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India entering the Minority Report age?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 10, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Indian government efforts to block offensive material from the Internet have prompted a storm of online ridicule along with warnings of the risk to India's image as a bastion of free speech.
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Google V/s Kapil Sibal
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 09, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Mr Kapil Sibal was quoted by the Hindu* today as saying that "he had been left with no choice" because the internet companies "refused to delete incendiary hate-speech."
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India bid to censor Internet draws flak
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 09, 2011
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last modified
Dec 09, 2011 10:36 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Indian government efforts to block offensive material from the Internet have prompted a storm of online ridicule along with warnings of the risk to India's image as a bastion of free speech.
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Los internautas indios se oponen a la censura a través de la Red
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 09, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
La idea del Gobierno indio de censurar los contenidos de internet ha chocado con el rechazo de la empresas del sector y de los internautas, que están usando las redes sociales para ridiculizar al ministro
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Social media sites refuse Indian censorship request
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 08, 2011 08:26 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The Indian government's proposal to crack down on offensive internet content has sparked anger among the population.
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Press Coverage of Online Censorship Row
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 08, 2011 11:31 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Links,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Facebook,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
We are maintaining a rolling blog with press references to the row created by the proposal by the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology to pre-screen user-generated Internet content.
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Is the govt bid to regulate content on the Internet a good thing?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 08, 2011 07:12 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The recent move by Union Minister Kapil Sibal to engage leading Internet platform providers like Google, Facebook, etc in regulating content has seen netizens react in different manners. The question of freedom of expression vis-a-vis objectionable content has come to the fore. Pranesh Prakash who deals with such issues on a regular basis at the Centre for Internet and Society was answering questions (more like comments) live on CNN-IBN's chat feature on December 7, 2011.
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‘Chilling’ Impact of India’s April Internet Rules
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Jan 27, 2012 04:32 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Kapil Sibal’s demand that Internet companies self-censor users’ content is just the latest move by the Indian government to restrict information on Facebook and other social media Web sites. This article by Heather Simmons was published in the New York Times on December 7, 2011.
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Online Pre-Censorship is Harmful and Impractical
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 07, 2011
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last modified
Dec 12, 2011 05:00 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Obscenity,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
YouTube,
Social media,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship,
Social Networking
The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal wants Internet intermediaries to pre-censor content uploaded by their users. Pranesh Prakash takes issue with this and explains why this is a problem, even if the government's heart is in the right place. Further, he points out that now is the time to take action on the draconian IT Rules which are before the Parliament.
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Kapil Sibal to sterilise Net but undercover sting shows 6 of 7 websites already trigger-happy to censor under ‘chilling’ IT Act
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 07, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has carried out an undercover investigation into the "chilling effects" of new information technology laws on freedom of expression online, with six out of seven major websites removing innocent content online without proper investigation, creating a "private censorship regime".
