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Speak Easy: Citizenship, Freedom of Expression and Online Governance: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 01, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The event organised by the YP Foundation, Youth Ki Awaaz, Change.Org and RTI Anonymous was held at the American Centre in Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi on July 31, 2012. Chinmayi Arun, a Fellow at the Centre for Internet & Society
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Spy in the Web: by Nishant Shah — published Dec 22, 2011 — last modified Mar 26, 2012 06:38 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance
The government’s proposed pre-censorship rules undermine the intelligence of an online user and endanger democracy.
Located in Internet Governance
Statement of Solidarity on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Internet Users in Bangladesh: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jan 15, 2013 — last modified Jan 15, 2013 11:51 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Safety, Statement, Internet Governance
This is a statement on the violent attack on blogger Asif Mohiuddin by the participants to the Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression that took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 14–15, 2013.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 26, 2012 — last modified Apr 03, 2012 09:35 AM — filed under: IT Act, Parliament, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
Rajya Sabha MP, Shri P. Rajeev has moved a motion that the much-criticised Intermediary Guidelines Rules be annulled.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Stockholm Internet Forum 2017: by Prasad Krishna — published May 31, 2017 — last modified Jun 06, 2017 01:43 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
Elonnai Hickok participated in the Stockholm Internet Forum 2017 held in Stockholm from May 15 to 18, 2017. She spoke on the panel "Private sector and civil society collaboration to advance freedom online". The event was organized by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Stockholm Internet Forum 2019: by Admin — published May 25, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 04:15 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) organized the Stockholm Internet Forum 2019 in Stockholm from 16 - 17 May 2019. Gurshabad Grover was a panelist in the discussion on 'Influencing Internet Governance' co-organised by Article 19. The other panelists were Sylvie Coudray (UNESCO), Grace Githaiga (Kictanet), J. Carlos Lara (Derechos Digitales) and Charles Bradley (GPD). The discussion was moderated by Mallory Knodel (Article 19).
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Submission to the Facebook Oversight Board: Policy on Cross-checks: by [in alphabetical order] Anamika Kundu, Digvijay Singh, Divyansha Sehgal and Torsha Sarkar — published Feb 07, 2022 — last modified Feb 09, 2022 05:31 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Freedom, Facebook, Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on a policy consultation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Summary Report Internet Governance Forum 2015: by Jyoti Panday — published Nov 23, 2015 — last modified Nov 30, 2015 10:47 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Big Data, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Encryption, Internet Governance Forum, Intermediary Liability, Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship, Cyber Security, Digital Governance, Anonymity, Civil Society, Blocking
Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India participated in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) held at Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center, Joao Pessoa in Brazil from 10 November 2015 to 13 November 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 was ‘Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development’. Sunil Abraham, Pranesh Prakash & Jyoti Panday from CIS actively engaged and made substantive contributions to several key issues affecting internet governance at the IGF 2015. The issue-wise detail of their engagement is set out below.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 66A Of IT Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
In a major boost to freedom of speech online in India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, reading down a draconian law that was poorly conceived, tragically worded and caused ordinary citizens to be jailed for so much as a comment on Facebook that annoyed just about anyone.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Tangled Web: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 23, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Government and social networking sites at loggerheads as debate rages over freedom of expression, writes Kumar Anshuman and Nikita Doval in this story published in the Week on Saturday, 21 January 2012.
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