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Anti-trafficking Bill may lead to censorship: by Swaraj Barooah and Gurshabad Grover — published Jul 24, 2018 — last modified Aug 02, 2018 01:59 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
There are a few problematic provisions in the proposed legislation—it may severely impact freedom of expression.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Internet Shutdown Stories: by Ambika Tandon — published May 17, 2018 — last modified Sep 03, 2019 09:57 AM — filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Censorship
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has published a collection of stories of the impact of internet shutdowns on people's lives in the country. This book seeks to give a glimpse into the lives of those directly affected by these internet shutdown experiments. When seen in a larger context, we hope that the stories in this book also demonstrate that access to the internet and freedom of speech is not just about an individual’s rights, but are also required for the collective good. This is a project funded by Facebook and MacArthur Foundation, and the stories were provided by 101 Reporters. Case studies from the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana, West Bengal, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, and Uttar Pradesh have been highlighted in this compilation.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sites: by Prasad Krishna — published May 04, 2017 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
A BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet across Kashmir.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
J&K social media ban: Use of 132-year-old Act can’t stand judicial scrutiny, say experts: by Prasad Krishna — published May 04, 2017 — last modified May 04, 2017 02:12 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
Jammu and Kashmir's social media ban: Legal experts are not convinced this is a viable order
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
NGOs, individuals urge state CMs to curb Internet shutdown: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 07, 2017 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Freedom, Internet Governance, Censorship
Amid rising instances of Internet curbs, a group of individuals and organisations have urged the chief ministers of 12 states to only restrict specific online content rather than resort to complete shutdown.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Fake News, Rumors & Online Content Regulation: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 28, 2017 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Medianama and Mint organized #NAMApolicy open house on 'Fake News, Rumors & Online Content Regulation' on February 22, 2017 at the India Habitat Centre. Japreet Grewal and Amber Sinha attended the event.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Super Cassettes v. MySpace (Redux): by Anubha Sinha — published Jan 16, 2017 — last modified Jan 18, 2017 02:31 PM — filed under: Intermediary Liability, Copyright, Censorship, Access to Knowledge
The latest judgment in the matter of Super Cassettes v. MySpace is a landmark and progressive ruling, which strengthens the safe harbor immunity enjoyed by Internet intermediaries in India. It interprets the provisions of the IT Act, 2000 and the Copyright Act, 1957 to restore safe harbor immunity to intermediaries even in the case of copyright claims. It also relieves MySpace from pre-screening user-uploaded content, endeavouring to strike a balance between free speech and censorship. CIS was one of the intervenors in the case, and has been duly acknowledged in the judgment.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Internet Rights and Wrongs: by Pranesh Prakash — published Sep 22, 2016 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, IT Act, Internet Governance, Censorship
With a rise in PIL's for unwarranted censorship, do we need to step back and inspect if it's about time unreasonable trends are checked?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Why Geospatial Bill is draconian and how it will hurt startups: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 02, 2016 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Last week, the Indian government rejected Google’s plans to map Indian cities, tourist spots and mountain ranges, using the 360-degree panoramic Google Street View feature.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Here is the entire list of 'escorts service' websites that the government has banned: by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 02, 2016 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Another day and another opaque order asking Indian service providers to block websites that allegedly offer or advertise escort services in India. In total, the government has ordered ban on 237 websites. But as it happens whenever the Indian government bans website, there has been no public communication about the same.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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