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Delhi High Court Orders Blocking of Websites after Sony Complains Infringement of 2014 FIFA World Cup Telecast Rights
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Jul 08, 2014
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last modified
Jul 08, 2014 07:02 AM
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Featured,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Of late the Indian judiciary has been issuing John Doe orders to block websites, most recently in Multi Screen Media v. Sunit Singh and Others. The order mandated blocking of 472 websites, out of which approximately 267 websites were blocked as on July 7, 2014. This trend is an extremely dangerous one because it encourages flagrant censorship by intermediaries based on a judicial order which does not provide for specific blocking of a URL, instead provides for blocking of the entire website.
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Living in a Fish Bowl
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 16, 2014
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Though India needs a comprehensive law on the right to privacy, it may not be ready for something as avant garde as the “right to be forgotten” on the Internet, argues Shuma Raha
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Submission to IGF 2025 Call for Thematic Inputs
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by
Amrita Sengupta, Yesha Tshering Paul, and Pallavi Bedi
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published
Feb 14, 2025
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last modified
Mar 06, 2025 06:36 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
Below are CIS's inputs submitted in response to the IGF 2025 Call for Thematic Inputs. They will inform the MAG’s discussions and assist them in determining the thematic priorities of the IGF 2025 programme.
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Emotional Contagion: Theorising the Role of Affect in COVID-19 Information Disorder
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by
Yesha Tshering Paul and Amrita Sengupta
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published
Apr 14, 2025
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filed under:
Information Disorders,
Fake News,
Internet Governance,
Covid19
In this paper, we investigate the underexplored emotional drivers of information disorder, with a particular focus on how it manifested in COVID-19 misinformation in India. While "fake news" has received considerable attention for its impact on elections, marginalized communities, and public health, mainstream information disorder research does not sufficiently prioritise the underlying psychological factors that influence information trust.
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On the legality and constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
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by
Torsha Sarkar, Gurshabad Grover, Raghav Ahooja, Pallavi Bedi and Divyank Katira
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published
Jun 21, 2021
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last modified
Jun 21, 2021 11:52 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Internet Freedom,
Information Technology
This note examines the legality and constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The analysis is consistent with previous work carried out by CIS on issues of intermediary liability and freedom of expression.
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Comments and recommendations to the Guidelines for “Influencer Advertising on Digital Media”
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by
Torsha Sarkar and Shweta Mohandas
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published
Apr 05, 2021
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last modified
Apr 05, 2021 09:58 AM
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filed under:
Digital Advertisements,
Internet Governance
In February, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) had issued draft rules for regulation of digital influencers, with an aim to "understand the peculiarities of [online] advertisements and the way consumers view them", as well as to ensure that: "consumers must be able to distinguish when something is being promoted with an intention to influence their opinion or behaviour for an immediate or eventual commercial gain". In lieu of this, we presented our responses.
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FinFisher in India and the Myth of Harmless Metadata
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by
Maria Xynou
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published
Aug 13, 2013
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last modified
Aug 13, 2013 11:30 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In this article, Maria Xynou argues that metadata is anything but harmless, especially since FinFisher — one of the world's most controversial types of spyware — uses metadata to target individuals.
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India’s Big Bet on Identity
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 07, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The world’s largest biometric authentication system reaches its first major milestone, but lots of challenges remain, writes Joshua J. Romero in ieeespectrum. Sunil Abraham was quoted in this story which was featured in March 2012 edition.
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So Much to Lose
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Dec 02, 2012
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last modified
Dec 07, 2012 04:39 PM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have been a witness to the maelstrom of events that accompanied the death of the political leader Bal Thackeray.
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Cloudy Jurisdiction: Addressing the thirst for Cloud Data in Domestic Legeal Processes
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 06, 2012
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last modified
Dec 09, 2012 01:00 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
Elonnai Hickok was a panelist at this workshop held at the IGF in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 7, 2012. The workshop was co-organised by Electronic Frontier Foundation (Peru) and University of Ottawa.
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