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Comments and recommendations to the Guidelines for “Influencer Advertising on Digital Media” — by Torsha Sarkar and Shweta Mohandas — last modified Apr 05, 2021 09:58 AM
In February, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) had issued draft rules for regulation of digital influencers, with an aim to "understand the peculiarities of [online] advertisements and the way consumers view them", as well as to ensure that: "consumers must be able to distinguish when something is being promoted with an intention to influence their opinion or behaviour for an immediate or eventual commercial gain". In lieu of this, we presented our responses.
Recommendations for the Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-Win) platform — by Pallavi Bedi — last modified Mar 25, 2021 01:14 PM
Regulating Sexist Online Harassment: A Model of Online Harassment as a Form of Censorship — by Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 11, 2021 04:14 AM
Amber Sinha wrote a paper on regulating sexist online harassment, and how online harassment serves as a form of censorship, for the “Recognize, Resist, Remedy: Addressing Gender-Based Hate Speech in the Online Public Sphere” project, a collaborative project between IT for Change, India and InternetLab, Brazil.
New intermediary guidelines: The good and the bad — by Torsha Sarkar — last modified Mar 15, 2021 01:52 PM
In pursuance of the government releasing the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, this blogpost offers a quick rundown of some of the changes brought about the Rules, and how they line up with existing principles of best practices in content moderation, among others.
Sameet Panda - Data Systems in Welfare: Impact of the JAM Trinity on Pension & PDS in Odisha during COVID-19 — by Sameet Panda — last modified Feb 26, 2021 07:36 AM
This study by Sameet Panda tries to understand the integration of data and digital systems in welfare delivery in Odisha. It brings out the impact of welfare digitalisation on beneficiaries through primary data collected in November 2020. The researcher is thankful to community members for sharing their lived experiences during course of the study. Fieldwork was undertaken in three panchayats of Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha. Additional research support was provided by Apurv Vivek and Vipul Kumar, and editorial contributions were made by Ambika Tandon (Senior Researcher, CIS). This study was conducted as part of a project on gender, welfare, and surveillance, supported by Privacy International, UK.
The Government needs to make sure our emails don't destroy the environment — by Aman Nair — last modified Jan 25, 2021 02:17 PM
The Government's data centre policy must be more reflective of energy requirements and sustainable practices to effectively ensure that India's growing digital user base doesn't hurt the environment.
TIkTok: It’s time for Biden to make a decision on his digital policy with China — by Aman Nair — last modified Jan 22, 2021 06:11 AM
As the United State's new president comes into office he is faced with creating a cohesive digital relations policy that corrects some of the damage done by his predecessor. This article is the first part of a series analysing his policies and challenges.
Response to Mozilla DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period — by Gurshabad Grover, Divyank Katira — last modified Jan 19, 2021 07:35 AM
CIS has submitted a response to Mozilla's DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period
PDP Bill is coming: WhatsApp Privacy Policy analysis — by Pallavi Bedi & Shweta Reddy — last modified Jan 19, 2021 08:12 AM
WhatsApp started off the new year with changes to its privacy policy that has several implications for data protection and the digital governance ecosystem at large. This post is the first in a series by CIS unpacking the various implications of the policy.
Widening the Horizons of Surveillance - Lateral Surveillance Mechanisms — by Mira Swaminathan & Shubhika Saluja — last modified Jan 08, 2021 11:10 AM
This paper sheds light on the issues and challenges associated with lateral surveillance mechanisms.
Widening the Horizons of Surveillance - Lateral Surveillance Mechanisms — by Mira Swaminathan & Shubhika Saluja — last modified Jan 08, 2021 11:01 AM
This paper sheds light on the issues and challenges associated with lateral surveillance mechanisms.
Wikipedia in the Classroom: A Study of the Wikimedia in Education at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) — by Ananth Subray — last modified May 15, 2021 12:33 PM
This is a short study on the Wikimedia in Education (WIE) at Christ University, Bengaluru, which aims to offer an overview of the key objectives and challenges of this project and map its impact on teaching-learning practices in multilingual classrooms. The report has been authored by Ananth Subray, with editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and external review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
Content Creation on Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia — by Satpal Singh — last modified May 15, 2021 12:24 PM
This is a short study on the nature of content creation related to Punjab on Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia, its challenges and opportunities, and observations and potential strategies to address the same. The report has been authored by Satpal Singh, with editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and external review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
CIS comments on the Revised Non Personal Governance Framework Report — by Pallavi Bedi, Anubha Sinha and Aman Nair — last modified Mar 22, 2021 05:39 AM
A Comparative Study of Article Creation Campaigns on Wikipedia - Part I — by Nitesh Gill and Suswetha Kolluru — last modified Jun 11, 2021 10:56 AM
This is a short report on a comparative analysis of two prominent Wikimedia initiatives, Wikipedia Asian Month and Project Tiger, to understand prevailing challenges and opportunities, and strategies to address the same. The report has been authored by Nitesh Gill with inputs from Suswetha Kolluru, and editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
Research Studies on Indian Language Wikimedia Projects 2019-21 — by Sneha PP — last modified Oct 21, 2022 12:59 PM
This is a compilation of the final reports from a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019-2021, on an array of topics related to Indian language Wikimedia projects. The projects were undertaken by Subodh Kulkarni, Bodhisattwa Mandal, Bhuvana Meenakshi Koteeswaran, Ananth Subray, Satpal Dandiwal and Nitesh Gill, with research oversight and editorial support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and internal review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay and Ambika Tandon.
IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #IdentifyingTheIdeaofLaborinTeaching – Negotiating pedagogy at home and inside classroom(s) — by Admin — last modified May 19, 2022 03:16 PM
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
IRC22 - Proposed Session - #WaitingForFood — by Admin — last modified Apr 25, 2022 01:11 PM
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #HomeAndTheInternet — by Admin — last modified May 19, 2022 03:21 PM
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
IRC 22 - Proposed Session - #HomeBasedFlexiworkInCovid19 — by Admin — last modified Apr 25, 2022 12:57 PM
Details of a session proposed for the Internet Researchers' Conference 2022 - #Home.
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