peace.
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India: The New Front Line in the Global Struggle for Internet Freedom
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
The government tussles with Internet freedom activists in the world's largest democracy.
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Indian Court Strikes Down Section of Law Punishing Offensive 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
The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of a law that allowed the authorities to jail people for offensive online posts, in a judgment that was regarded as a landmark ruling on free speech in India.
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Indian government defends Internet blocking
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 28, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
India on Friday defended itself against accusations of heavy-handed online censorship, saying it had been successful in blocking content blamed for fuelling ethnic tensions.
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Indian government orders ISPs to block 857 porn websites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 02, 2015
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last modified
Sep 13, 2015 08:18 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Indian government has ordered a large number of porn websites to be blocked, creating an uproar among users and civil rights groups in the country.
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Indian Government still blocks 20+ websites – Indian Censorship on Internet
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 03, 2015
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Indian Government has blocked 20+ major websites to counter ISIS propaganda. The government has removed blocking of github.com, vimeo.com and other 10+ websites blocked till December 31, 2014.
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Indian govt blocks 40 smut sites, forgets to give reason
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 27, 2013
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last modified
Jul 01, 2013 09:04 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Don't mind us, we're just censoring your content for you...
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Indian Internet Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Freedom of Expression
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 19, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
In India, Internet giants such as Google and Facebook are fighting a lawsuit after the government authorized their prosecution for online content on their sites deemed to be offensive. The case has put the spotlight on free speech in the world’s largest democracy.
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