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Clash of the cyberworlds: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 07, 2013 — last modified Jan 15, 2013 06:57 AM — filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
In an increasingly digital world, the issue of Internet freedom and governance has become hugely contested. Censorship and denial of access occur across the political spectrum of nations, even in liberal democracies.
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Private sector censors: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 26, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
If business decides what’s ‘good’ and ‘bad’ speech, it can lead to multiple interpretations and arbitrary decisions. The article by Salil Tripathi was published in LiveMint on April 25, 2012.
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Post and be Damned: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Your careless comments online could put you in jail, thanks to Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. Kavitha Shanmugam examines a law that some critics say is vague and unconstitutional
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Second Response to Draft National Policy on Open Standards for e-Governance: by Pranesh Prakash — published Jul 07, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2009 04:49 PM — filed under: Open Standards, Public Accountability, Software Patents
Another draft (labelled "version 2", dated May 26, 2009) of the draft national policy on open standards for e-governance was made available to Fosscomm, while many software companies were speaking out against NASSCOM's position on the policy. CIS drafted a second response addressing both the allegations against NASSCOM as well as the few shortcomings we perceive in the draft policy.
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The Quixotic Fight to Clean up the Web: by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 23, 2012 — last modified Jan 26, 2012 08:53 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Information Technology
The ongoing attempt to pre-screen online content won’t change anything. It will only drive netizens into the arms of criminals, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in Tehelka Magazine, Vol 9, Issue 04, Dated 28 Jan 2012.
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Censorship makes India fall two places on global internet freedom chart: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 27, 2012 — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
A recently released global report on the internet freedom rated India 39th in 2012, a slip from two places last year.
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India blocks more than 250 Web sites for inciting hate, panic: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 22, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Nearly 80 people have been killed and 400,000 displaced in fighting between Muslims and India’s Hindu Bodo tribespeople in Assam, a northeastern state of India, in recent weeks. The violence has prompted many northeasterners living in major cities to flee, fearing reprisals.
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A provisional definition for the Cultural Last Mile: by Nishant Shah — published Dec 10, 2009 — last modified Aug 02, 2011 08:57 AM — filed under: ICT4D, Digital Governance, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Cybercultures, Digital subjectivities
In the first of his entries, Ashish Rajadhyaksha gives his own spin on the 'Last Mile' problem that has been at the crux of all public technologies. Shifting the terms of debate away from broadcast problems of distance and access, he re-purposes the 'last mile' which is a communications problem, to make a cultural argument about the role and imagination of technology in India, and the specific ways in which this problem features in talking about Internet Technologies in contemporary India.
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India's struggle for online freedom: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under: Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
"65 years since your independence," a new battle for freedom is under way in India — according to a YouTube video uploaded by an Indian member of Anonymous, the global "hacktivist" movement.
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No more blocking of entire websites?: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 26, 2012 — last modified Jun 26, 2012 09:47 AM — filed under: Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
The Madras HC has taken one step to ensure that entire websites are no longer blocked, but it doesn't mean that arbitrary takedowns will cease.
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