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Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 25, 2012 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AM — filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Featured, Homepage
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held by lawyers and legal academics to be unconstitutional. In this post Pranesh Prakash explores why that section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000: Cases: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Dec 03, 2012 — last modified Dec 06, 2012 09:20 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Information Technology
In this blog post Snehashish Ghosh summarizes the facts of a few cases where Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000, has been mentioned or discussed.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Comments to the proposed amendments to The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021: by Divyansha Sehgal and Torsha Sarkar — published Feb 07, 2023 — filed under: Digital Media, Internet Governance, Information Technology, IT Act
This note presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India, on the proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“proposed amendments”). We thank Isha Suri for her review of this submission.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
We the goondas: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 04, 2014 — last modified Aug 04, 2014 03:06 PM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Social Media, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
You can now be arrested in Karnataka even before you commit an offence under the IT Act. You could be in jail under the Goonda Act even if not guilty under the Indian Copyright Act. If govt thinks you are planning to send a 'lascivious' photo to a WhatsApp group, or forwarding a copyrighted song, you can be arrested.
Located in News & Media
The Case of Whatsapp Group Admins: by Japreet Grewal — published Nov 26, 2015 — last modified Dec 08, 2015 10:25 AM — filed under: IT Act, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Interception, Monitoring and Decryption of Information) Rules, 2009: by Jadine Lannon — published Apr 24, 2013 — last modified Jul 06, 2013 01:51 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Rules under section 69(2) of the Information Technology Act, 2008 (after the 2008 amendment).
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Information Technology (Procedure and safeguard for Monitoring and Collecting Traffic Data or Information) Rules, 2009: by Jadine Lannon — published Apr 25, 2013 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Draft Rules under section 69B of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 as notified by the Central Government.
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
At the end of the niche optical pirate: by Siddharth Chadha — published Oct 29, 2009 — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:44 AM — filed under: IT Act, Consumer Rights, Piracy, Intellectual Property Rights, internet and society
In this blog post, Siddharth Chaddha goes enquiring into the modus operandi of a video pirate / film lover / businessman in Bangalore's famed National Market.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Press Coverage of Online Censorship Row: by Pranesh Prakash — published Dec 08, 2011 — last modified Dec 08, 2011 11:31 AM — filed under: IT Act, Links, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Facebook, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
We are maintaining a rolling blog with press references to the row created by the proposal by the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology to pre-screen user-generated Internet content.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Debate on Section 66A rages on: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Public Accountability
Last week, a reputed BPO in Chennai took down its Facebook page and introduced stricter moderation for posts on its bulletin board.
Located in News & Media

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