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A dangerous trend: social media adds fire to Muzaffarnagar clashes: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 12, 2013 — filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
As access to the Internet grows, especially in small Indian towns and cities, social media has revealed a darker side as a hatred-mongering tool capable of setting off serious violence.
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A Deep Dive into Content Takedown Timeframes: by Torsha Sarkar — published Dec 03, 2019 — last modified Jun 26, 2020 11:59 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
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.
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A Dialogue on "Zero Rating" and Network Neutrality: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 08, 2015 — filed under: Internet Governance Forum, Internet Governance
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. The workshop on Zero Rating and Network Neutrality will be held on November 12, 2015 at IGF 2015. Pranesh Prakash will be speaking at this event.
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A Dissent Note to the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling: by Elonnai Hickok — published Jul 17, 2015 — last modified Jul 21, 2016 11:01 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has participated in the Expert Committee for DNA Profiling constituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2012 for the purpose of deliberating on and finalizing the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill and appreciates this opportunity. CIS respectively dissents from the January 2015 draft of the Bill.
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A Gendered Future of Work: by Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi — published Dec 19, 2018 — last modified Jul 21, 2020 06:29 AM — filed under: Gender, Jobs, Internet Governance
This paper aims to contextualise the narrative around digitalisation and automation with reference to women's labour in India. The paper has been authored by Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi, edited by Elonnai Hickok and Rakhi Sehgal. Research assistance has been provided by Divya Kushwaha.
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A Guide to Drafting Privacy Policy under the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019: by Shweta Reddy — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Sep 20, 2021 10:34 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, (PDP Bill) which is currently being deliberated by the Joint Parliamentary Committee, is likely to be tabled in the Parliament during the winter session of 2021.
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A judicial overreach into matters of regulation: by Gurshabad Grover — published Aug 28, 2019 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
A PIL on Aadhaar sheds light on some problematic trends
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A Large Byte of Your Life: by Nishant Shah — published Apr 03, 2016 — last modified Jun 05, 2016 03:35 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
With the digital, memory becomes equated with storage. We commit to storage to free ourselves from remembering.
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A lifetime of five years on the internet: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2013 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Openness, Researchers at Work
Centre for Internet and Society observes its fifth anniversary on Sunday.
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A look at two problematic provisions of the draft Anti-trafficking bill: by Swaraj Paul Barooah — published Apr 21, 2018 — last modified Aug 18, 2018 09:21 AM — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability
This post examines two badly drafted provisions of the new Anti-Trafficking bill that have the potential to severely impinge upon the Freedom of Expression, including through a misunderstanding of intermediary liability.
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