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Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 18, 2013 — last modified Feb 03, 2013 10:50 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
This week Index held a high level panel debate in partnership with the Editors Guild of India and the India International Centre to discuss the question “Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?” Mahima Kaul reports
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January 2013 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 31, 2013 — last modified Jun 11, 2013 11:56 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work
We at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) wish you all a great year ahead and welcome you to the first issue of our newsletter for the year 2013. This issue brings you an overview of our research programs, events organised and participated, news and media coverage, and videos of recent events.
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2012: Privacy Highlights in India: by Elonnai Hickok — published Feb 12, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
In this blog post, Elonnai Hickok summarizes the top privacy moments of 2012 in India. In doing so she lists out the major ones like the Report of Group of Experts on Privacy, the RIM Standoff, the Nira Radia controversy, the Centralized Monitoring System, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, NATGRID, CCTNS, the growth of CCTVs, the leaked DNA Profiling Bill, and the UID project.
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Women Arrested in Mumbai for Complaining on Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2012 — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
For over 30 hours following the death of the Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray on Saturday, stores throughout Mumbai closed their shutters and taxis and autorickshaws stayed off the streets.
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Girls arrested for Facebook post on Thackeray get bail: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 05:18 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Two girls who were arrested for making a Facebook comment protesting the closure of shops in the wake of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray‘s death, have been released on bail bonds of Rs 15,000 each.
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India's Shame: World Reacts to FB Post Arrest: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 05:51 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The arrest of 21 year old Shaheen Dhada for posting anti-Bal Thackeray comments has not only outraged Indians. The story has been picked up and reported across international media as well. Though they may not be aware of the complexities of Indian politics, the fact that young girls were arrested for an FB post has got them questioning the dwindling tolerance for the freedom of speech in India.
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Thousands go online against 66A: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship, Information Technology
An online petition aimed at amending section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act and re-examining internet laws has garnered 3,000 signatures since it began on Tuesday — two days before Kapil Sibal, telecom and IT minister, chairs a meeting with the cyber regulation advisory committee.
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Section 66F of the Information Technology Act, 2000: by Snehashish Ghosh — published Nov 22, 2012 — last modified Dec 02, 2012 09:39 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
Section 66F: Punishment for cyber terrorism.
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The real Sibal’s law: Resisting Section 66A is futile: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — last modified Dec 03, 2012 05:16 AM — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
The Information Technology Act is “substantially the same” as laws instituted in other democracies like UK and the United States. What’s more, the language that is employed in various sections is exactly the same. Thus was the thrust of Kapil Sibal’s defense of Section 66A on NDTV last night.
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DIDP #34 On granular detail on ICANN's budget for policy development process: by Akriti Bopanna — published Jul 06, 2019 — filed under: ICANN, DIDP, Internet Governance
ICANN has Advisory Committees which help guide the policy recommendations that the ICANN community develops while its Supporting Organizations are charged with developing policy recommendations for a particular aspect of ICANN's operations. Supporting Organizations are composed of volunteers from the community. ICANN publishes a combined budget for all these bodies under the head of policy development and CIS inquired about the financial resources allocated to each of them specifically.
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