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Was there an Unofficial Internet Shutdown in BHU & NTPC?: by Saurabh Sharma — published Dec 19, 2017 — last modified Dec 19, 2017 04:05 PM — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: In Varanasi and Raebareli, residents allege internet bans, while govt denies it all.
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Internet and Banking: A Trust Broken: by Roshan Gupta — published Dec 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: Some cut down their daily meals and some lost their jobs as the banking sector took a major hit during internet shutdowns.
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Stock Brokers Don't Love an Internet Shutdown: by Binita Parikh — published Dec 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: For a trade that rides on price volatility and fast reactions, an internet shutdown is a costly slowdown.
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Internet Shutdowns: A Modern-day Siege: by Ayswarya Murthy — published Dec 19, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: Technology activists, lawyers, politicians and NGOs weigh in on the spate of internet shutdowns in India in 2017.
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Darjeeling’s e-commerce Crumbles after 100 days sans Internet: by Avijit Sarkar — published Dec 20, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: The shutdown on ground and that of the internet have together hurt the economy critically
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Education and Employment Opportunities Tossed out of the Window: by Roshan Gupta — published Dec 20, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: Schools, students and teachers remember how they survived 100 days of internet shutdown.
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ISPs in Kashmir Grappling with Mounting Losses Amid Recurrent Shutdowns: by Safeena Wani — published Dec 20, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: Internet savvy youth taking to alternative routes to access the world wide web.
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E-administration Efforts are Lame Ducks without Internet: by Amit Kumar & Sat Singh — published Dec 20, 2017 — filed under: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance
Strap: How Haryana engages with the Digital India dream when one act of vandalism can invite a net ban.
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New Recommendations to Regulate Online Hate Speech Could Pose More Problems Than Solutions: by Amber Sinha — published Jan 02, 2018 — filed under: Hate Speech, Internet Governance
The T.K. Viswanathan committee’s recommendations could prove to be dangerous for free speech if acted upon without resolving its flaws.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Roundtable on A.I. and Manufacturing and Services: by Admin — published Jan 02, 2018 — last modified Jan 18, 2018 01:44 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Event, Artificial Intelligence
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore is organizing a roundtable on ‘A.I. and Manufacturing and Services’ on the 19th of January, 2018 from 2 to 5 pm at ‘The Energy and Resources Institute’ (TERI) Bangalore. The Roundtable seeks to discuss the various issues and challenges surrounding the implementation of AI and related technologies on manufacturing processes and services.
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