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Bangalore's new champions for culture — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 07, 2012 08:59 AM
The hundred and ninth imprint of TimeOut Bengaluru edition is dedicated to a group of people who TimeOut believes are playing critical roles in determining the cultural contours of this city, and are the new champions for the arts and culture in Bangalore. Lawrence Liang, founder of Alternative Law Forum is one of them.
Changing Our Game — by Shyam Ponappa — last modified Sep 06, 2012 11:14 AM
Adopting 'co-ordination models' like the Stag Hunt could reduce contention and improve outcomes.
Need a standard strategy to deal with Web issues: Chandrasekhar — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 05, 2012 08:37 AM
The government has been facing allegations of Internet censorship for over a year now.
Political war on the web — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 05, 2012 05:27 AM
Twitter is not only the ‘people’s voice’. It is also a forum for orchestrated propaganda.Kunal Majumder tracks the BJP-Congress online duel.
Officials Raise Questions over Indian Government’s Efforts — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 04, 2012 12:36 PM
As per a recent report, it has been revealed that the Indian government despite making several efforts to resolve the issue of hate speech seems failing in the same.
Legitimate Restrictions on Freedom of Online Speech: Deadlock to Dialogue — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 15, 2012 05:44 AM
The event was hosted by FICCI Communications and Digital Economy Committee on September 4, 2012 at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. Pranesh Prakash spoke on censorship and the way forward.
Internet Governance Plenary — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 01, 2012 02:14 PM
Sunil Abraham was a panelist along with Ang Peng Hwa, Paul Wilson, Duangthip Chomprang and Raul Echeberria at this event organised by APNIC on August 28, 2012. Kuo Wei Wu, CEO, National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association (NIIEPA) was the moderator.
Is the govt caught in the 'censorship' web? — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 04, 2012 06:54 AM
NDTV aired a one-hour debate on censorship in "We the People" episode hosted by Barkha Dutt on August 26, 2012. Pranesh Prakash participated in the discussions as a speaker.
Government to hold talks with stakeholders on Internet censorship — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 04, 2012 03:39 AM
In an unprecedented move, the government, through the Department of Telecommunications and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, has agreed to initiate dialogue on Internet censorship with mega Internet companies, social media giants such as Google and Facebook, members of civil society, technical community, media, ISPs and legal experts.
The state. And the rage of the cyber demon — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 03, 2012 11:03 AM
The Internet might be a Pandora’s box. But should the government be wasting time regulating the cacophony?
Facebook's Delicate Dance With Delhi On Censorship — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 03, 2012 04:39 AM
At the end of last week, a hashtag briskly rose across India: #Emergency2012. It was a reference to the 21-month stint, beginning in the summer of 1975, when then PM Indira Gandhi determined democracy an inconvenience.
India Blocks Facebook, Twitter, Mass Texts in Response to Unrest — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 03, 2012 02:46 AM
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 after political unrest erupted in various parts of the country.
Tata Photon unblocks Wordpress.com — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 03, 2012 01:53 AM
As of yesterday, the Tata Photon service of the Internet service provider (ISP) Tata Teleservices seems to have lifted the block it had put on the Wordpress.com domain for over a week.
Watch out for fettered speech — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 02, 2012 09:30 AM
The constant attempts at censorship in the name of national security should give all right-thinking Indians pause.
SMS Block as Threat to Free Speech — by Chinmayi Arun — last modified Sep 02, 2012 09:02 AM
If you could text just one or two people in a day, who would you choose? Many of us have had to make this choice thanks to the order limiting us to five texts a day. Short Message Service (SMS) is not used primarily to send staccato messages like the telegraph was.
India's Internet Jam — by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Mar 20, 2014 12:41 PM
As authorities continue to clamp down on digital freedom, politicians and corporations are getting a taste for censorship too. Pranesh Prakash reports.
Indian government defends Internet blocking — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 28, 2012 10:07 AM
India on Friday defended itself against accusations of heavy-handed online censorship, saying it had been successful in blocking content blamed for fuelling ethnic tensions.
India faces Twitter backlash over Internet clampdown — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 28, 2012 09:56 AM
The government faced an angry backlash from Twitter users on Thursday after ordering Internet service providers to block about 20 accounts that officials said had spread scare-mongering material that threatened national security.
Details emerge on government blockade of websites — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 28, 2012 09:51 AM
Facebook pages, Twitter handles among 300 unique web addresses blocked by ISPs.
India Bans Mass SMS to Counter Panic — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 27, 2012 07:29 AM
Last year social networking was credited with helping to organize revolutions across the Middle East and with getting normally apathetic middle-class Indians onto the streets to protest corruption.
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