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Censorship and sensibility in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 06, 2013 — last modified Mar 06, 2013 04:09 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
The past few weeks in India have seen films, an all-girl rock band, a fashion show, a Booker prize-winning novelist and a reputed academic become targets of harassment, legal action or threats of violence.
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9th International Asian Conference: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 25, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
ITechLaw is organizing the 9th Annual Asian ITechLaw Conference on February 14 and 15, 2013 in India's high technology capital - Bangalore, India. Sunil Abraham will be speaking at this event.
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Internet Freedom in India – Open to Debate: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 25, 2013 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
In the aftermath of an Index on Censorship debate in New Delhi, Kirsty Hughes says India’s web users are standing at a crossroads
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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.
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Web of Sameness: by Nishant Shah — published Jan 18, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
The social Web has been an ominous space at the start of 2013. It has been awash with horror, pain and grief. The recent gang rape and death of a medical student in Delhi prevents one from being too optimistic about the year to come. My live feeds on various social networks are filled with rue and rage at the gruesome incident and the seeming depravity of our society.
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Is freedom of expression under threat in digital age?: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 17, 2013 — last modified Jan 17, 2013 06:16 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
With social networking site Facebook boasting of 1 billion members globally and micro-blogging site Twitter claiming millions, opinion was divided on whether the freedom of expression was under threat in the digital age.
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Clash of the cyberworlds: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 07, 2013 — last modified Jan 15, 2013 06:57 AM — filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
In an increasingly digital world, the issue of Internet freedom and governance has become hugely contested. Censorship and denial of access occur across the political spectrum of nations, even in liberal democracies.
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UN agrees to review agencies governing Internet: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2012 — filed under: ITU, Internet Governance, Censorship
Although India’s proposal has been criticized as an effort to control the Net, govt says this will ensure it has more say in policymaking.
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The freedom of expression debate: The State must mend fences with The Web: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 18, 2012 — last modified Jan 07, 2013 10:30 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
A fortnight after her arrest, Renu Srinivasan spends her free time singing Ashley Tisdale's number Suddenly. The lyrics - Suddenly people know my name, suddenly, everything has changed - resonate with the story of her life ever since she 'liked' and 'shared' her friend, Shaheen Dhada's, 21, controversial post regarding Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's funeral on Facebook on November 18 and got arrested for it.
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Hacktivists deface BSNL website: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 14, 2012 — filed under: IT Act, Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Censorship
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) website, www.bsnl.co.in, was hacked and defaced on Thursday afternoon.
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