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I dare you, I double dare you: Social media celebrates Sec 66A verdict — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 04:33 PM
Users across social media platforms on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's scrapping of the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, hailing it as a measure that will strengthen freedom of expression online.
India's section 66A scrapped: Win for free speech — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 04:19 PM
India's Supreme Court court has struck down a law that made posting "offensive" comments on the internet a crime punishable by a jail term of up to three years. But, for the free speech campaigners, there is more work to do, writes technology writer Prasanto K Roy.
Live Chat: Win for Free Speech — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 04:07 PM
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" on the internet.
IT Leaders, Lawyers Welcome SC Ruling on 66A of the IT Act — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 03:58 PM
The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment in scrapping section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribed 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' and had been branded as grossly 'unconstitutional' by various lawyers and legal advisors.
Indian Court Strikes Down Section of Law Punishing Offensive Posts — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 03:40 PM
The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of a law that allowed the authorities to jail people for offensive online posts, in a judgment that was regarded as a landmark ruling on free speech in India.
What the experts said on live chat — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:35 AM
Three eminent panellists shared their views and answered questions from readers on the Supreme Court verdict striking down Section 66 A of the IT Act that allowed the arrest of people posting “offensive content” on the Internet, in a live chat hosted by The Hindu.
Historic day for freedom of speech and expression in India — by Vidushi Marda — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:19 AM
In a petition that finds its origin in a simple status message on Facebook, Shreya Singhal vs Union of India marks a historic reinforcement of the freedom of speech and expression in India.
Internet censorship will continue in opaque fashion — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:07 AM
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 draconian Section 66A was originally meant to tackle spam and cyber-stalking but was used by the powerful elite to crack down on online dissent and criticism.
India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to arrests over Facebook posts — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 01:49 AM
Judge rules that section of the information technology law was unconstitutional, had wrongly swept up innocent people and had a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech.
India High Court: No Takedown Requests On Social Sites Without Court, Gov't Order — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2015 06:18 AM
Indian police will no longer be able to threaten Internet users and online intermediaries with jail merely on the basis of a complaint that they have posted “offensive” posts online.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 66A Of IT Act — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 25, 2015 04:43 PM
In a major boost to freedom of speech online in India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, reading down a draconian law that was poorly conceived, tragically worded and caused ordinary citizens to be jailed for so much as a comment on Facebook that annoyed just about anyone.
Indian Supreme Court Overturns Law Barring ‘Offensive Messages’ Online — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 25, 2015 04:18 PM
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down legislation barring “offensive messages” online, saying it violated constitutional guarantees of free expression.
‘A safe Internet and a free Internet can co-exist’ — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 25, 2015 03:58 PM
Striking down of 66A kicked off celebrations in the IT capital.
Netizens Rejoice Over SC Ruling to Keep the Net Free — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 25, 2015 03:16 PM
The Supreme Court ruling to strike down Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act has been welcomed by the city’s netizens.
Figures of Learning: The Reader — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:48 AM
As part of its Making Methods for Digital Humanities project, CIS-RAW organized two consultations on new figures of learning in the digital context. For a proposed journal issue on the theme of ‘bodies of knowledge’ which draws upon these conversations, participants were invited to write short sketches on these figures of learning. This abstract by P.P Sneha examines the figure of the reader, and the manner in which it is redefined in as text and practices of reading are reconstituted in the digital context.
Interviews with App Developers: Open Source, Community, and Contradictions – Part III — by Samantha Cassar — last modified Apr 03, 2015 08:15 AM
The following is a third post within a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Through this research, CIS attempts to understand how the developers interviewed engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine different attitudes and perspectives towards themes related to open software, as well as contract agreements.
Report on the Progress in Bengali Language Testing — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Apr 05, 2015 04:23 PM
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is doing a project on developing a text-to-speech software in 15 Indian languages. This blog post captures the key updates of the work done by CIS team for Bengali language.
Interviews with App Developers: Name of the Game (Part IV) — by Samantha Cassar — last modified Apr 03, 2015 08:58 AM
The following is a concluding piece in a series reporting on interviews conducted with 10 of Bangalore's mobile app developers and other industry stakeholders. Within this research, CIS attempts to understand how they engage with the law within their practice, particularly with respect to IP. Here we examine responses given across interviews regarding instances of infringement of IP within their work.
No more 66A! — by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:01 AM
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A. Today was a great day for freedom of speech on the Internet! When Section 66A was in operation, if you made a statement that led to offence, you could be prosecuted. We are an offence-friendly nation, judging by media reports in the last year. It was a year of book-bans, website blocking and takedown requests. Facebook’s Transparency Report showed that next to the US, India made the most requests for information about user accounts. A complaint under Section 66A would be a ground for such requests.
Internet becomes vernacular with relaunch of e-bhasha — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 03, 2015 05:49 AM
With the relaunch of e-bhasha as a mission mode project, there is a fresh urgency to create content and technical solutions in Indian languages.
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