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Internet Analysts Question India’s Efforts to Stem Panic: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 22, 2012 — last modified Sep 04, 2012 11:46 AM — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
The Indian government’s efforts to stem a weeklong panic among some ethnic minorities has again put it at odds with Internet companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter.
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Internet and Banking: A Trust Broken: by Roshan Gupta — published Dec 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: Some cut down their daily meals and some lost their jobs as the banking sector took a major hit during internet shutdowns.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Internet and Society in Asia: Challenges and Next Steps: by Nishant Shah — published Dec 23, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance, Research
The ubiquitous presence of internet technologies, in our age of digital revolution, has demanded the attention of various disciplines of study and movements for change around the globe. As more of our environment gets connected to the circuits of the World Wide Web, we witness a significant transformation in the way we understand the politics, mechanics and aesthetics of the world we live in, says Nishant Shah in this peer reviewed essay published in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, Volume 11, Number 1, March 2010.
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Internet and the Police: Tool to Some, Trash to Others: by Manoj Kumar — published Dec 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: Disconnection with colleagues discomforts one part of the administration, but the other quips, what’s the big deal?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Internet At Liberty 2012: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 20, 2012 — last modified Jul 05, 2012 05:24 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Video, Internet Governance
Activists and experts from all over the world came together for this event organised by Google on May 23 and 24, 2012 to explore free expression in the digital age.
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Internet at Liberty 2012: Promoting Progress and Freedom: by Prasad Krishna — published May 26, 2012 — last modified May 26, 2012 04:17 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Following the highly successful Internet at Liberty 2010, activists and experts from around the world converged on May 23-24 to explore the most pressing dilemmas and exciting opportunities around free expression in the digital age.
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Internet becomes vernacular with relaunch of e-bhasha: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 23, 2015 — last modified Apr 03, 2015 05:49 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Access to Knowledge
With the relaunch of e-bhasha as a mission mode project, there is a fresh urgency to create content and technical solutions in Indian languages.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Internet censorship will continue in opaque fashion: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 26, 2015 — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
A division bench of the Supreme Court has ruled on three sections of the Information Technology Act 2000 - Section 66A, Section 79 and Section 69A. The draconian Section 66A was originally meant to tackle spam and cyber-stalking but was used by the powerful elite to crack down on online dissent and criticism.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Internet Censorship, Surveillance, and Corporate Transparency: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
Google’s Dorothy Chou will be in conversation with international experts Annenberg School of Communication, St., Philadelphia, on April 3, 2013, from 4.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Malavika Jayaram is participating in the event as a panelist. The event is organised by Center for Global Communication Studies and Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.
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Internet Censorship: Anonymous Can’t be Just Harmful Hackers: by Nishant Shah — published Jul 13, 2012 — last modified Aug 06, 2012 06:56 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
If there was ever an interesting time for people concerned with freedom of speech and expression to live in, it is now, and it is definitely in India. It has been a series of battles the last couple of years, where a slightly out-dated government machinery has been trying to control and contain the burgeoning online spaces, only to be put in their place by the new-age tech-ninjas that have risen as the new heroes in our digital times.
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