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Facebook Arrests Ignite Free-Speech Debate In India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 29, 2012
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last modified
Jan 07, 2013 10:16 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Shaheen Dhada is an unlikely looking protagonist in the battle under way in India to protect free speech from government restrictions in the new media age.
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News & Media
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Facebook breach: Privacy advocates in India seek stronger data laws
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by
Admin
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published
Mar 20, 2018
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Privacy advocates in India underlined the urgent need for stronger data privacy laws in India with the debate coming under focus after reports alleged that British data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica had tapped into the profiles of more than 50 million Facebook users, without their permission, during the last US elections.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Facebook Data for Good in Bangalore
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 31, 2019
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last modified
Jul 31, 2019 02:14 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
When data is shared responsibly with the communities that need it, it can improve well being and save lives. Shweta Mohandas participated in a session organized by Facebook on 25 July 2019 at Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Facebook Data for Good in New Delhi
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 31, 2019
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last modified
Jul 31, 2019 02:10 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
When data is shared responsibly with the communities that need it, it can improve well being and save lives. Anubha Sinha participated in a session organized by Facebook on 29 July 2019 at University of Chicago Center in New Delhi.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Facebook Free Basics vs Net Neutrality: The top arguments in the debate
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 07, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Video,
Social Networking
On Twitter, there's a whole conversation around Facebook Free Basics and whether zero-rating platforms should be allowed in India. Here's a look at the debate.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Facebook Free Basics: Gatekeeping Powers Extend to Manipulating Public Discourse
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by
Vidushi Marda
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published
Jan 09, 2016
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
15 million people have come online through Free Basics, Facebook's zero rated walled garden, in the past year. "If we accept that everyone deserves access to the internet, then we must surely support free basic internet services. Who could possibly be against this?" asks Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, in a recent op-ed defending Free Basics.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Facebook goes out all guns blazing in push for Free Basics, Net neutrality advocates cry foul
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 29, 2015
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance
Facebook's media onslaught to garner support for its controversial Free Basics program is almost inescapable. Multi-page ads in national dailies, outdoor hoardings, television spots and perhaps the most effective of them all - Facebook notifications.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2016
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filed under:
Facebook,
Internet Governance
Film makers, activists and journalists accused Facebook of blocking their accounts this week after they posted messages and images related to the violence in the trouble-torn province of Kashmir. In recent weeks, the India administered, Muslim-majority Kashmir state has been facing violence and curfews after protests erupted against the killing of a popular leader of a terrorist group.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Facebook is no charity, and the ‘free’ in Free Basics comes at a price
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 30, 2016
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Facebook,
Internet Governance
Who could possibly be against free internet access? This is the question that Mark Zuckerberg asks in a piece for the Times of India in which he claims Facebook’s Free Basics service “protects net neutrality”.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Facebook launches FB Newswire for journalists; loses part of its immunity under IT Act 2000
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 26, 2014
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last modified
May 06, 2014 05:41 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
A bus accident in California, a fire in New Jersey and another in Vasant Kunj, NASA's successful test flight of its vertical take-off and landing craft, a ceremony to honour the sherpas who died during an avalanche at the Everest last week, and, Israel's suspension of talks with Palestinian authorities. These were some of the news that were disseminated on the first day of Facebook's newest social tool: a newswire to aid journalists and newsrooms.
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