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- Women arrested for Facebook post: Did cops act under Sena pressure?
- After Bal Thackeray's death, during the Mumbai Bandh, a 21-year-old criticised the shutdown on her Facebook page — her friend approved of it — next thing they ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 21, 2012 11:17 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Video, Censorship
- Indians Rank Second For Online Snooping
- Indians rank second globally when it comes to seeking details of private individuals online, as per Google transparency report. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:10 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
- Interview with Pranesh Prakash
- Pranesh Prakash of the Centre for Internet and Society talks to Mint’s Surabhi Agarwal about the controversial Section 66A of the IT Act and the government’s ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:58 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Video, Censorship, Information Technology
- Yes, You Can Get Arrested for a Facebook Status Update Now
- A 21-year-old Indian woman thought Mumbai shouldn't have been shutdown for the funeral of an Islamophobic leader. Broadcasting such opinions on Facebook was ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 08:16 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Govt tweaks enforcement of IT Act after spate of arrests
- The government on Thursday tweaked the law to make it tougher for citizens to be arrested for online comments that are deemed offensive after recent arrests ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 08:27 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship, Information Technology
- Comments on the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- In this submission, we examine the constitutionality and legality of the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was released by the Ministry of ... by Tanvi Apte, Anubha Sinha and Torsha Sarkar — last modified Jul 05, 2021 05:59 AM — Filed under: Broadcasting, Constitutional Law, Copyright, Censorship
- Intermediary Liability in India: Chilling Effects on Free Expression on the Internet 2011
- Intermediaries are widely recognised as essential cogs in the wheel of exercising the right to freedom of expression on the Internet. Most major jurisdictions ... by Rishabh Dara — last modified Apr 21, 2012 06:05 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
- FOEX Live
- Selections of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world) by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jul 07, 2014 12:36 PM — Filed under: Social Media, Feedback, Press Freedoms, Censorship, FOEX Live, Human Rights Online, Chilling Effect, Section 66A, Article 19(1)(a)
- Delhi High Court Orders Blocking of Websites after Sony Complains Infringement of 2014 FIFA World Cup Telecast Rights
- 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 ... by Anubha Sinha — last modified Jul 08, 2014 07:02 AM — Filed under: Featured, Homepage, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Free Speech and Civil Defamation
- Does defamation become a tool in powerful hands to suppress criticism? Gautam Bhatia examines the strict and unrealistic demands of defamation law, and ... by Gautam Bhatia — last modified Jul 08, 2014 08:31 AM — Filed under: Censorship, Defamation, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Chilling Effect, Article 19(1)(a)
- So Much to Lose
- 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. by Nishant Shah — last modified Dec 07, 2012 04:39 PM — Filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Girl's arrest draws flak on social media
- The arrest of a 21-year-old girl by Mumbai police for criticizing the shutting down of the city following the death of Bal Thackeray come under fire from ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2012 11:04 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Internet users flay Mumbai girls' arrest over Facebook post
- The arrest of two girls over their Facebook post on shutdown in Mumbai for Bal Thackeray's funeral on Monday again opened a can of worms with netizens calling ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2012 11:35 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Arrests over Facebook posts: Why we’re on a dangerous slide
- The most bizarre thing about the arrest of Shaheen Dhada and Renu Srinivasan on Monday over a Facebook post that questioned the wisdom of a bandh to mark Shiv ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 20, 2012 11:47 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- The Last Word: Is there a need to review Information Technology Act?
- Does the high-handed arrest of two young girls mean it's time to review and revise the IT Act? by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 21, 2012 12:10 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Video, Censorship
- Fixing India’s anarchic IT Act
- Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act criminalizes “causing annoyance or inconvenience” online, among other things. A conviction for such an ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:33 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship, Information Technology
- Two Arguments Against the Constitutionality of Section 66A
- Gautam Bhatia explores the constitutionality of Section 66A in light of recent events. by Gautam Bhatia — last modified Jun 04, 2014 03:42 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Constitutional Law, Censorship, Section 66A
- Government may tieup with global police, Interpol to fight child pornography
- International partnerships, including with the global police network Interpol, could be the basis for India's strategy to counter child pornography after the ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 27, 2015 10:25 AM — Filed under: Obscenity, Pornography, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Hiding behind rules on naming sites it banned, govt reveals fears
- With the union government's ban on 857 porn sites in July creating brouhaha across the country, there had been a concern over the voice of the youth being ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 27, 2015 10:59 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
- Indian PM Narendra Modi’s digital dream gets bad reception
- As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Silicon Valley’s most powerful chief executives this week how his government “attacked poverty by using the power ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 29, 2015 03:23 PM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship, Surveillance
- Dark days for the creative class in India: Siddiqui
- As India’s literacy rate improves, governments, courts, media, publishers and big business are all stifling free speech. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 17, 2014 09:14 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
- MPs oppose curbs on internet; Sibal promises discussions
- With MPs raising concerns over open-ended interpretations of restrictive terms in the rules seeking to regulate social media and internet, the government ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 24, 2012 10:25 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
- You will need a license to create a WhatsApp group in Kashmir
- The internet rights activists have criticised the move stating it as unconstitutional. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 21, 2016 02:34 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship, WhatsApp
- Hackers Take Protest to Indian Streets and Cyberspace
- First there was self-styled Gandhian activist Anna Hazare who took to the streets to protest corruption. Now a group agitating against censorship on the ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jun 18, 2012 04:02 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Anonymous joins protests against Internet shutdown in Kashmir
- Hacktivist group Anonymous joined thousands of others to protest the shutdown of internet services in Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day by authorities ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 01, 2013 04:46 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Online Abuse of Teen Girls in Kashmir Leads to Arrests
- Online abuse and a fatwa aimed at a rock band of Muslim teenage girls in Kashmir have led to arrests and a threat of a lawsuit. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 06, 2013 03:51 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Censorship and sensibility in India
- The past few weeks in India have seen films, an all-girl rock band, a fashion show, a Booker prize-winning novelist and a reputed academic become targets of ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 06, 2013 04:09 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
- Stop Press Carousel
- The silent blocking of URLs by the DoT assaults freedom of expression. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 06, 2013 04:27 AM — Filed under: Internet Governance, Censorship
- Mapping Web Censorship & Net Neutrality Violations
- by Pranav M B — last modified Oct 05, 2020 07:59 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance, internet governance, Censorship
- Respite from Internet Censorship?
- Of late, a lot of the blocked websites have started reappearing. So should we sit back and relax? We take a look at how it's not really the start of something ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 10, 2012 03:51 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
