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How ‘private-censorship’ is making online content disappear, quietly
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 19, 2011
If only Kapil Sibal knew how successful his ministry has already been in making online content quietly disappear and how pliant Internet companies can be in India when it comes to requests to remove content, thanks in some part to the rules notified by IT ministry in April 2011.
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Privacy Matters — Analyzing the "Right to Privacy Bill" Poster
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Prasad Krishna
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Dec 20, 2011 04:28 AM
The event poster for Privacy Matters — Analyzing the "Right to Privacy Bill"
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Free Speech Online in India under Attack?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 17, 2011
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last modified
Mar 02, 2012 03:03 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Lecture,
Event Type
When the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal suggested pre-censorship for a range of popular online platforms and social networking sites, the suggestion was met by a barrage of criticism, which soon forced him to back down. Yet Sibal’s suggestion is not the only threat to free speech on the Internet in India today. Legislation such as the Intermediary Due Diligence Rules and Cyber Café Rules (also jointly known as the IT Rules) issued in April 2011 is equally dangerous for free speech online.
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Digital Alternatives Video Contest
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Dec 15, 2011 10:27 AM
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Censorship — A Death Knell for Freedom of Expression Online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 19, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
On December 8, 2011, NDTV aired an interesting discussion on internet censorship. Shashi Tharoor, Soli Sorabjee, Shekhar Kapoor, Ken Ghosh and Sunil Abraham participated in this discussion with NDTV's Sonia Singh.
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IIT Bombay
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Dec 14, 2011 05:59 AM
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Tata Institute of Social Sciences
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Dec 14, 2011 05:51 AM
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Godrej India Cultural Lab
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Dec 14, 2011 05:45 AM
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CIS_Logo
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Dec 14, 2011 05:36 AM
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IDRC
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Dec 14, 2011 05:19 AM
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