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Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age
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by
Geetha Hariharan and Jyoti Panday
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published
Jul 14, 2015
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last modified
Jul 15, 2015 02:42 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society, the Observer Research Foundation, the Internet Policy Observatory, the Centre for Global Communication Studies and the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania organized this conference on April 21, 2015 in New Delhi.
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India blocks access to 857 porn sites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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filed under:
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Digital Media,
Chilling Effect
India has blocked free access to 857 porn sites in what it says is a move to prevent children from accessing them.
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Porn ban: People will soon learn to circumvent ISPs and govt orders, expert says
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Digital Media,
Chilling Effect
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Porn block in India sparks outrage
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 05, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Digital Media,
Chilling Effect
India’s government has triggered a storm of protest after blocking 857 alleged pornography websites, with privacy and internet freedom campaigners, as well as consumers, condemning the move as arbitrary and unlawful.
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Criminal defamation remains and so does the debate
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by
Japreet Grewal
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published
May 19, 2016
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last modified
May 23, 2016 06:05 AM
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filed under:
Criminal Defamation,
Defamation,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Censorship
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CIS's Comments on the Draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 05, 2016
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last modified
Jun 05, 2016 03:06 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Geospatial Information Regulation Bill,
Geospatial Data,
National Geospatial Policy
The Centre for Internet and Society is alarmed by the Draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, and has recommended that the proposed law be withdrawn in its entirety. It offered the following detailed comments as its submission.
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UN Special Rapporteur Report on Freedom of Expression and the Private Sector: A Significant Step Forward
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Vidushi Marda
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published
Jun 08, 2016
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last modified
Jun 08, 2016 05:27 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
UNHRC,
Digital Media,
Intermediary Liability,
ICT
On 6 June 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, released a report on the Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) sector and freedom of expression in the digital age. Vidushi Marda and Pranesh Prakash highlight the most important aspects of the report.
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List of Blocked 'Escort Service' Websites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 15, 2016
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
69A,
Blocking,
Censorship
Here is the full list of URLs that Indian ISPs were asked to block on Monday, June 13, 2016.
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ISPs start blocking escort websites following govt order
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 02, 2016
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last modified
Jul 02, 2016 04:17 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
DoT on Monday ordered blocking of 240 URLs; blocking of websites takes place under Section 69A of the IT Act, and Information Technology Rules.
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Here is the entire list of 'escorts service' websites that the government has banned
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 02, 2016
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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.
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