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India's Proposed Map Law Prompts Outcry
by Prasad Krishna — published May 29, 2016 — filed under:
In India, proposed legislation to ban use of maps or satellite images of the country without approval from the government has led to an outcry and triggered an online campaign called “Save The Map.”
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India's Rs 400-crore Central Monitoring System to snoop on all communication
by Prasad Krishna — published May 10, 2013 — last modified Jun 05, 2013 10:39 AM — filed under: ,
Latest reports confirm that the government's longstanding aim of initiating the Central Monitoring System in the country is materialising now.
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India's section 66A scrapped: Win for free speech
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 26, 2015 — filed under: , , , ,
India's Supreme Court court has struck down a law that made posting "offensive" comments on the internet a crime punishable by a jail term of up to three years. But, for the free speech campaigners, there is more work to do, writes technology writer Prasanto K Roy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India's Shame: World Reacts to FB Post Arrest
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 05:51 AM — filed under: , ,
The arrest of 21 year old Shaheen Dhada for posting anti-Bal Thackeray comments has not only outraged Indians. The story has been picked up and reported across international media as well. Though they may not be aware of the complexities of Indian politics, the fact that young girls were arrested for an FB post has got them questioning the dwindling tolerance for the freedom of speech in India.
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India's social media "spring" masks forgotten protests
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 01, 2011 — last modified Sep 01, 2011 06:24 AM — filed under:
Irom Sharmila has been on hunger strike for 10 years to protest against military abuses, force-fed by tubes through her nose. But the tragedy for the world's longest hunger strike is that she is on the wrong side of India's digital divide.
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India's social media crackdown reveals clumsy govt machinery
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 25, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
"High-handed" and "reckless" are some of the words used in the media to describe the government's online crackdown.
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India's social media election battle
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 31, 2014 — last modified Apr 03, 2014 09:37 AM — filed under: ,
Ahead of the general elections, political parties in India are attempting to woo voters on social media for the first time.
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India's struggle for online freedom
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under: , , , ,
"65 years since your independence," a new battle for freedom is under way in India — according to a YouTube video uploaded by an Indian member of Anonymous, the global "hacktivist" movement.
Located in News & Media
India's Tech Policy Entrepreneurs
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 08, 2016 — filed under:
The people who influence India's evolving technology policy.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India's Techies Angered Over Internet Censorship Plan
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 22, 2011 — filed under: , ,
India has the world's largest democracy, and one of the most rambunctious. Millions of its young people are cutting edge when it comes to high-tech. Yet the country is still very conservative by Western standards, and a government minister recently said that offensive material on the web should be removed.
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