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Roundtable Discussion on Intermediary Liability: by Admin — published Oct 20, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
Tanaya Rajwade participated in a roundtable discussion on intermediary liability organised by SFLC and the Dialogue in New Delhi on October 17, 2019.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Trending Hate Against Muslims: Is Twitter Complicit?: by Puja Bhattacharjee — published Oct 23, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Twitter claimed that it had ‘prevented’ the Hashtag while it had not.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Department of Labour Interaction Program: Online Business Platforms: by Bharath Gururagavendran — published Oct 29, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The Department of Labour convened an interaction program of sorts at Vikas Soudha in Bangalore on 21st October, 2019 to hear the issues plaguing the emergent gig economy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
CIS’ Comments to the Christchurch Call: by Tanaya Rajwade, Elonnai Hickok, and Raouf Kundil Peedikayil — published Oct 31, 2019 — last modified Nov 04, 2019 02:13 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance
In the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron co-chaired the Christchurch Call to Action in May 2018 to “bring together countries and tech companies in an attempt to bring to an end the ability to use social media to organise and promote terrorism and violent extremism.”
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Response to the Draft of The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018: by Gurshabad Grover, Elonnai Hickok, Arindrajit Basu, Akriti — published Feb 07, 2019 — last modified Feb 07, 2019 08:06 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
In this response, we aim to examine whether the draft rules meet tests of constitutionality and whether they are consistent with the parent Act. We also examine potential harms that may arise from the Rules as they are currently framed and make recommendations to the draft rules that we hope will help the Government meet its objectives while remaining situated within the constitutional ambit.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Internet Speech: Perspectives on Regulation and Policy: by Akriti Bopanna — published Feb 07, 2019 — last modified Apr 01, 2019 04:38 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Featured, Internet Freedom, Event
The Centre for Internet & Society and the University of Munich (LMU), Germany are jointly organizing an international symposium at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on April 5, 2019
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Resurrecting the marketplace of ideas: by Arindrajit Basu — published Feb 22, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Freedom, Internet Governance
There is no ‘silver bullet’ for regulating content on the web. It requires a mix of legal and empirical analysis.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Just Net Coalition Workshop on Equity and Social Justice in a Digital World: by Admin — published Mar 27, 2019 — last modified Apr 05, 2019 02:22 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Anubha Sinha participated in a JNC workshop organized by Just Net Coalition Workshop on Equity and Social Justice in a Digital World and its partners in Bangkok from March 25 to 27, 2019.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
A look at two problematic provisions of the draft Anti-trafficking bill: by Swaraj Paul Barooah — published Apr 21, 2018 — last modified Aug 18, 2018 09:21 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
This post examines two badly drafted provisions of the new Anti-Trafficking bill that have the potential to severely impinge upon the Freedom of Expression, including through a misunderstanding of intermediary liability.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Legitimate Restrictions on Freedom of Online Speech: Deadlock to Dialogue: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 04, 2012 — last modified Oct 15, 2012 05:44 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The event was hosted by FICCI Communications and Digital Economy Committee on September 4, 2012 at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. Pranesh Prakash spoke on censorship and the way forward.
Located in News & Media

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