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- Section 66F of the Information Technology Act, 2000
- Section 66F: Punishment for cyber terrorism. by Snehashish Ghosh — last modified Dec 02, 2012 09:39 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- The real Sibal’s law: Resisting Section 66A is futile
- The Information Technology Act is “substantially the same” as laws instituted in other democracies like UK and the United States. What’s more, the language ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 03, 2012 05:16 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- Is the new ‘interception’ order old wine in a new bottle?
- The government could always authorise intelligence agencies to intercept and monitor communications, but the lack of clarity is problematic. by Elonnai Hickok, Vipul Kharbanda, Shweta Mohandas and Pranav M. Bidare — last modified Dec 29, 2018 04:02 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Privacy, Internet Governance, Cyber Security, Information Technology
- Invisible Censorship: How the Government Censors Without Being Seen
- The Indian government wants to censor the Internet without being seen to be censoring the Internet. This article by Pranesh Prakash shows how the government ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 04, 2012 08:59 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Google, Access to Knowledge, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Intellectual Property Rights, Intermediary Liability, Featured, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Parliament panel blasts govt over ambiguous internet laws
- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation has come out with a report in which it has lambasted the government and asked it to make ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 28, 2013 08:37 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, IT Act, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Department of Telecommunications Order u/s. 69A IT Act Blocking 32 URLS
- On December 17, 2014, the Dept. of Telecommunications blocked 32 URLs (as it was ordered to do so by the by Dept. of Electronics & IT — specifically the ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 31, 2014 02:36 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Department of Telecommunications Order u/s. 69A IT Act Blocking 32 URLS (2014-12-17, compressed version)
- On December 17, 2014, the Dept. of Telecommunications blocked 32 URLs (as it was ordered to do so by the by Dept. of Electronics & IT — specifically the ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 31, 2014 02:48 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, IT Act, Censorship
- Department of Telecommunications Order u/s. 69A IT Act Blocking 32 URLS (2014-12-17, plaintext version)
- by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 31, 2014 03:21 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, IT Act, Censorship
- Internet censorship will continue in opaque fashion
- A division bench of the Supreme Court has ruled on three sections of the Information Technology Act 2000 - Section 66A, Section 79 and Section 69A. The ... by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:07 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- Live Chat: Win for Free Speech
- Join us for a live chat at 5.30 pm on SC striking down the Section 66A of the IT Act which had permitted the arrest of people for posting "offensive content" ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 04:07 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- I dare you, I double dare you: Social media celebrates Sec 66A verdict
- Users across social media platforms on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's scrapping of the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 04:33 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- Ruling in India shields Web posts
- The Supreme Court in India struck down a section of its country’s information technology act Tuesday that had made it illegal for anyone to spread ‘‘offensive ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 27, 2015 12:38 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- India's Online Freedom Advocates Hail Court Ruling on Free Speech
- Online freedom advocates in India are hailing a court ruling that struck down a controversial law seen as infringing free speech on the Internet. But in a ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 27, 2015 01:43 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- India's Supreme Court Axes Online Censorship Law, But Challenges Remain
- The Supreme Court of India took a remarkable step to protect free expression on March 24, 2015, striking down controversial section 66A of the IT Act that ... by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Mar 27, 2015 02:38 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- What 66A Judgment Means For Free Speech Online
- This week India's Supreme Court redefined the boundaries of freedom of speech on the internet. With the Court's decision in Shreya Singhal & Ors. v. Union of ... by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Mar 27, 2015 04:50 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- SC has set a high threshold for tolerance: Lawrence Liang
- Lawyer-activist Lawrence Liang on why SC upheld section 69A and the implications of striking down section 66A. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 28, 2015 04:18 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- 66A DEAD. LONG LIVE 66A!
- Last Tuesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo walked into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office. India's most compulsive and most-followed tweeter, Modi, as Gujarat ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 01, 2015 02:11 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- The Supreme Court Judgment in Shreya Singhal and What It Does for Intermediary Liability in India?
- Even as free speech advocates and users celebrate the Supreme Court of India's landmark judgment striking down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of ... by Jyoti Panday — last modified Apr 17, 2015 11:59 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Chilling Effect
- Accessing pirated content might lead to prison term & Rs 3-lakh fine
- India puts onus of downloading and viewing pirated content on individuals. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2016 02:47 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Information Technology, Copyright
- TV versus Social Media: The Rights and Wrongs
- For most ordinary Netizens, everyday speech on social media has as much impact as graffiti in a toilet, and therefore employing the 'principle of equivalence' ... by Sunil Abraham — last modified Jan 21, 2013 03:09 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, IT Act, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules
- Rajya Sabha MP, Shri P. Rajeev has moved a motion that the much-criticised Intermediary Guidelines Rules be annulled. by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Apr 03, 2012 09:35 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Parliament, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
- India's Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism
- Cyber-laws in India are severely flawed, with neither lawyers nor technologists being able to understand them, and the Cyber-Law Group in DEIT being incapable ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Apr 26, 2012 01:45 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Encryption, Intermediary Liability, Facebook, Internet Governance, Censorship
- FOEX Live: May 26-27, 2014
- A selection of news from across India implicating online freedom of expression and use of digital technology by Geetha Hariharan — last modified May 27, 2014 12:42 PM — Filed under: IPC, Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, FOEX Live, IT Act, Transparency, Politics
- FOEX Live: May 28-29, 2014
- A selection of news from across India with a bearing on online freedom of expression and use of digital technology by Geetha Hariharan — last modified May 29, 2014 08:58 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, IT Act, FOEX Live, Social Media
- A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT Act
- Tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute ... by Divij Joshi — last modified Jul 03, 2014 05:43 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi v. Facebook and Ors (Order dated December 20, 2011)
- This is the order passed on December 20, 2011 by Addl. Civil Judge Mukesh Kumar of the Rohini Courts, New Delhi. All errors of spelling, syntax, logic, and ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Feb 20, 2012 06:02 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Google, Court Case, Obscenity, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook, Censorship, Resources
- IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, 69A Rules: Draft and Final Version Comparison
- Jadine Lannon has performed a clause-by-clause comparison of the 69A draft rules and 69A rules for Section 69A of the IT Act in order to better understand how ... by Jadine Lannon — last modified Apr 30, 2013 10:10 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- Analysing Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism & Rioting Edition)
- Pranesh Prakash does preliminary analysis on a leaked list of the websites blocked from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 by the Indian government. by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 06, 2012 11:52 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Featured, Censorship
- CIS Welcomes Standing Committee Report on IT Rules
- The Centre for Internet and Society welcomes the report by the Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation, in which it has lambasted the government and has ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Apr 03, 2013 10:54 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Featured, Censorship, Homepage
- FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014
- A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world). by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jun 07, 2014 01:33 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Privacy, FOEX Live, Surveillance, Censorship
