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- Text of DIT's Response to Second RTI on Website Blocking
- CIS had filed a request under the Right to Information Act with the government, asking a number of questions relating to blocking of content under the IT Act. ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Oct 28, 2011 02:37 PM — Filed under: RTI, Internet Governance, Censorship
- The Humpty-Dumpty Censorship of Television in India
- The Modi government’s attack on Sathiyam TV is another manifestation of the Indian state’s paranoia of the medium of film and television, and consequently, the ... by Bhairav Acharya — last modified Nov 29, 2015 08:37 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- 'Anonymous' hackers to protest Indian Internet laws
- Global hacking movement Anonymous has called for protesters to take to the streets in 16 cities around India on Saturday over what it considers growing ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2012 04:55 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Online Pre-Censorship is Harmful and Impractical
- The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal wants Internet intermediaries to pre-censor content uploaded by their users. ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 12, 2011 05:00 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Obscenity, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, YouTube, Social media, Internet Governance, Featured, Intermediary Liability, Censorship, Social Networking
- Internet Freedom At Home: Governments, Companies Need Accountability, Speakers Say
- 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 ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 28, 2012 05:27 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
- Two women arrested over Facebook gripe on Mumbai shutdown
- A woman who complained about the Indian city of Mumbai shutting down for the funeral of divisive Hindu nationalist politician Balasaheb Thackeray was arrested ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 15, 2013 09:26 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Free Speech Policy in India: Community, Custom, Censorship, and the Future of Internet Regulation
- This note summarises my panel contribution to the conference on Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age at New Delhi on 21 April 2015, which was organised by ... by Bhairav Acharya — last modified Aug 23, 2015 10:12 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- Hacktivists deface BSNL website
- The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) website, www.bsnl.co.in, was hacked and defaced on Thursday afternoon. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 14, 2012 05:20 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Censorship
- Content Removal on Facebook — A Case of Privatised Censorship?
- Any activity on Facebook, be it creating an account, posting a picture or status update or creating a group or page, is bound by Facebook’s Terms of Service ... by Jessamine Mathew — last modified Jun 16, 2014 05:23 AM — Filed under: Facebook, Internet Governance, Censorship, Privacy
- Summary Report Internet Governance Forum 2015
- Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India participated in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) held at Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center, Joao ... by Jyoti Panday — last modified Nov 30, 2015 10:47 AM — Filed under: Access to Knowledge, Big Data, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Encryption, Internet Governance Forum, Intermediary Liability, Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship, Cyber Security, Digital Governance, Anonymity, Civil Society, Blocking
- Governing Speech on the Internet: From the Free Marketplace Policy to a Controlled 'Public Sphere'
- This post by Smarika Kumar is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Smarika is a consultant with Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore. She is ... by Smarika Kumar — last modified Aug 28, 2015 05:57 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Judiciary, RAW Blog, 69A, Censorship, Section 66A, Researchers at Work
- How India Makes E-books Easier to Ban than Books (And How We Can Change That)
- Without getting into questions of what should and should not be unlawful speech, Pranesh Prakash chooses to take a look at how Indian law promotes arbitrary ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Feb 21, 2012 11:50 AM — Filed under: Obscenity, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Featured, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
- Censoring the Internet: A brief manual
- Blocking websites on the Internet should be proportionate to harm they intend. However, the government of India's approach is against the principles of natural ... by Sunil Abraham — last modified Aug 24, 2012 09:39 AM — Filed under: Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- India’s ethnic clashes intensify within social-media maelstrom
- It began in mid-July: First came a series of retaliatory killings between ethnic communities in the state of Assam in mid-July. Soon nearly 500,000 people had ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 24, 2012 12:25 PM — Filed under: Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Govt cracks down on Twitter
- India’s crackdown on social media platforms for hosting “inflammatory” content — following the violence in Assam and the exodus of northeastern people from ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 25, 2012 02:09 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Twitter users hit back at government ban
- The government faced an angry backlash from Twitter users on Thursday after ordering Internet service providers to block about 20 accounts that officials said ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 25, 2012 02:51 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- India Dismisses Charges of Internet Censorship
- Read, listen and learn English with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 26, 2012 05:29 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- India’s Internet Curbs Under Legal Cloud
- India’s crackdown on the Internet has caused much debate. But was it legal? by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 26, 2012 05:48 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- When #GOIBlocks, twitterati fly off their ‘handles’
- Ever since the news broke mid-week that some genuine Twitter accounts and six spoof accounts were blocked, the social networking platform has been in a tizzy. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 26, 2012 05:56 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- To regulate Net intermediaries or not is the question
- Given the disruption to public order caused by the mass exodus of North-Eastern Indians from several cities, the government has had for the first time in many ... by Sunil Abraham — last modified Aug 26, 2012 06:12 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
- Blocked websites: Where India flawed
- Apart from not giving 48 hours response time, the Indian government has blocked some websites which don't exist or don't have web addresses, says an analyst. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 27, 2012 03:00 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Indian government defends Internet blocking
- India on Friday defended itself against accusations of heavy-handed online censorship, saying it had been successful in blocking content blamed for fuelling ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 28, 2012 10:07 AM — Filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Watch out for fettered speech
- The constant attempts at censorship in the name of national security should give all right-thinking Indians pause. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 02, 2012 09:30 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social media, Internet Governance, Censorship
- India Blocks Facebook, Twitter, Mass Texts in Response to Unrest
- The Indian government has gone on the offensive against Internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, demanding hundreds of pages be removed or blocked ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 03, 2012 02:46 AM — Filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Communications from DeitY regarding blocking of Traffic emanating from IP addresses from States assessed to be sensitive in the current prevailing situation
- by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 11, 2012 02:27 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- India believes in Complete Freedom of Cyber Space: Kapil Sibal
- The site of the impact of a cyber crime should determine jurisdiction, says information technology minister Kapil Sibal. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:13 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Indian government wakes up to risk of Hotmail, Gmail
- Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 30, 2013 04:24 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Internet Freedom in India – Open to Debate
- In the aftermath of an Index on Censorship debate in New Delhi, Kirsty Hughes says India’s web users are standing at a crossroads by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 25, 2013 10:45 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- 9th International Asian Conference
- ITechLaw is organizing the 9th Annual Asian ITechLaw Conference on February 14 and 15, 2013 in India's high technology capital - Bangalore, India. Sunil ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 25, 2013 06:20 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Arbitrary Arrests for Comment on Bal Thackeray's Death
- Two girls have been arbitrarily and unlawfully arrested for making comments about the late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's death. Pranesh Prakash explores ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 02, 2013 03:42 AM — Filed under: IPC, IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Featured, Facebook, Censorship
