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Ayodhya trending on Twitter sparks censorship concerns
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 12, 2012
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filed under:
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
On the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the ShauryaDiwas, Ayodhya and Babri Masjid hashtags were trending on Twitter all day, with almost 2,500 messages sent over 48 hours.
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66A ‘cut & paste job’
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 11, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
The controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act has borrowed words out of context from British and American laws, according to lawyers here who are calling it a “poor cut-and-paste job”.
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The Worldwide Web of Concerns
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 10, 2012
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last modified
Dec 27, 2012 04:31 AM
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filed under:
WCIT,
ITU,
Internet Governance
The International Telecommunication Union’s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) is currently under way in Dubai, after a gap of 25 years. At this conference, the Inter-national Telecommunication Regulations — a binding treaty containing high-level principles — are to be revised.
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Debate on Section 66A rages on
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 10, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Public Accountability
Last week, a reputed BPO in Chennai took down its Facebook page and introduced stricter moderation for posts on its bulletin board.
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The Worldwide Web of Concerns
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 10, 2012
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last modified
Dec 10, 2012 05:10 AM
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filed under:
WCIT,
ITU,
Internet Governance
The threat of a ‘UN takeover’ of the Internet through the WCIT is non-existent. However, that does not mean that activists have been crying themselves hoarse in vain.
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Annual Conference on Human Rights 2012
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 09, 2012
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last modified
Jan 07, 2013 10:47 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Malavika Jayaram participated in this conference as a panelist in this event organised by Estonia and Google.
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Online Censorship: How Government should Approach Regulation of Speech
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 05, 2012
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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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Technology Culture and Events in South East Asia — A Presentation by Preetam Rai
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 04, 2012
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last modified
Dec 19, 2012 12:25 PM
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filed under:
Event,
Internet Governance
Preetam Rai who works with nonprofits, startups and educational institutions will do a small presentation cum discussion at the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore on December 18, 2012, from 5.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
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Events
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Comments on the Proposed Rule 138A of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 Concerning Radio Frequency Identification Tags
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by
Bhairav Acharya
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published
Dec 03, 2012
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last modified
Dec 04, 2012 03:32 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society gave its comments on the proposed Rule 138A of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. The comments were made in response to Notification GSR 738(E) published in the Gazette of India on October 3, 2012.
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Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000: Cases
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Dec 03, 2012
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last modified
Dec 06, 2012 09:20 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Information Technology
In this blog post Snehashish Ghosh summarizes the facts of a few cases where Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000, has been mentioned or discussed.
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