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Content takedown and users' rights
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by
Torsha Sarkar, Gurshabad Grover
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published
Feb 14, 2020
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last modified
Feb 17, 2020 05:18 AM
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filed under:
Internet Freedom,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
After Shreya Singhal v Union of India, commentators have continued to question the constitutionality of the content takedown regime under Section 69A of the IT Act (and the Blocking Rules issued under it). There has also been considerable debate around how the judgement has changed this regime: specifically about (i) whether originators of content are entitled to a hearing, (ii) whether Rule 16 of the Blocking Rules, which mandates confidentiality of content takedown requests received by intermediaries from the Government, continues to be operative, and (iii) the effect of Rule 16 on the rights of the originator and the public to challenge executive action. In this opinion piece, we attempt to answer some of these questions.
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A Deep Dive into Content Takedown Timeframes
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by
Torsha Sarkar
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published
Dec 03, 2019
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last modified
Jun 26, 2020 11:59 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
Since the 1990s, internet usage has seen a massive growth, facilitated in part, by growing importance of intermediaries, that act as gateways to the internet. Intermediaries such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), web-hosting providers, social-media platforms and search engines provide key services which propel social, economic and political development. However, these developments are also offset by instances of users engaging with the platforms in an unlawful manner. The scale and openness of the internet makes regulating such behaviour challenging, and in turn pose several interrelated policy questions.
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Roundtable Discussion on Intermediary Liability
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by
Admin
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published
Oct 20, 2019
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
Tanaya Rajwade participated in a roundtable discussion on intermediary liability organised by SFLC and the Dialogue in New Delhi on October 17, 2019.
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News & Media
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Rethinking the intermediary liability regime in India
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by
Torsha Sarkar
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published
Aug 16, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Artificial Intelligence
The article consolidates some of our broad thematic concerns with the draft amendments to the intermediary liability rules, published by MeitY last December.
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Internet Governance
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Webinar on counter-comments to the draft Intermediary Guidelines
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by
Admin
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published
Feb 22, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Information Technology
CCAOI and the ISOC Delhi Chapter organised a webinar on February 11 to discuss the comments submitted to the Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018, and counter-comments that were due by February 14.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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2019 International Asia Conference
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by
Admin
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published
Feb 19, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
ITECHLAW organized the 2019 edition of International Asia Conference at JW Marriott hotel in Bangalore on January 31, 2019 and February 1, 2019. Sunil Abraham was a panelist in the session "Policy Making for the Emerging Tech in India".
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News & Media
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Intermediary liability law needs updating
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Feb 13, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
The time has come for India to exert its foreign policy muscle. There is a less charitable name for intermediary liability regimes like Sec 79 of the IT Act — private censorship regimes.
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Response to the Draft of The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018
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by
Gurshabad Grover, Elonnai Hickok, Arindrajit Basu, Akriti
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published
Feb 07, 2019
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last modified
Feb 07, 2019 08:06 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
In this response, we aim to examine whether the draft rules meet tests of constitutionality and whether they are consistent with the parent Act. We also examine potential harms that may arise from the Rules as they are currently framed and make recommendations to the draft rules that we hope will help the Government meet its objectives while remaining situated within the constitutional ambit.
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MediaNama roundtables on intermediary liability rules
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by
Admin
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published
Feb 02, 2019
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last modified
Feb 17, 2019 03:59 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
MediaNama hosted one policy round-table on Intermediary Liability protections in Bangalore and another round-table in New Delhi, to discuss inputs sought by MEITY on the amendments to Safe Harbor for platforms (payments services, content services, ISPs, etc.) in India. Centre for Internet & Society is a community partner for the event.
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Access to Knowledge
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News & Media
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Webinar on the draft Intermediary Guidelines Amendment Rules
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by
Admin
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published
Jan 18, 2019
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
CCAOI and the ISOC Delhi Chapter organised a webinar on January 10 to discuss the draft "The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018". Gurshabad Grover was a discussant in the panel.
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