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Rajeev Chandrasekhar Urges PM To Withdraw India’s Proposal For UN Committee On Internet-Policy
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Prasad Krishna
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May 24, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Rajya Sabha MP, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has written a letter to the Indian Prime Minister, urging him to withdraw India’s proposal to UN seeking governance of Internet control.
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MPs oppose curbs on internet; Sibal promises discussions
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 24, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
With MPs raising concerns over open-ended interpretations of restrictive terms in the rules seeking to regulate social media and internet, the government promised to evolve a consensus on points of contention.
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Kapil Sibal & Co shoot down motion to kill IT Rules: cite terrorism, drugs
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 24, 2012
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last modified
May 24, 2012 09:45 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Information Technology
The Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011 (The Rules) continue to breathe after the statutory motion to annul them moved by member of parliament (MP) from Kerala P Rajeeve was defeated by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
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Vimeo Ban: More Web Censorship
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 24, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
When Indian users logged on to Vimeo and some other video-sharing websites Thursday morning, they were greeted by a rather unusual message: "Access to this site has been blocked as per Court Orders."
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Taming the Web, are we?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 24, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Two decades after its advent changed our lives, the world wide web - as we know it - faces a grave threat. Not from governments alone, but also from tech companies seeking to play gatekeepers.
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Cordon tightens: Rajya Sabha nod to harsh IT rules
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 24, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The draconian intermediaries rules of the Information Technology Act that allows the government to aggressively police the internet and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter will continue for some more time as a motion to annul them in the Rajya Sabha was defeated by the treasury benches on Thursday.
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Empires: Individuals in Search of Society
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 24, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance
In their 2000 bestseller Empire, Michael Hardt and Toni Negri announced a new international condition no longer built on the imperialist model of the superpowers of old but on the new condition of globalization. This new and emerging networked world held with it the opportunity for politics to bring forward a 21st century of interconnectedness, openness and a shared sense of planetary responsibility.
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