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Trending Hate Against Muslims: Is Twitter Complicit?: by Puja Bhattacharjee — published Oct 23, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Twitter claimed that it had ‘prevented’ the Hashtag while it had not.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Turning off the internet: Chips with Everything podcast: by Admin — published Sep 26, 2019 — filed under: Internet Governance
Gurshabad Grover and Ambika Tandon recorded an episode with the Guardian's podcast on digital culture, called Chips with Everything.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
TV versus Social Media: The Rights and Wrongs: by Sunil Abraham — published Jan 21, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, IT Act, Internet Governance, Censorship
For most ordinary Netizens, everyday speech on social media has as much impact as graffiti in a toilet, and therefore employing the 'principle of equivalence' will result in overregulation of new media.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Tweeple say it pithily with hash tags: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 13, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
Twitter best captures public irreverence to pomposity and the powers-that-be, writes Deepa Kurup in this article published in the Hindu on February 11, 2012. Nishant Shah is quoted in this article.
Located in News & Media
Tweets and twits: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 25, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
The orders issued by the Ministry of Communication and IT to block more than 300 items on the Internet, including Twitter handles, Facebook pages, YouTube videos, blogposts, pages of certain websites, and in some cases entire websites, tell a revealing story of a government that has simply not applied its mind to the issue of how to deal with hate speech, both cyber and traditional.
Located in News & Media
Tweets from the afterlife: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 06, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance
What happens to the digital legacy that celebrities leave behind after they die. Heena Khandelwal asks if their families must inherit their digital assets or can social media managers stake a claim.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Tweets with "IGF13": by Pranesh Prakash — published Oct 21, 2013 — last modified Oct 28, 2013 06:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Studies, Internet Governance
Tweets with "IGF13".
Located in Internet Governance / Resources
Twenty-five distinguished experts appointed to Global Commission on Internet Governance’s Research Advisory Network: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2014 — last modified Apr 03, 2014 07:20 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Twenty-five distinguished scholars and internationally recognized experts have been appointed to the Global Commission on Internet Governance’s (GCIG) new Research Advisory Network (RAN).
Located in News & Media
Twitter handles: How and why govt erred and what it can do to be smarter & more effective: by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 26, 2012 — last modified Sep 07, 2012 09:22 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
Here's a weekend reading recommendation for the mandarins who run the Government of India: it's a freely downloadable, a 145-page long document called "After the Riots". It is a report by the Riot Communities and Victims Panel, set up by the British prime minister to study reasons for the cause, spread and the damage wreaked by the riots that occurred in towns and cities in England in early August 2011.
Located in News & Media
Twitter India Workshop: by Admin — published Dec 06, 2017 — last modified Jan 01, 2018 04:10 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Manasa Rao attended a workshop organized by Twitter titled "The Network Effort". It was an effort by the Public Policy and Government team at Twitter to enable NGOs and non-profits to conduct successful Twitter campaigns and teach them best practices.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media

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