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Women arrested for Facebook post: Did cops act under Sena pressure?: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2012 — last modified Nov 21, 2012 11:17 AM — filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Video, Censorship
After Bal Thackeray's death, during the Mumbai Bandh, a 21-year-old criticised the shutdown on her Facebook page — her friend approved of it — next thing they know, they are facing a case, and this morning they were arrested.
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The flaw in cyber law: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 09:06 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, IT Act, Internet Governance
Legal experts and netizens want the controversial clause in the IT Act to be scrapped after two Mumbai girls were arrested for a post on Facebook.
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List of Chairman and Members of CRAC: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Dec 02, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Information Technology
Notification on the constitution of the "Cyber Regulation Advisory Committee"
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Draft nonsense: by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 24, 2012 — last modified Dec 03, 2012 09:08 AM — filed under: IT Act, Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance
Seriously flawed and dodgily drafted provisions in the IT Act provide the state a stick to beat its citizens with.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Last Word: Is there a need to review Information Technology Act?: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2012 — last modified Nov 21, 2012 12:10 PM — filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Video, Censorship
Does the high-handed arrest of two young girls mean it's time to review and revise the IT Act?
Located in News & Media
Facebook launches FB Newswire for journalists; loses part of its immunity under IT Act 2000: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 26, 2014 — last modified May 06, 2014 05:41 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Social Media
A bus accident in California, a fire in New Jersey and another in Vasant Kunj, NASA's successful test flight of its vertical take-off and landing craft, a ceremony to honour the sherpas who died during an avalanche at the Everest last week, and, Israel's suspension of talks with Palestinian authorities. These were some of the news that were disseminated on the first day of Facebook's newest social tool: a newswire to aid journalists and newsrooms.
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SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 31, 2014 — last modified Sep 08, 2014 04:45 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Section 66A of the IT Act punishes sending offensive messages through communication services, including posts on social media websites like Facebook.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Stats from 2014 reveal horror of scrapped section 66A of IT Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 20, 2015 — last modified Sep 26, 2015 07:28 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Section 66A
An average of six netizens were arrested every day in 2014 for posting offensive content online under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, a draconian and much abused law no longer in use.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Govt likely to issue guidelines to clarify IT rules soon: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 20, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Norms relate to the role of intermediaries such as telcos, Web service providers, others on hosting content online, writes Surabhi Agarwal.
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Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism and Rioting Edition) Part II: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Sep 25, 2012 — last modified Sep 27, 2012 10:42 AM — filed under: IT Act, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Social Networking
Snehashish Ghosh does a further analysis of the leaked list of the websites blocked by the Indian Government from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 (“leaked list”).
Located in Internet Governance

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