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The Power of Communication: The Media, Public Space and Participatory Democracy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 30, 2014
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last modified
Sep 30, 2014 05:49 AM
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Internet Governance
Bhairav Acharya will be presenting a paper at this event to be held in the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla on October 13 and 14, 2014.
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News & Media
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The Power of Information: New Technologies for Philanthropy and Development
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 15, 2011
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last modified
Sep 23, 2011 11:16 AM
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The print-impaired millions and their right to read
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 08, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 01:10 PM
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Accessibility
Books, books everywhere, but not a word to read. This is the scenario for the approximately 70 million print-impaired in India, a sizeable population that includes the visually-impaired young people as well the elderly — whose vision depletes with advancing age.
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The Privatisation of Censorship: The Online Responsibility to Protect Free Expression
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 05, 2012
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last modified
Dec 09, 2012 01:48 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this workshop organised on November 5, 2012. It was organized by Index on Censorship.
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The Problems With Policing Sexism on Twitter
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 22, 2012
In mid-April this year, Indian writer and activist Meena Kandasamy attended a beef-eating festival. Then she tweeted about it. In two hours, she got over 800 abusive tweets. Kandasamy, who lives in the southern Indian city of Chennai, was threatened with rape, acid attacks, and being burnt alive. She was called a whore, slut, and terrorist.
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The Public Voice: Privacy Rights are a Global Challenge
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 22, 2012
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Event Type,
Internet Governance
October 21, 2012 is an important day for global civil society defending privacy and free speech. The Public Voice coalition will be hosting a global conference in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and you are invited to take part in the conversation and interact with the panelists. Malavika Jayaram is speaking at this event.
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Events
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The quest for genuine clout on the internet
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 13, 2013
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last modified
Oct 29, 2013 07:08 AM
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Social Media,
Internet Governance
There is a lot of interest and speculation on the impact of social media on politics because of its amplification effects.
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The real Sibal’s law: Resisting Section 66A is futile
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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last modified
Dec 03, 2012 05:16 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
The Information Technology Act is “substantially the same” as laws instituted in other democracies like UK and the United States. What’s more, the language that is employed in various sections is exactly the same. Thus was the thrust of Kapil Sibal’s defense of Section 66A on NDTV last night.
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The Relaunch of Creative Commons India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 03, 2013
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last modified
Dec 11, 2013 08:12 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Openness,
Event
Wikimedia India, the Centre for Internet and Society, and Acharya Narendra Dev College invite you to the Relaunch of Creative Commons India in New Delhi on November 12, 2013 with the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr. Shashi Tharoor as the Chief Guest.
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Events
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The Right to Read Campaign, now in Delhi
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 22, 2010
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last modified
Aug 17, 2011 08:45 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Accessibility
The Right to Read campaign, this time in Delhi, the national capital of the country has been announced. This is the third in the series. The previous two held in Calcutta and Chennai were highly successful and Delhi too promises quite a lot.
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