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Parliament panel blasts govt over ambiguous internet laws
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Prasad Krishna
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Mar 28, 2013
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Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation has come out with a report in which it has lambasted the government and asked it to make changes to IT rules that govern internet-related cases in India.
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CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 27, 2013
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last modified
Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Censorship,
Homepage
The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has recommended that the government amend the Rules it passed in April 2011 under section 79 of the Information Technology Act.
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Press controls ‘send wrong message to rest of world’
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Mar 26, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Britain could trigger an international media crackdown if the Government goes ahead with plans for a Royal Charter to introduce a new Press regulator, free speech campaigners warned yesterday.
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India’s Civil Liberties Crisis: Of Bans, Blocks, Bullying and Biometrics
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 25, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Malavika Jayaram will be a speaker at this event which is organized by the Center for Global Communication Studies and will be held at Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennslyvania, Philadelphia, on March 28, 2013, from 12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
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Namaste, Mr. Eric Schmidt
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 21, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
An article by R. Jai Krishna published in the Wall Street Journal on March 20, 2013 quotes Sunil Abraham.
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Reply to RTI Application on Blocking of website and Rule 419A of Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 21, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Department of Telecommunications sent its reply to an RTI application from the Centre for Internet and Society. The application was sent on December 27, 2012 with reference to blocking of websites and Rule 419A of the Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951.
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Resources
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Freedom Song: Film Screening and Discussion
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 12, 2013
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last modified
Mar 15, 2013 06:51 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Event,
Internet Governance
Freedom Song, a documentary film produced by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust and directed by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Subi Chaturvedi will be screened at the IIHS Bangalore City Campus on March 21, 2013, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by discussions. Paranjoy will be present for the screening and will answer questions from the participants.
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Don’t SLAPP free speech
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Feb 28, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
IIPM is proving adept at the tactical use of lawsuits to stifle criticism, despite safeguards. THE DEPARTMENT of Telecommunications, on 14 February, issued orders to block certain web pages critical of the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).
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Why was the Gwalior court in such a hurry to block IIPM URLs?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 19, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Is it really that easy to get courts to block online content as it appears from the latest case of the blocking of 73 URLs related to IIPM? Legally speaking, yes.
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Freedom of Expression Gagged
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by
Chinmayi Arun
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published
Feb 18, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The use of law to bully people into silence, called ‘heckler’s veto’, is not unique to India, writes Chinmayi Arun in this op-ed published in Business Line on February 15, 2013.
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