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On social media, Modi goes soft: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 02, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social media, Internet Governance
“Truth stands on its own; it doesn’t need a prop.” Is this Mahatma Gandhi? No, it’s Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. Gujarat’s elections are near, but in the arena of social media, Modi has already won. From over a million subscribers on Twitter to a Facebook page flooded with “likes”, Modi’s net is cast wide.
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On the Internet, how much is too much?: by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 14, 2009 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 03:19 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
The Hindu carried a piece on 05/08/2009, discussing the Avinash Kashyap / defamation of the President case.
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On the legality and constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021: by Torsha Sarkar, Gurshabad Grover, Raghav Ahooja, Pallavi Bedi and Divyank Katira — published Jun 21, 2021 — last modified Jun 21, 2021 11:52 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Internet Freedom, Information Technology
This note examines the legality and constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The analysis is consistent with previous work carried out by CIS on issues of intermediary liability and freedom of expression.
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On the net, red herring: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 05, 2011 — last modified Dec 05, 2011 09:49 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
They are often the first clue in cyber crimes.But IP addresses may not be totally foolproof, writes Javed Anwer. Sunil Abraham has been quoted in this article published in the Times of India on 4 December 2011.
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Once Upon A Flash: by Nishant Shah — published Nov 04, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:23 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
It was a dark and stormy evening. A young man in a dark blue Adidas jacket, collar turned up, eyes under green-black shades, hopped off a motorbike, tucked his thumbs into the front pockets of his low-slung retro jeans and surreptitiously made his way through a road thronging with rush-hour traffic and irate pedestrians yelping on their cellphones. He skipped across death traps with skilled ease: leaping over potholes, jumping over halfdug trenches, avoiding the occasional pair of doggy jaws that longed to mate with his ankles, ignoring the bikers who were using the pavements as new lanes for driving towards a honking traffic jam bathed in an orange and red neon that made the road look like a piece of burnt toast with dollops of vicious jam on it.
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One Pokémon to Rule Them All: by Nishant Shah — published Jul 25, 2016 — filed under: Internet Governance
America’s head start on the augmented reality game Pokémon Go shows that the interweb is not an egalitarian space.
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Online @ India: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 12, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
I haven't yet heard of anybody in India going on a rampage because somebody in Pakistan started an 'India hate' page. However, I have seen people kill and destroy because they got incited to violence and hatred through offline religious propaganda, cinema and cricket.
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Online Abuse of Teen Girls in Kashmir Leads to Arrests: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 08, 2013 — last modified Mar 06, 2013 03:51 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Online abuse and a fatwa aimed at a rock band of Muslim teenage girls in Kashmir have led to arrests and a threat of a lawsuit.
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Online Censorship on the Rise: Why I Prefer to Save Things Offline: by Nishant Shah — published Apr 17, 2016 — last modified Jun 05, 2016 03:26 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
As governments use their power to erase what they do not approve of from the web, cloud storage will not be enough.
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Online Censorship: How Government should Approach Regulation of Speech: by Sunil Abraham — published Dec 05, 2012 — filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
Why is there a constant brouhaha in India about online censorship? What must be done to address this?
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