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Yes, You Can Get Arrested for a Facebook Status Update Now
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
A 21-year-old Indian woman thought Mumbai shouldn't have been shutdown for the funeral of an Islamophobic leader. Broadcasting such opinions on Facebook was apparently grounds for arrest.
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Govt tweaks enforcement of IT Act after spate of arrests
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Information Technology
The government on Thursday tweaked the law to make it tougher for citizens to be arrested for online comments that are deemed offensive after recent arrests came in for heavy criticism by Internet activists, the media and other groups.
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The flaw in cyber law
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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last modified
Nov 30, 2012 09:06 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Internet Governance
Legal experts and netizens want the controversial clause in the IT Act to be scrapped after two Mumbai girls were arrested for a post on Facebook.
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Draft nonsense
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 24, 2012
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last modified
Dec 03, 2012 09:08 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
Seriously flawed and dodgily drafted provisions in the IT Act provide the state a stick to beat its citizens with.
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Blog
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From Virtual to Reliable: Exploring Freedom and Facts in the World of WWW (World Wide Web)
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 29, 2017
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last modified
Mar 29, 2017 04:01 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Freedom,
Internet Governance
An interactive seminar on internet freedom was organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands and Adaan Foundation on March 21, 2017 at the India International Centre in New Delhi. Saikat Dutta and Amber Sinha were panelists.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Censorship — A Death Knell for Freedom of Expression Online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 19, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
On December 8, 2011, NDTV aired an interesting discussion on internet censorship. Shashi Tharoor, Soli Sorabjee, Shekhar Kapoor, Ken Ghosh and Sunil Abraham participated in this discussion with NDTV's Sonia Singh.
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Free Speech Online in India under Attack?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 17, 2011
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last modified
Mar 02, 2012 03:03 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Lecture,
Event Type
When the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal suggested pre-censorship for a range of popular online platforms and social networking sites, the suggestion was met by a barrage of criticism, which soon forced him to back down. Yet Sibal’s suggestion is not the only threat to free speech on the Internet in India today. Legislation such as the Intermediary Due Diligence Rules and Cyber Café Rules (also jointly known as the IT Rules) issued in April 2011 is equally dangerous for free speech online.
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Internet Governance
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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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Intermediary Liability in India: Chilling Effects on Free Expression on the Internet 2011
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by
Rishabh Dara
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published
Apr 10, 2012
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last modified
Apr 21, 2012 06:05 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
Intermediaries are widely recognised as essential cogs in the wheel of exercising the right to freedom of expression on the Internet. Most major jurisdictions around the world have introduced legislations for limiting intermediary liability in order to ensure that this wheel does not stop spinning. With the 2008 amendment of the Information Technology Act 2000, India joined the bandwagon and established a ‘notice and takedown’ regime for limiting intermediary liability.
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Internet Governance
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An Evidence based Intermediary Liability Policy Framework: Workshop at IGF
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
Jun 30, 2014
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last modified
Jul 04, 2014 06:41 AM
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filed under:
human rights,
Digital Governance,
internet governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance Forum,
Human Rights Online,
Intermediary Liability,
Policies,
Multi-stakeholder
CIS is organising a workshop at the Internet Governance Forum 2014. The workshop will be an opportunity to present and discuss ongoing research on the changing definition of intermediaries and their responsibilities across jurisdictions and technologies and contribute to a comprehensible framework for liability that is consistent with the capacity of the intermediary and with international human-rights standards.
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