Internet Governance Blog
Extra-Territorial Surveillance and the Incapacitation of Human Rights
- December 31, 2019
This paper was published in Volume 12 (2) of the NUJS Law Review.
Read more →ICANN takes one step forward in its human rights and accountability commitments
- December 17, 2019
Akriti Bopanna and Ephraim Percy Kenyanito take a look at ICANN's Implementation Assessment Report for the Workstream 2 recommendations and break down the key human rights considerations in it. Akriti chairs the Cross Community Working Party on Human Rights at ICANN and Ephraim works on Human Rights and Business for Article 19, leading their ICANN engagement.
Read more →Call for Comments: Model Security Standards for the Indian Fintech Industry
- December 16, 2019
In Twitter India’s Arbitrary Suspensions, a Question of What Constitutes a Public Space
- December 12, 2019
A discussion is underway about the way social media platforms may have to operate within the tenets of constitutional protections of free speech.
Read more →A Deep Dive into Content Takedown Timeframes
- December 03, 2019
Since the 1990s, internet usage has seen a massive growth, facilitated in part, by growing importance of intermediaries, that act as gateways to the internet. Intermediaries such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), web-hosting providers, social-media platforms and search engines provide key services which propel social, economic and political development. However, these developments are also offset by instances of users engaging with the platforms in an unlawful manner. The scale and openness of the internet makes regulating such behaviour challenging, and in turn pose several interrelated policy questions.
Read more →Project on Gender, Health Communications and Online Activism with City University
- November 28, 2019
CIS is a partner on the project 'Gender, Health Communications and Online Activism in the Digital Age'. The project is lead by Dr. Carolina Matos, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Media in the Department of Sociology at City University.
Read more →Blockchain: A primer for India
- November 18, 2019
This report is presently being updated.
Read more →India’s Role in Global Cyber Policy Formulation
- November 13, 2019
The past year has seen vigorous activity on the domestic cyber policy front in India. On key issues—including intermediary liability, data localization and e-commerce—the government has rolled out a patchwork of regulatory policies, resulting in battle lines being drawn by governments, industry and civil society actors both in India and across the globe.
Read more →CIS’ Comments to the Christchurch Call
- November 02, 2019
In the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron co-chaired the Christchurch Call to Action in May 2018 to “bring together countries and tech companies in an attempt to bring to an end the ability to use social media to organise and promote terrorism and violent extremism.”
Read more →Through the looking glass: Analysing transparency reports
- October 30, 2019
An analysis of companies' transparency reports for government requests for user data and content removal
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