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Comments to the draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
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Anamika Kundu, Digvijay Chaudhary, Divyansha Sehgal, Isha Suri and Torsha Sarkar
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published
Jul 07, 2022
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filed under:
Digital Media,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Information Technology
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) presented its comments on the draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (‘the rules’), which were released on 6 June, 2022 for public comments.
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DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency Measures
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Apr 29, 2015
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last modified
Apr 30, 2015 07:37 AM
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filed under:
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
RTI,
Intermediary Liability,
Accountability,
Featured,
69A,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect,
Transparency,
Homepage,
Blocking
Across India on 30 December 2014, following an order issued by the Department of Telecom (DOT), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked 32 websites including Vimeo, Dailymotion, GitHub and Pastebin.
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The Ministry And The Trace: Subverting End-To-End Encryption
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by
Gurshabad Grover, Tanaya Rajwade and Divyank Katira
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published
Jul 12, 2021
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last modified
Jul 12, 2021 08:18 AM
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filed under:
Cryptography,
Intermediary Liability,
Constitutional Law,
Internet Governance,
Messaging,
Encryption Policy
A legal and technical analysis of the 'traceability' rule and its impact on messaging privacy.
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Panel Discussion on Internet Intermediaries, Law and Innovation
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Jyoti Panday
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published
Jun 14, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
CII, Google and Centre For Communications Governance, NLU Delhi hosted a panel discussion on June 2 in New Delhi. Jyoti Panday attended.
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News & Media
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New intermediary guidelines: The good and the bad
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Torsha Sarkar
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published
Feb 26, 2021
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last modified
Mar 15, 2021 01:52 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Intermediary Liability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Artificial Intelligence
In pursuance of the government releasing the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, this blogpost offers a quick rundown of some of the changes brought about the Rules, and how they line up with existing principles of best practices in content moderation, among others.
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Learning Forum: Transparency and Human Rights in the Digital Age
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 06, 2014
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last modified
Dec 04, 2014 04:14 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
Pranesh Prakash spoke at this event organized by Global Network Initiative on November 6, 2014 in California.
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Do IT Rules 2011 indirectly leads to Censorship of Internet
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Prasad Krishna
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published
May 31, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Video,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
Pranesh Prakash along with Dr. Arvind Gupta, National Convener, BJP IT Cell and Ms.
Mishi Choudhary, Executive Director, SFLC participated in a panel discussion on censorship of the Internet on May 8, 2012.
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Super Cassettes v. MySpace (Redux)
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Jan 16, 2017
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last modified
Jan 18, 2017 02:31 PM
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filed under:
Intermediary Liability,
Copyright,
Censorship,
Access to Knowledge
The latest judgment in the matter of Super Cassettes v. MySpace is a landmark and progressive ruling, which strengthens the safe harbor immunity enjoyed by Internet intermediaries in India. It interprets the provisions of the IT Act, 2000 and the Copyright Act, 1957 to restore safe harbor immunity to intermediaries even in the case of copyright claims. It also relieves MySpace from pre-screening user-uploaded content, endeavouring to strike a balance between free speech and censorship. CIS was one of the intervenors in the case, and has been duly acknowledged in the judgment.
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Blogs
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Twitter's India troubles show tough path ahead for digital platforms
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by
Aditya Sharma
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Jun 26, 2021 02:54 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Information Technology
Twitter is in a standoff with Indian authorities over the government's new digital rules. Critics see the rules as an attempt to curb free speech, while others say more action is needed to hold tech giants accountable.
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Submission to the Facebook Oversight Board in Case 2021-008-FB-FBR: Brazil, Health Misinformation and Lockdowns
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by
Tanvi Apte and Torsha Sarkar
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published
Jun 30, 2021
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last modified
Jul 01, 2021 07:34 AM
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filed under:
Internet Freedom,
Misinformation,
Intermediary Liability,
Information Technology
In this note, we answer questions set out by the Board, pursuant to case 2021-008-FB-FBR, which concerned a post made by a Brazilian sub-national health official, and raised questions on health misinformation and enforcement of Facebook's community standards.
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