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Are we Losing the Right to Privacy and Freedom of Speech on Indian Internet?
The article was published in DNA on March 10, 2016. by Amber Sinha last modified Mar 16, 2016 02:44 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Hard to broad ban!
The provisions under the Telegraph Act are wispy and can’t be convincingly invoked to exercise a jurisdiction on the internet world. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 22, 2016 05:00 PM — Filed under: ,
CIS Submission to TRAI Consultation on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-Top Services
by Pranesh Prakash last modified Mar 25, 2016 05:59 PM — Filed under: , ,
In Twitter India’s Arbitrary Suspensions, a Question of What Constitutes a Public Space
A discussion is underway about the way social media platforms may have to operate within the tenets of constitutional protections of free speech. by Torsha Sarkar last modified Dec 12, 2019 04:54 PM — Filed under: ,
ICANN takes one step forward in its human rights and accountability commitments
Akriti Bopanna and Ephraim Percy Kenyanito take a look at ICANN's Implementation Assessment Report for the Workstream 2 recommendations and break down the key ... by Akriti Bopanna and Ephraim Percy Kenyanito last modified Dec 19, 2019 11:35 AM — Filed under: , , ,
DIDP #31 Diversity of employees at ICANN
We have requested ICANN to disclose information pertaining to the diversity of employees based on race and citizenship. by Akash Sriram last modified Aug 21, 2018 09:26 AM — Filed under: , ,
DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency Measures
Across India on 30 December 2014, following an order issued by the Department of Telecom (DOT), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked 32 websites including ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Apr 30, 2015 07:37 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Anti-trafficking Bill may lead to censorship
There are a few problematic provisions in the proposed legislation—it may severely impact freedom of expression. by Swaraj Barooah and Gurshabad Grover last modified Aug 02, 2018 01:59 PM — Filed under: , ,
DesiSec: Cybersecurity and Civil Society in India
As part of its project on mapping cyber security actors in South Asia and South East Asia, the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a series of interviews ... by Laird Brown last modified Jun 29, 2015 04:25 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
The generation of e-Emergency
The next generation of censorship technology is expected to be ‘real-time content manipulation’ through ISPs and Internet companies. by Sunil Abraham last modified Jun 29, 2015 04:40 PM — Filed under: , ,
Criminal Defamation: The Urgent Cause That has United Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and Subramanian Swamy
Three years ago when the then Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and his mother of misappropriation of funds ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 16, 2015 01:45 PM — Filed under: , , ,
India launches crackdown on online porn
India has launched a crackdown on internet pornography, banning access to more than 800 adult websites, including Playboy and Pornhub. by Pranesh Prakash last modified Aug 05, 2015 01:21 AM — Filed under: , ,
Nanny state rules porn bad for you
by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 05, 2015 01:39 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
J&K social media ban: Use of 132-year-old Act can’t stand judicial scrutiny, say experts
Jammu and Kashmir's social media ban: Legal experts are not convinced this is a viable order by Prasad Krishna last modified May 04, 2017 02:12 AM — Filed under: , , ,
World Press Freedom Day 2017
Udbhav Tiwari represented the Centre for Internet & Society at the World Press Day event organised by UNESCO and the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) at ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 20, 2017 02:52 AM — Filed under: , ,
Stockholm Internet Forum 2017
Elonnai Hickok participated in the Stockholm Internet Forum 2017 held in Stockholm from May 15 to 18, 2017. She spoke on the panel "Private sector and civil ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 06, 2017 01:43 PM — Filed under: , ,
Sense and Censorship
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills, at the US House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, appear to enforce property ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Jan 31, 2012 06:15 AM — Filed under: , ,
US Clampdown Worse than the Great Firewall
If you thought China’s Internet censorship was evil, think again. American moves to clean up the Web could hurt global surfers, writes Sunil Abraham in this ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Jan 26, 2012 08:42 PM — Filed under: , ,
RTI on Complaints under Section 79 of IT Act
The Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, gave its reply to an RTI application filed by ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 12, 2013 09:50 AM — Filed under: ,
E-Consultation on Cyber Security, Justice, and Governance Begins!
Sunil Abraham facilitated the e-consultation on "Internet access, the freedom of expression online, and development in the Global South" at the event organized ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 04, 2014 11:36 PM — Filed under: ,
Regulating Social Media: Unrealistic, Impossible, Necessary?
The Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju calls for regulating social media, saying it will prevent offensive material coming into the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 30, 2013 04:50 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Public Debate on 'Differential Pricing': Series 1
The Centre for Internet and Society, in association with ICRIER and the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai, is pleased to announce “A ... by Vidushi Marda last modified Jan 27, 2016 01:51 PM — Filed under: , , ,
The Internet Has a New Standard for Censorship
The introduction of the new 451 HTTP Error Status Code for blocked websites is a big step forward in cataloguing online censorship, especially in a country ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Jan 30, 2016 09:17 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Facebook’s Fight to Be Free
In India, Mark Zuckerberg can’t give Internet access away. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 31, 2016 09:11 AM — Filed under: , , ,
India, Egypt say no thanks to free Internet from Facebook
ALWAR, India — Connecting people to the Internet is not easy in this impoverished farming district of wheat and millet fields, where working camels can be ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 03, 2016 01:49 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
A Megacorp’s Basic Instinct
Bolstered by academia and civil society, TRAI stands its ground against FB’s Free Basics publicity blitz. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 04, 2016 01:53 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
India bans Facebook’s ‘free’ Internet for the poor
India’s telecom regulator said Monday that service providers cannot charge discriminatory prices for Internet services, a blow to Facebook’s global effort to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 10, 2016 02:53 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
India Sets Strict New Net Neutrality Rules
In India, advocates of net neutrality have welcomed new rules by the telecom regulator that have blocked efforts by Facebook to offer free but limited access ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 11, 2016 01:53 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Free Speech and Public Order
In this post, Gautam Bhatia has explained the law on public order as a reasonable restriction to freedom of expression under Article 19(2) of the Constitution ... by Gautam Bhatia last modified Feb 18, 2016 06:23 AM — Filed under: ,
World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had published a book in 2014 that examines free speech, expression and media ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Feb 17, 2016 05:03 PM — Filed under: ,