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Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 66A Of IT Act: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
In a major boost to freedom of speech online in India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, reading down a draconian law that was poorly conceived, tragically worded and caused ordinary citizens to be jailed for so much as a comment on Facebook that annoyed just about anyone.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Indian Supreme Court Overturns Law Barring ‘Offensive Messages’ Online: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2015 — last modified Mar 25, 2015 04:18 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down legislation barring “offensive messages” online, saying it violated constitutional guarantees of free expression.
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‘A safe Internet and a free Internet can co-exist’: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2015 — last modified Mar 25, 2015 03:58 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
Striking down of 66A kicked off celebrations in the IT capital.
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Netizens Rejoice Over SC Ruling to Keep the Net Free: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 25, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect, Censorship
The Supreme Court ruling to strike down Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act has been welcomed by the city’s netizens.
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No more 66A!: by Geetha Hariharan — published Mar 24, 2015 — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:01 AM — filed under: Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Homepage, Intermediary Liability, Featured, Chilling Effect, Section 66A, Article 19(1)(a), Blocking
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A. Today was a great day for freedom of speech on the Internet! When Section 66A was in operation, if you made a statement that led to offence, you could be prosecuted. We are an offence-friendly nation, judging by media reports in the last year. It was a year of book-bans, website blocking and takedown requests. Facebook’s Transparency Report showed that next to the US, India made the most requests for information about user accounts. A complaint under Section 66A would be a ground for such requests.
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If you thought India is a country where freedom of speech and expression are fundamental rights, think twice!: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 04, 2015 03:52 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Having contributed significantly in growing pollution and corruption indices, there's one place where India seems to hold the top spot is: imposing restrictions on social media contents. There have been over 5,800 restriction requests recorded in the second half of 2014, as per Facebook's Government Requests Report.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
What Does Facebook's Transparency Report Tell Us About the Indian Government's Record on Free Expression & Privacy?: by Pranesh Prakash — published Mar 17, 2015 — last modified Apr 05, 2015 05:08 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Transparency Reports, Internet Governance, Privacy
Given India's online population, the number of user data requests made by the Indian government aren't very high, but the number of content restriction requests are not only high on an absolute number, but even on a per-user basis.
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Section 66A not for curbing freedom of speech, govt says: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 05, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Section designed to fight cybercrime and protect the right to life, central government tells Supreme Court.
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Indian Netizens Criticize Online Censorship of ‘Jihadi’ Content: by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Jan 06, 2015 — last modified Feb 10, 2015 02:43 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
The article on online censorship by Subhashish Panigrahi was published in Global Voices on January 6, 2015.
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Indian Government still blocks 20+ websites – Indian Censorship on Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 03, 2015 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
Indian Government has blocked 20+ major websites to counter ISIS propaganda. The government has removed blocking of github.com, vimeo.com and other 10+ websites blocked till December 31, 2014.
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