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Campaign against curbs on websites gathers steam: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 25, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
For political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and his blogger-cum-journalist friend Alok Dixit, who both ran a website against corruption, a tryst with the blind side of law triggered their mission against “gagging” of the new-age Indian Internet user.
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Censoring the Internet: A brief manual: by Sunil Abraham — published Aug 24, 2012 — filed under: Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Blocking websites on the Internet should be proportionate to harm they intend. However, the government of India's approach is against the principles of natural justice.
Located in Internet Governance
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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Chilling Effects and Frozen Words: by Lawrence Liang — published Apr 30, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
What if the real danger is not that we lose our freedom of speech and expression but our sense of humour as a nation? Lawrence Liang's op-ed was published in the Hindu on April 30, 2012.
Located in Internet Governance
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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Collaborative Projects Programme: by Nishant Shah — published Sep 18, 2008 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 03:04 AM — filed under: Cyberspace, Family, Digital Natives, Public Accountability, Obscenity, e-governance, Cyborgs, Cybercultures, Projects, New Pedagogies, Communities, Digital subjectivities, Digital Pluralism
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Contestations of Data, ECJ Safe Harbor Ruling and Lessons for India: by Jyoti Panday — published Oct 14, 2015 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Economy, Public Accountability, Privacy, Platform Responsibility, Data Protection, Accountability, Digital Security, Digital India, Internet Governance
The European Court of Justice has invalidated a European Commission decision, which had previously concluded that the 'Safe Harbour Privacy Principles' provide adequate protections for European citizens’ privacy rights for the transfer of personal data between European Union and United States. The inadequacies of the framework is not news for the European Commission and action by ECJ has been a long time coming. The ruling raises important questions about how the claims of citizenship are being negotiated in the context of the internet, and how increasingly the contestations of personal data are being employed in the discourse.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
CPOV : Wikipedia Research Initiative: by Nishant Shah — published Mar 16, 2010 — last modified Aug 23, 2011 02:52 AM — filed under: Conference, Open Standards, Digital Activism, Digital Governance, Digital Access, Public Accountability, Research, Featured
The Second event, towards building the Critical Point of View Reader on Wikipedia, brings a range of scholars, practitioners, theorists and activists to critically reflect on the state of Wikipedia in our contemporary Information Societies. Organised in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by the Institute of Network Cultures, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, the event builds on the debates and discussions initiated at the WikiWars that launched off the knowledge network in Bangalore in January 2010. Follow the Live Tweets at #CPOV
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Criticism mounts over India censorship: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2012 — filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
India’s government is facing fierce criticism from privacy groups, political opponents and irate internet users accusing it of an excessive and poorly targeted censorship drive as it seeks to contain social alarm triggered by communal unrest.
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Debate on Section 66A rages on: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 10, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Public Accountability
Last week, a reputed BPO in Chennai took down its Facebook page and introduced stricter moderation for posts on its bulletin board.
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