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Wiki goes the oral citation way
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under:
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
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 07, 2012 last modified Jun 18, 2012 06:05 AM — filed under:
Nikhil Pahwa's blog post was published in Medianama on June 6, 2012.
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An Interview with Nishant Shah
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 13, 2012 last modified Jul 06, 2012 05:05 AM — filed under: ,
Jamillah Knowles from BBC Radio interviewed Nishant Shah about Indian Internet issues.
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'Anonymous' hackers to protest Indian Internet laws
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
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
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 18, 2012 — filed under: , ,
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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Image Chinmayi Arun
by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 18, 2012 03:45 AM
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The new Internet watchdogs
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 17, 2012 — filed under:
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
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 17, 2012 — filed under:
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'
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 17, 2012 — filed under: ,
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
by Prasad Krishna published Jun 17, 2012 — filed under: , ,
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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