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Govt tweaks enforcement of IT Act after spate of arrests
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Information Technology
The government on Thursday tweaked the law to make it tougher for citizens to be arrested for online comments that are deemed offensive after recent arrests came in for heavy criticism by Internet activists, the media and other groups.
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Hacktivists deface BSNL website
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 14, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Censorship
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) website, www.bsnl.co.in, was hacked and defaced on Thursday afternoon.
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Here is why government twitter handles have been posting offensive and partisan messages
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 16, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Twitter,
Social Networking,
Internet Governance
You have failed us big time Mr Kejriwal, for your petty political gains you can become headlines for Pakistani press,” read a tweet on October 5 from @IndiaPostOffice, the official twitter handle of the Indian postal service.
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How Next-Gen Smartphone Users are Being Bought and Sold
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 19, 2013
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last modified
Sep 05, 2013 10:48 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
After facebook and google, Twitter became the latest to buy millions of Indian smartphone users in July.
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How The U.K. Got A Better Deal From Facebook Than India Did
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 18, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and India’s Karmanya Sareen shared a similar concern – how messenger application WhatsApp’s decision to share user data with parent Facebook is a violation of the promise of privacy.
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How To Win Friends, FB Style
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 18, 2015
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filed under:
Social Media,
Facebook,
Internet Governance
True to form—and Facebook—there was a warm, friendly and familial feel to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s townhall meeting at Melon, California, with Mark Zuckerberg on September 27. Modi got emotional (yet again) while talking about his mother. Zuckerberg, the youngish founder of the world’s largest social networking site, got his parents to meet and pose with Modi.
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Huge outcry forces India to backtrack on social media data proposal
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 24, 2015
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last modified
Oct 01, 2015 01:31 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Govt retracts move after strongly negative reaction to 90-day message-saving policy
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News & Media
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I Just Pinged to Say Hello
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Nov 30, 2013
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
A host of social networks find us more connected than ever before, but leave us groping for words in the digital space.
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Blog
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India 'jihadi' web blocking causes anger
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 03, 2015
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filed under:
Social Media,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect,
Press Freedoms
A government block on more than 30 high-profile websites has caused anger across India.
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India ‘tea parties’ enable politicians to woo urban youth with technology
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 27, 2014
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last modified
Mar 06, 2014 12:13 PM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Babalal Patel’s tiny tea stall in southern Mumbai is a long way from Silicon Valley. It is not even that close to Bangalore, the Indian equivalent.
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