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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
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
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.
Located in Internet Governance / Events
Ahead of data protection law roll out, experts caution that it shouldn't limit collection and use of data: by Admin — published Oct 12, 2017 — last modified Jan 02, 2018 03:20 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
With India planning to roll out a new data protection regime following the landmark Supreme Court judgment upholding right to privacy as fundamental right, experts have cautioned that the new law should not limit collection and use of data.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Why the lack of understanding about the Blue Whale Challenge poses a bigger threat?: by Admin — published Sep 06, 2017 — last modified Jan 03, 2018 01:52 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
On 30 August, Vignesh A, a 19-year-old college student from Madurai committed suicide. Indications of self-harm on his body swaying investigating agencies to suspect that the suicide was related to the Blue Whale challenge-an online game which involves completing 50 tasks or challenges dictated by a remote 'handler' which ultimately leads to ending their own life.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
In our anxiety about the Blue Whale Challenge, are we missing the elephant in the room?: by Admin — published Sep 09, 2017 — last modified Jan 03, 2018 02:09 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
In the beginning, the Blue Whale Challenge seemed like it had all the hallmarks of an urban legend: an online self-harm game that instructed victims to commit increasing degrees of violence upon themselves, finally convincing them to commit suicide. While it was whispered about in schools, college corridors and Reddit forums, reporters found it difficult to trace.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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