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Roundtable Discussion on Intermediary Liability: by Admin — published Oct 20, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
Tanaya Rajwade participated in a roundtable discussion on intermediary liability organised by SFLC and the Dialogue in New Delhi on October 17, 2019.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Dystopia vs development: The Kashmir paradox: by Asmita Bakshi — published Oct 20, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
On 26 July, Azmat Ali Mir, 26, landed in her hometown, Srinagar. A day later, uncertainty and panic gripped the Kashmir valley—the Amarnath yatris (pilgrims) and other tourists were being evacuated, there was heavy military deployment and news reports claimed that there could be a threat to the border.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Designing a Human Rights Impact Assessment for ICANN’s Policy Development Processes: by Collin Kure, Akriti Bopanna and Austin Ruckstuhl — published Oct 03, 2019 — last modified Oct 03, 2019 02:43 PM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
As co-chairs of Cross Community Working Party on Human Rights (CCWP-HR) at International Corporation of Names and Numbers (ICANN), Akriti Bopanna and Collin Kurre executed a Human Rights Impact Assessment for ICANN's processes. It was the first time such an experiment was conducted, and unique because of being a multi-stakeholder attempt.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Comparison of the Manila Principles to Draft of The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines(Amendment) Rules], 2018: by Akriti Bopanna and Gayatri Puthran — published Sep 30, 2019 — last modified Jun 01, 2020 07:48 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
This paper looks at the Manila Principles intermediary liability framework in comparison to the amended draft Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment)] Rules, 2018 introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in December, 2018.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Examining the Constitutionality of the Ban on Broadcast of News by Private FM and Community Radio Stations: by Gurshabad Grover, Torsha Sarkar, Rajashri Seal and Neil Trivedi — published Sep 27, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Gurshabad Grover and Torsha Sarkar along with Rajashri Seal and Neil Trivedi co-authored a paper that examined the constitutionality of the government prohibition on the broadcast of news against private and community FM channels.
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Kashmir’s information vacuum: by Aayush Rathi and Akriti Bopanna — published Aug 29, 2019 — last modified Sep 02, 2019 04:34 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
Legislative backing is being appropriated to normalise communication shutdowns.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
ICANN 65 De-briefing Meeting: by Admin — published Jul 21, 2019 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, ICANN, Internet Governance
The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) organized an ICANN65 de-briefing meeting on July 16, 2019. Akriti Bopanna remotely presented on the Human Rights related developments that took place at the Marrakech meeting, over the course of the 4 days.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
ICANN 65: by Admin — published Jun 27, 2019 — last modified Jul 06, 2019 01:08 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, ICANN, Internet Governance
Akriti Bopanna attended ICANN 65 in Marrakech, Morocco from 24 - 27 June 2019.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Stockholm Internet Forum 2019: by Admin — published May 25, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 04:15 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Privacy
Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) organized the Stockholm Internet Forum 2019 in Stockholm from 16 - 17 May 2019. Gurshabad Grover was a panelist in the discussion on 'Influencing Internet Governance' co-organised by Article 19. The other panelists were Sylvie Coudray (UNESCO), Grace Githaiga (Kictanet), J. Carlos Lara (Derechos Digitales) and Charles Bradley (GPD). The discussion was moderated by Mallory Knodel (Article 19).
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Consilience 2019: by Admin — published May 25, 2019 — last modified Jun 05, 2019 07:25 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
The Law and Technology Society at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore organised Consilience on May 25, 2019.
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