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Net neutrality: Net activism packs a punch: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 19, 2015 — last modified May 09, 2015 09:02 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
For the first time in the history of internet campaigns in India, a protest movement has successfully changed the course of a debate without having to take to the streets. The net neutrality movement is being fought almost totally in the virtual world. Hashtag activism isn't new in India. In recent times, several big campaigns have been bolstered by the internet which helped mobilize mass support and kept people constantly updated on events. Pink Chaddi, Jan Lokpal and the Nirbhaya movements were some examples of successful on-the-ground campaigns that were galvanized by social media. But they still needed public action — dharnas, candlelight vigils and actual pink undies — to make a difference.
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Know thy selfie: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 27, 2014 — last modified Aug 05, 2015 01:23 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
The trend of clicking selfies is not a mere self-indulgent fad. It's a modern form of peer validation that helps in building a social bond, say Prasun Chaudhuri and Sharmistha Ghosal
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Airtel defends Airtel Zero, calls it toll-free service: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 20, 2015 — last modified May 09, 2015 09:19 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Releasing an official statement, Airtel said its vision is to have every Indian on the Internet while appmakers will decide how to pay for data.
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Net Neutrality: The argument continues: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2015 — last modified May 09, 2015 11:35 AM — filed under: Net Neutrality, Internet Governance
Opposing camps pitch their views on what zero rating and differential access to the internet would mean in India.
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April 2015 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 30, 2015 — last modified May 31, 2015 04:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Researchers at Work, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
Newsletter for the month of April below.
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Private sector censors: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 26, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
If business decides what’s ‘good’ and ‘bad’ speech, it can lead to multiple interpretations and arbitrary decisions. The article by Salil Tripathi was published in LiveMint on April 25, 2012.
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India's Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism: by Pranesh Prakash — published Apr 26, 2012 — last modified Apr 26, 2012 01:45 PM — filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Encryption, Intermediary Liability, Facebook, Internet Governance, Censorship
Cyber-laws in India are severely flawed, with neither lawyers nor technologists being able to understand them, and the Cyber-Law Group in DEIT being incapable of framing fair, just, and informed laws and policies. Pranesh Prakash suggests they learn from the DEIT's Internet Governance Division, and Brazil, and adopt multi-stakeholderism as a core principle of Internet policy-making.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Social Media 1, Indian Government 0: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 26, 2012 — last modified Apr 27, 2012 04:44 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
The futility of the Indian government’s attempts to control what is posted on Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites was thrown into high relief this week, after a video purportedly showing Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singvi having sex in his office resulted in his resignation.
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Rethinking National Privacy Principles: Evaluating Principles for India's Proposed Data Protection Law: by Amber Sinha — published Sep 11, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
This report is intended to be the first part in a series of white papers that CIS will publish which seeks to contribute to the discussions around the enactment of a privacy legislation in India. In subsequent pieces we will focus on subjects such as regulatory framework to implement, supervise and enforce privacy principles, and principles to regulate surveillance in India under a privacy law.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
August 2017 Newsletter: by Admin — published Aug 30, 2017 — last modified Oct 09, 2017 02:48 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge
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