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Blog Entry Analysing Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism & Rioting Edition)
by Pranesh Prakash published Aug 22, 2012 last modified Sep 06, 2012 11:52 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Pranesh Prakash does preliminary analysis on a leaked list of the websites blocked from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 by the Indian government.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Internet Analysts Question India’s Efforts to Stem Panic
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 22, 2012 last modified Sep 04, 2012 11:46 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The Indian government’s efforts to stem a weeklong panic among some ethnic minorities has again put it at odds with Internet companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter.
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India blocks more than 250 Web sites for inciting hate, panic
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 22, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
Nearly 80 people have been killed and 400,000 displaced in fighting between Muslims and India’s Hindu Bodo tribespeople in Assam, a northeastern state of India, in recent weeks. The violence has prompted many northeasterners living in major cities to flee, fearing reprisals.
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Blog Entry The Perils of 'Hactivism'
by Chinmayi Arun published Aug 20, 2012 — filed under: ,
Civil disobedience includes accepting the penalty for breaking the law. Untraceable hackers are far removed from this ethic.
Located in Internet Governance
Respite from Internet Censorship?
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 10, 2012 — filed under: , ,
Of late, a lot of the blocked websites have started reappearing. So should we sit back and relax? We take a look at how it's not really the start of something beautiful...writes Nimish Sawant. Sunil Abraham is quoted.
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Blog Entry Internet Censorship: Anonymous Can’t be Just Harmful Hackers
by Nishant Shah published Jul 13, 2012 last modified Aug 06, 2012 06:56 AM — filed under: ,
If there was ever an interesting time for people concerned with freedom of speech and expression to live in, it is now, and it is definitely in India. It has been a series of battles the last couple of years, where a slightly out-dated government machinery has been trying to control and contain the burgeoning online spaces, only to be put in their place by the new-age tech-ninjas that have risen as the new heroes in our digital times.
Located in Internet Governance
Internet Freedom At Home: Governments, Companies Need Accountability, Speakers Say
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 28, 2012 last modified Jun 28, 2012 05:27 AM — filed under: ,
The freedom to access the internet does not translate into freedom of expression in many countries of the world, including in western economies, according to speakers at a peer forum organised yesterday by the United States mission to the United Nations in Geneva.
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No more blocking of entire websites?
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 26, 2012 last modified Jun 26, 2012 09:47 AM — filed under: , ,
The Madras HC has taken one step to ensure that entire websites are no longer blocked, but it doesn't mean that arbitrary takedowns will cease.
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India: The New Front Line in the Global Struggle for Internet Freedom
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
The government tussles with Internet freedom activists in the world's largest democracy.
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India's struggle for online freedom
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under: , , , ,
"65 years since your independence," a new battle for freedom is under way in India — according to a YouTube video uploaded by an Indian member of Anonymous, the global "hacktivist" movement.
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