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Is the govt caught in the 'censorship' web?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 04, 2012
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last modified
Sep 04, 2012 06:54 AM
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Video,
Censorship
NDTV aired a one-hour debate on censorship in "We the People" episode hosted by Barkha Dutt on August 26, 2012. Pranesh Prakash participated in the discussions as a speaker.
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ISPs start blocking escort websites following govt order
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 02, 2016
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last modified
Jul 02, 2016 04:17 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
DoT on Monday ordered blocking of 240 URLs; blocking of websites takes place under Section 69A of the IT Act, and Information Technology Rules.
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IT Leaders, Lawyers Welcome SC Ruling on 66A of the IT Act
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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last modified
Mar 26, 2015 03:58 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment in scrapping section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribed 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' and had been branded as grossly 'unconstitutional' by various lawyers and legal advisors.
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J&K social media ban: Use of 132-year-old Act can’t stand judicial scrutiny, say experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 04, 2017
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last modified
May 04, 2017 02:12 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Jammu and Kashmir's social media ban: Legal experts are not convinced this is a viable order
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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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Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sites
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 04, 2017
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
A BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet across Kashmir.
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Legitimate Restrictions on Freedom of Online Speech: Deadlock to Dialogue
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 04, 2012
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last modified
Oct 15, 2012 05:44 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The event was hosted by FICCI Communications and Digital Economy Committee on September 4, 2012 at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. Pranesh Prakash spoke on censorship and the way forward.
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List of Blocked 'Escort Service' Websites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 15, 2016
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
69A,
Blocking,
Censorship
Here is the full list of URLs that Indian ISPs were asked to block on Monday, June 13, 2016.
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Blog
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Live Chat: Win for Free Speech
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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last modified
Mar 26, 2015 04:07 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Join us for a live chat at 5.30 pm on SC striking down the Section 66A of the IT Act which had permitted the arrest of people for posting "offensive content" on the internet.
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News & Media
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Mapping Web Censorship & Net Neutrality Violations
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by
Pranav M B
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published
Oct 05, 2020
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last modified
Oct 05, 2020 07:59 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance,
internet governance,
Censorship
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