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Catch-all approach to Net freedom draws activist ire: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 15, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:43 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Internet has revolutionized the way we socialise, date and even protest. Online activism is a faster, more effective way to get more people to react to a cause. But at the same time it is this speed that makes Internet-generated protests a far graver danger than offline protests. Egypt faced an Internet shutdown when the protest started gaining steam and China has been throttled with heavy cyber censorship for years. Unfortunately, silencing the voices of dissent online is as easy as raising them. This article by Annie Johnny appeared in the Sunday Guardian, New Delhi on 13 March 2011.
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Cause and effect Facebook-style: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 13, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:44 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
While the world is crediting Facebook for triggering the Arab revolution, do Facebook groups in India say anything about top of mind causes for young Indians? Crime touches a chord - the pages that have sprung up for Radhika Tanwar and Aarushi Talwar illustrate this - but it's the ideological issues that have made it to our top five list. Anja Kovas, a fellow at the Centre for Internet and Society, a Bengaluru-based research organisation, analyses the success of these causes.
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Digerati See Censorship in New Web Rules: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2011 — last modified May 05, 2011 02:21 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Attention Indian bloggers and social media fiends: the next time you’re composing a witty tweet or posting an edgy item on Facebook, please take care that what you’re writing isn’t “grossly harmful” or “harassing” or “ethnically objectionable” or – oh, the humanity! – “disparaging.” This news was published in the Wall Street Journal on May 2, 2011.
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Gone in a flash: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 16, 2011 — last modified Apr 20, 2011 04:58 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Net-savvy crowds gather in public places for moments of wacky fun, then vanish. This article by Neha Thirani was published in the Times of India Crest Edition on April 16, 2011.
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Dark waders: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 20, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
Akhila Seetharaman finds out why a group of artists and researchers are preoccupied with chasing shadows. This article was published in Time Out Bengaluru, Vol. 3, Issue 20, April 15 - 28, 2011.
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Citizens' forums want UID project scrapped: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Citizens’ forums and groups have stepped up their attack on the Unique Identification Project calling for the complete scrapping of the project.
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Class attendance rises after restriction on Internet use: by Radha Rao — published Sep 15, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:58 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
by Neha Bhayana, Hindustan Times (Mumbai, September 06, 2009)
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Clicktivism & a brave new world order: by Nishant Shah — published Jan 06, 2011 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:02 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
THE FIRST decade of this century has been one of accelerated change. The proliferation of the Internet has ushered in ubiquitous transformations in the way we live. And yet, the more things change, the more they remain the same.
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Call, text, email complaint against rogue auto driver: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 08, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:45 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Harassed by an auto driver? Helplines give you no relief? Here's the people's way to help you out. Just report your issue online, call or even SMS sitting in a noisy restaurant, and be heard.
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Control shift?: by Radha Rao — published Nov 11, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:35 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
USA might have ceded the control of the Internet, but only partially - An article by Pranesh Prakash in Down to Earth (Issue: Nov 15th ,2009)
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