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India faces Twitter backlash over Internet clampdown
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 28, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The government faced an angry backlash from Twitter users on Thursday after ordering Internet service providers to block about 20 accounts that officials said had spread scare-mongering material that threatened national security.
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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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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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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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Government asks Twitter to block fake 'PMO India' accounts; site fails to respond
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 22, 2012
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last modified
Sep 04, 2012 12:24 PM
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
A standoff between the government and microblogging service Twitter, that has got India's online community up in arms, continues, as Twitter is still to act on India's requests to block some of the fake 'PMO India' accounts.
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Overview and Concerns Regarding the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 06, 2012
Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act
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UK DNA Database and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons that India can Learn from Its Mistakes
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 06, 2012
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last modified
Sep 17, 2012 03:40 AM
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filed under:
Event Type,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On September 24, 2012, the Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with the Alternative Law Forum invites the public to a talk with international experts, Helen Wallace from GeneWatch, UK and Jeremy Gruber from the Council for Responsible Genetics in the United States. The meeting will be held at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore from 5.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Sep 11, 2012 02:09 PM
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Entertainment industry and Internet piracy in focus
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 17, 2012
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filed under:
Piracy,
Copyright,
Access to Knowledge
The first-of-its-kind initiative by the anti-piracy cell of the Kerala Police to register cases against 1,010 Internet users for uploading or downloading the Malayalam film Bachelor Party has sparked a debate between social media experts and legal puritans on what the law actually says.
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How Technology Is and Isn't Helping Fight Corruption in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 29, 2013
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last modified
Jun 05, 2013 06:43 AM
I recently sat down with Sunil Abraham, the founder and executive director of the Center for Internet & Society (CIS) in Bangalore to talk about the center, and his views on the role of technology and openness in politics and society.
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