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66A DEAD. LONG LIVE 66A!: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 28, 2015 — last modified Apr 01, 2015 02:11 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Last Tuesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo walked into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office. India's most compulsive and most-followed tweeter, Modi, as Gujarat chief minister, had protested when the Manmohan Singh government blocked the micro-blogging site of a few journalists. Modi had blacked out his own Twitter profile and tweeted: “May God give good sense to everyone.”
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
‘A safe Internet and a free Internet can co-exist’: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2015 — last modified Mar 25, 2015 03:58 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
Striking down of 66A kicked off celebrations in the IT capital.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Ban on pornography temporary, says government: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 05, 2015 — last modified Sep 13, 2015 08:46 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
The government has taken a dramatic U-turn from its stated position on internet pornography.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Criminal Defamation: The Urgent Cause That has United Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and Subramanian Swamy: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 16, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
Three years ago when the then Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and his mother of misappropriation of funds while trying to revive the National Herald newspaper, the Nehru-Gandhi scion threatened to sue him.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Cry, you nasty trolls: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 26, 2015 — last modified May 09, 2015 03:05 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Micro-blogging site Twitter has introduced a tool that identifies abusive tweets and hides them from their targets. Will it stem the tide of viciousness online, asks Prasun Chaudhuri.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency Measures: by Jyoti Panday — published Apr 29, 2015 — last modified Apr 30, 2015 07:37 AM — filed under: Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, RTI, Intermediary Liability, Accountability, Featured, 69A, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Transparency, Homepage, Blocking
Across India on 30 December 2014, following an order issued by the Department of Telecom (DOT), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked 32 websites including Vimeo, Dailymotion, GitHub and Pastebin.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
DesiSec: Cybersecurity and Civil Society in India: by Laird Brown — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Jun 29, 2015 04:25 PM — filed under: Censorship, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Cyber Security Film, Featured, Chilling Effect, Cyber Security, Homepage, Cyber Security Interview
As part of its project on mapping cyber security actors in South Asia and South East Asia, the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a series of interviews with cyber security actors. The interviews were compiled and edited into one documentary. The film produced by Purba Sarkar, edited by Aaron Joseph, and directed by Oxblood Ruffin features Malavika Jayaram, Nitin Pai, Namita Malhotra, Saikat Datta, Nishant Shah, Lawrence Liang, Anja Kovacs, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and, Ravi Sharada Prasad.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Facebook and its Aversion to Anonymous and Pseudonymous Speech: by Jessamine Mathew — published Jul 04, 2014 — filed under: Social Media, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook, Chilling Effect, Anonymity, Pseudonimity, Article 19(1)(a)
Jessamine Mathew explores Facebook's "real name" policy and its implications for the right to free speech.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt: by Sunil Abraham — published Mar 26, 2015 — last modified Apr 17, 2015 01:44 AM — filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
Much confusion has resulted from the Section 66A verdict. Some people are convinced that online speech is now without any reasonable restrictions under Article 19 (2) of the Constitution. This is completely false.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
FOEX Live: by Geetha Hariharan — published Jul 07, 2014 — last modified Jul 07, 2014 12:36 PM — filed under: Social Media, Feedback, Press Freedoms, Censorship, FOEX Live, Human Rights Online, Chilling Effect, Section 66A, Article 19(1)(a)
Selections of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world)
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