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Right to be forgotten poses a legal dilemma in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 09, 2014
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The “right to be forgotten” judgment has raised a controversy, while some argue that it upholds an individual’s privacy, others say it leaves a lot of room for interpretation.
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Right to Exclusion, Government Spaces, and Speech
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by
Torsha Sarkar
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published
Jul 02, 2021
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last modified
Jul 02, 2021 12:05 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Intermediary Liability,
Information Technology
The conclusion of the litigation surrounding Trump blocking its critiques on Twitter brings to forefront two less-discussed aspects of intermediary liability: a) if social media platforms could be compelled to ‘carry’ speech under any established legal principles, thereby limiting their right to exclude users or speech, and b) whether users have a constitutional right to access social media spaces of elected officials. This essay analyzes these issues under the American law, as well as draws parallel for India, in light of the ongoing litigation around the suspension of advocate Sanjay Hegde’s Twitter account.
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Blog
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Roundtable Discussion on Intermediary Liability
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by
Admin
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published
Oct 20, 2019
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
Tanaya Rajwade participated in a roundtable discussion on intermediary liability organised by SFLC and the Dialogue in New Delhi on October 17, 2019.
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Roundtable: Identifying and Limiting Hate Speech and Harassment Online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2016
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last modified
Aug 09, 2016 01:31 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Japreet Grewal attended this event organized by Software Freedom Law Centre at Constitution Club Of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on July 28, 2016.
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RTI Applications on Blocking of Websites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 21, 2012 06:34 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
RTI,
Public Accountability
In recent weeks, an increasing number of incidents have come to light on government-ordered blocking of websites. In one case involving Zone-H.org, it is clear who has ordered the block (a Delhi district court judge, as an interim order), even though the block itself is open to constitutional challenge. In all others cases, including the TypePad case, it is unclear who has ordered the block and why. We at CIS have sent in two right to information requests to find out.
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Blog
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RTI on Complaints under Section 79 of IT Act
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 30, 2013
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last modified
Jun 12, 2013 09:50 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, gave its reply to an RTI application filed by Saket Bisani. We are reproducing the text below:
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Resources
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Ruling in India shields Web posts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 27, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court in India struck down a section of its country’s information technology act Tuesday that had made it illegal for anyone to spread ‘‘offensive messages’’ on electronic devices and resulted in arrests over posts on Facebook and other social media.
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Save Your Voice — A movement against Web censorship
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 13, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
‘Save Your Voice (SYV)’ is a movement against Web censorship and its main demand is the repealing of the Information Technology Act, said SYV founders, Aseem Trividi, a cartoonist, and Alok Dixit, a journalist, on Monday.
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SC has set a high threshold for tolerance: Lawrence Liang
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 28, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Lawyer-activist Lawrence Liang on why SC upheld section 69A and the implications of striking down section 66A.
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Section 66A not for curbing freedom of speech, govt says
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 05, 2015
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Section designed to fight cybercrime and protect the right to life, central government tells Supreme Court.
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