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File A Deep Dive into Content Takedown Frames
by Torsha Sarkar — published Dec 03, 2019
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Blog Entry A Deep Dive into Content Takedown Timeframes
by Torsha Sarkar — published Dec 03, 2019 — last modified Jun 26, 2020 11:59 AM — filed under: , ,
Since the 1990s, internet usage has seen a massive growth, facilitated in part, by growing importance of intermediaries, that act as gateways to the internet. Intermediaries such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), web-hosting providers, social-media platforms and search engines provide key services which propel social, economic and political development. However, these developments are also offset by instances of users engaging with the platforms in an unlawful manner. The scale and openness of the internet makes regulating such behaviour challenging, and in turn pose several interrelated policy questions.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry In Twitter India’s Arbitrary Suspensions, a Question of What Constitutes a Public Space
by Torsha Sarkar — published Dec 12, 2019 — filed under: ,
A discussion is underway about the way social media platforms may have to operate within the tenets of constitutional protections of free speech.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
File Media Market Risk Ratings
by Torsha Sarkar — published Jul 12, 2021
Located in Internet Governance
Blog Entry Rethinking the intermediary liability regime in India
by Torsha Sarkar — published Aug 16, 2019 — filed under: , ,
The article consolidates some of our broad thematic concerns with the draft amendments to the intermediary liability rules, published by MeitY last December.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Transference: Reimagining Data Systems: Beyond the Gender Binary
by Torsha Sarkar — published Dec 15, 2021 — filed under: , ,
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) invites you to participate in a day-long convening on the rights of transgender persons, specifically right to privacy and digital rights. Through this convening, we hope to highlight the concerns of transgender persons in accessing digital data systems and the privacy challenges faced by the community. These challenges include access to their rights — their right to self-identify their gender and welfare services offered by the State and the privacy challenges faced by transgender and intersex persons in revealing their identity.
Located in Internet Governance / Events