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Anupam: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 19, 2012 12:38 PM
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POV: Should user-generated content be monitored?: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 19, 2012 — filed under: Internet Governance
After being in the dock for carrying 'objectionable' content, Google and Facebook, along with15 other websites, are fighting for what they call internet freedom. Wikipedia went dark to protest the Web Piracy Bill being introduced in the US. afaqs! speaks to industry experts to find out if a move to monitor content can backfire.
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Paritosh: by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 19, 2012 12:30 PM
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Indian Internet Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Freedom of Expression: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 19, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance
In India, Internet giants such as Google and Facebook are fighting a lawsuit after the government authorized their prosecution for online content on their sites deemed to be offensive. The case has put the spotlight on free speech in the world’s largest democracy.
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Janhit Manch & Ors. v. The Union of India: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 18, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance
The petition sought a blanket ban on pornographic websites. The NGO had argued that websites displaying sexually explicit content had an adverse influence, leading youth on a delinquent path.
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Karthikeyan R v Union of India: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 18, 2012 — filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance
The court refused to direct the government to take proactive steps to curb access to Internet pornography stating that such matters require case-by-case analysis to be constitutionally valid under Article 19(1)(a) (Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression).
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Resources: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 18, 2012 — last modified Jan 26, 2012 03:13 PM
Internet governance, freedom of expression, and privacy-related resources: cases, statutes, etc.
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