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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
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.
Located in News & Media
Cyber Dialogue Conference 2014: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 27, 2014 — last modified Apr 08, 2014 05:09 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
The Cyber Dialogue conference, presented by the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, will convene an influential mix of global leaders from government, civil society, academia and private enterprise to participate in a series of facilitated public plenary conversations and working groups around cyberspace security and governance.
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Cyber security, surveillance and the right to privacy: country perspectives: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 23, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
This blog post is fourth in a series of eight blog posts to report on the “Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression” recently concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Located in News & Media
Dadri reopens debate on online hate speech: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 11, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Hate Speech
The friction between free speech and hate speech has become newly intense because of social media. Twitter reflected the turmoil after the lynching of Mohammed Akhlaq in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, when some tweets justified the murder as a legitimate reaction against cow-slaughter, trending the hashtag #cowmurderers.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Debate: Online content row-1: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 07, 2011 — last modified Dec 07, 2011 11:06 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists Chandan Mitra, Editor-in-Chief, 'The Pioneer' & MP, BJP; Sabeer Bhatia, Co-founder, Hotmail; Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, Centre for Internet and Society; Ankit Fadia, Ethical Hacker; Suhel Seth, Managing Partner Counselage; Pradeep Gupta, Chairman, Cyber Media and Rajesh Charia, President, Internet Service Providers Association of India discuss the issue if the Government should make clear definition of what is objectionable to internet/social media companies and draw a clear distinction between communally incitable material and political censorship.
Located in News & Media
Decline in web freedom steepest in India: Report: by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 03, 2013 — last modified Oct 24, 2013 03:50 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
In a report on the state of internet in 60 countries, Freedom House, a US-based organization, said that in 2013 India saw the "most significant year-on-year decline" in terms of the web freedom.
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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
Delhi defends Internet blocking: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
India on Friday defended itself against accusations of heavy-handed online censorship, saying it had been successful in blocking content blamed for fuelling ethnic tensions.
Located in News & Media
Department of Labour Interaction Program: Online Business Platforms: by Bharath Gururagavendran — published Oct 29, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The Department of Labour convened an interaction program of sorts at Vikas Soudha in Bangalore on 21st October, 2019 to hear the issues plaguing the emergent gig economy.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog

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