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SECTION 66A: DELETE: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 30, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court has killed a law that allowed the Government to control social media. What’s the Net worth of freedom hereafter?
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Seminar on "Hate Speech and Social Media": by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 05, 2014 — last modified Feb 13, 2014 06:22 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
NALSAR University of Law, in collaboration with the British Deputy High Commission organized a seminar on Hate Speech and Social Media in Hyderabad on January 4 and 5, 2014. Chinmayi Arun was one of the speakers at the seminar.
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Sense and Censorship: by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 31, 2012 — last modified Jan 31, 2012 06:15 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills, at the US House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, appear to enforce property rights, but are, in fact, trade bills. This article by Sunil Abraham was published in the Indian Express on 20 January 2012.
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Should online political advertising be regulated?: by P.J. George — published Nov 13, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Micro-targeting could have potentially damaging results in the context of political advertising.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Should the censors tighten Savita Bhabhi’s hook?*: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2012 — last modified May 02, 2012 06:31 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Censorship
"Should the censors tighten Savita Bhabhi's hook, asks a blog entry published in Churumuri on May 1, 2012.
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Shreya Singhal and 66A: by Sunil Abraham — published Apr 11, 2015 — last modified Apr 19, 2015 08:09 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Most software code has dependencies. Simple and reproducible methods exist for mapping and understanding the impact of these dependencies. Legal code also has dependencies --across court orders and within a single court order. And since court orders are not produced using a structured mark-up language, experts are required to understand the precedential value of a court order.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
So Much to Lose: by Nishant Shah — published Dec 02, 2012 — last modified Dec 07, 2012 04:39 PM — filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have been a witness to the maelstrom of events that accompanied the death of the political leader Bal Thackeray.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Social media sites refuse Indian censorship request: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 08, 2011 — last modified Dec 08, 2011 08:26 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The Indian government's proposal to crack down on offensive internet content has sparked anger among the population.
Located in News & Media
Social media, SMS are not why NE students left Bangalore: by Nishant Shah — published Aug 25, 2012 — last modified Aug 28, 2012 10:48 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
I woke up one morning to find that I was living in a city of crisis. Bangalore, where the largest public preoccupations to date have been about bad roads, stray dogs, and occasionally, the lack of night-life, the city was suddenly a space that people wanted to flee and occupy simultaneously.
Located in Internet Governance
Some ISPs block Wordpress domain across India: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 26, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social media, Internet Governance, Censorship
Latest reports confirm that Tata Photon has blocked access to the Wordpress.com domain across India, following a government order to block web pages containing offensive content.
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