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Wiki goes the oral citation way
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Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Openness
In a way to overcome lack of any citable sources in print on several interesting, but lesser-known topics, an Indian researcher on the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation, has evolved The Oral Citations Project.
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Anonymous India’s Takedowns Could Be Counterproductive
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 07, 2012
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last modified
Jun 18, 2012 06:05 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Nikhil Pahwa's blog post was published in Medianama on June 6, 2012.
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An Interview with Nishant Shah
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 13, 2012
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last modified
Jul 06, 2012 05:05 AM
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filed under:
Interview,
Internet Governance
Jamillah Knowles from BBC Radio interviewed Nishant Shah about Indian Internet issues.
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'Anonymous' hackers to protest Indian Internet laws
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Global hacking movement Anonymous has called for protesters to take to the streets in 16 cities around India on Saturday over what it considers growing government censorship of the Internet, writes Pratap Chakravarty.
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Hackers Take Protest to Indian Streets and Cyberspace
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
First there was self-styled Gandhian activist Anna Hazare who took to the streets to protest corruption. Now a group agitating against censorship on the Internet has arrived in India.
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Chinmayi Arun
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Jun 18, 2012 03:45 AM
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The new Internet watchdogs
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The Government has taken a series of measures to control the Internet, but should it be doing so? This article by Ronendra Singh was published in the Hindu Business Line on June 12, 2012. Sunil Abraham is quoted in this.
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Concerns raised ahead of proposed India-US trade treaty
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge
As efforts are on to step-up discussions on the proposed Bi-lateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between India and the US , concerns are being raised on the dispute settlement mechanism between an investor and the State.
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'Attempts to censor the web ill-advised'
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Amid concerted government attempts to censor the internet and the recent blocking of file-sharing websites due to a court order based on a petition by producers of a Tamil film, speakers at a discussion on Saturday felt that there was a fear of freedom of expression among those affected by it, primarily the powerful.
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Poor Guarantee of Online Freedom in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 17, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The debate over the "Intermediaries Guidelines" as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in Parliament brought focus to the issue of censorship and lack of accountability of governing bodies vis-à-vis the internet in the country. This cannot be divorced from the larger questions related to the threats to freedom of expression from both the state and various societal actors today.
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