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Of Surrogate Futures and Scattered Temporalities: by Nishant Shah — published Dec 28, 2011 — last modified Dec 30, 2011 10:15 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
There can be no refuting Michael Edwards’ claim that the world we live in is not only thick with problems, but that the problems that we are collectively trying to address are ‘thick...complex, politicized and unpredictable...complicated and contested’.
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Off the Record: by Nishant Shah — published Apr 06, 2013 — last modified Apr 26, 2013 05:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Social networks track our world but not relationships. We live in a world where things happen. And yet, with the presence of digital objects, the things that happen have increased in intensity and volume.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Officials Raise Questions over Indian Government’s Efforts: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 04, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
As per a recent report, it has been revealed that the Indian government despite making several efforts to resolve the issue of hate speech seems failing in the same.
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OHD on Consultation Paper on Net Neutrality: by Admin — published Aug 04, 2017 — last modified Aug 04, 2017 02:14 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash was a speaker at the OHD on Consultation Paper on Net Neutrality organized by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on July 25, 2017 in Bengaluru.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Old Isn't Always Gold: FaceApp and Its Privacy Policies: by Mira Swaminathan and Shweta Reddy — published Jul 21, 2019 — last modified Aug 09, 2019 10:12 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Leaving aside the Red Scare for a moment, FaceApp's own rebuttal of privacy worries are highly problematic in nature.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
On Google Maps, JNU top result in search for 'anti-national': by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 29, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
"Anti-national" is not a location. But Google Maps seems to have an address for it - Jawaharlal Nehru University in the capital. On Friday, Google Maps pinned other such "locations" in the same place. It yielded the same result for other search terms such as "sedition," "freedom of expression," and "patriotism."
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
On social media, Modi goes soft: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 02, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social media, Internet Governance
“Truth stands on its own; it doesn’t need a prop.” Is this Mahatma Gandhi? No, it’s Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. Gujarat’s elections are near, but in the arena of social media, Modi has already won. From over a million subscribers on Twitter to a Facebook page flooded with “likes”, Modi’s net is cast wide.
Located in News & Media
On the Internet, how much is too much?: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 14, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:19 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Hindu carried a piece on 05/08/2009, discussing the Avinash Kashyap / defamation of the President case.
Located in News & Media
On the legality and constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021: by Torsha Sarkar, Gurshabad Grover, Raghav Ahooja, Pallavi Bedi and Divyank Katira — published Jun 21, 2021 — last modified Jun 21, 2021 11:52 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Internet Freedom, Information Technology
This note examines the legality and constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The analysis is consistent with previous work carried out by CIS on issues of intermediary liability and freedom of expression.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
On the net, red herring: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 05, 2011 — last modified Dec 05, 2011 09:49 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
They are often the first clue in cyber crimes.But IP addresses may not be totally foolproof, writes Javed Anwer. Sunil Abraham has been quoted in this article published in the Times of India on 4 December 2011.
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