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New Document on India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) - 2: by Maria Xynou — published Jan 30, 2014 — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, SAFEGUARDS
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New Indian Rules May Make Online Censorship Easier: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 07, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:57 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Draft rules proposed by the Indian government for intermediaries such as telecommunications companies, Internet service providers and blogging sites could in effect aid censorship, according to experts. The article by John Ribeiro was published in Yahoo News on March 7, 2011.
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New intermediary guidelines: The good and the bad: by Torsha Sarkar — published Feb 26, 2021 — last modified Mar 15, 2021 01:52 PM — 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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New internet rules open to arbitrary interpretation: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 27, 2011 — last modified May 06, 2011 04:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Six years after an e-commerce CEO's arrest for a pornographic CD sold from his website, the government has introduced a liability on intermediaries such as Facebook and Google to "act within 36 hours" of receiving information about offensive content. This article by Manoj Mitta & Javed Anwer was published in the Times of India on April 27, 2011.
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New Kids on the Blog: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 17, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 04:10 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Across the world, the blogosphere is shrinking. But that might not be a bad thing. Look closer, self-indulgence has found newer platforms, and only the fittest and the smartest blogs have survived. This article was published by the Indian Express on February 6, 2011. Indian Express reporter spoke with Nishant Shah.
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New law to unlock data economy: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 12, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Proposal has been sent to PMO for approval.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
New Lock For EU’s Digital Mines: by Admin — published Mar 17, 2018 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Indian companies dealing with European data wait anxiously as the EU pushes in new security rules
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New Media, personalisation and the role of algorithms: by Amber Sinha — published Jan 02, 2017 — last modified Jan 16, 2017 07:20 AM — filed under: Human Rights, Big Data, Internet Governance, Machine Learning, Algorithms, New Media
In his much acclaimed book, The Filter Bubble, Eli Pariser explains how personalisation of services on the web works and laments that they are creating individual bubbles for each user, which run counter to the idea of the Internet as an inherently open place. While Pariser’s book looks at the practices of various large companies providing online services, he briefly touches upon the role of new media such as search engines and social media portals in new curation. Building upon Pariser’s unexplored argument, this article looks at the impact of algorithmic decision-making and Big Data in the context of news reporting and curation.
Located in Internet Governance
New movies lose out due to piracy: by Admin — published Jan 23, 2019 — last modified Feb 02, 2019 02:24 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Piracy continues to be a huge concern among filmmakers but it can also be a marketing strategy for small-budget films.
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New privacy Bill more refined & has wider ambit, say experts: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 03, 2014 — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
But creates wide exceptions for government agencies.
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