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Officials Raise Questions over Indian Government’s Efforts
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Prasad Krishna
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Sep 04, 2012
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Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
As per a recent report, it has been revealed that the Indian government despite making several efforts to resolve the issue of hate speech seems failing in the same.
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Legitimate Restrictions on Freedom of Online Speech: Deadlock to Dialogue
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 04, 2012
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last modified
Oct 15, 2012 05:44 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The event was hosted by FICCI Communications and Digital Economy Committee on September 4, 2012 at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. Pranesh Prakash spoke on censorship and the way forward.
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Internet Governance Plenary
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 04, 2012
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last modified
Oct 01, 2012 02:14 PM
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filed under:
Video,
Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham was a panelist along with Ang Peng Hwa, Paul Wilson, Duangthip Chomprang and Raul Echeberria at this event organised by APNIC on August 28, 2012. Kuo Wei Wu, CEO, National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association (NIIEPA) was the moderator.
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Is the govt caught in the 'censorship' web?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 04, 2012
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last modified
Sep 04, 2012 06:54 AM
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Video,
Censorship
NDTV aired a one-hour debate on censorship in "We the People" episode hosted by Barkha Dutt on August 26, 2012. Pranesh Prakash participated in the discussions as a speaker.
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Government to hold talks with stakeholders on Internet censorship
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 04, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
In an unprecedented move, the government, through the Department of Telecommunications and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, has agreed to initiate dialogue on Internet censorship with mega Internet companies, social media giants such as Google and Facebook, members of civil society, technical community, media, ISPs and legal experts.
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The state. And the rage of the cyber demon
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 03, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Internet might be a Pandora’s box. But should the government be wasting time regulating the cacophony?
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Facebook's Delicate Dance With Delhi On Censorship
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 03, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
At the end of last week, a hashtag briskly rose across India: #Emergency2012. It was a reference to the 21-month stint, beginning in the summer of 1975, when then PM Indira Gandhi determined democracy an inconvenience.
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India Blocks Facebook, Twitter, Mass Texts in Response to Unrest
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 03, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Indian government has gone on the offensive against Internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, demanding hundreds of pages be removed or blocked after political unrest erupted in various parts of the country.
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Tata Photon unblocks Wordpress.com
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 03, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
As of yesterday, the Tata Photon service of the Internet service provider (ISP) Tata Teleservices seems to have lifted the block it had put on the Wordpress.com domain for over a week.
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Watch out for fettered speech
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 02, 2012
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last modified
Sep 02, 2012 09:30 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The constant attempts at censorship in the name of national security should give all right-thinking Indians pause.
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