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The Privatisation of Censorship: The Online Responsibility to Protect Free Expression
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 05, 2012
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last modified
Dec 09, 2012 01:48 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
Pranesh Prakash was a panelist at this workshop organised on November 5, 2012. It was organized by Index on Censorship.
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On social media, Modi goes soft
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 02, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social media,
Internet Governance
“Truth stands on its own; it doesn’t need a prop.” Is this Mahatma Gandhi? No, it’s Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. Gujarat’s elections are near, but in the arena of social media, Modi has already won. From over a million subscribers on Twitter to a Facebook page flooded with “likes”, Modi’s net is cast wide.
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Arrested for tweeting: Legitimate or Curbing Free Speech?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 02, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Video,
Internet Governance
As a man in Puducherry is arrested for allegedly posting on Twitter that MR Chidambaram's son had amassed wealth more than that of Robert Vadra, we discuss whether freedom of speech is absolute.
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Censorship makes India fall two places on global internet freedom chart
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 27, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
A recently released global report on the internet freedom rated India 39th in 2012, a slip from two places last year.
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Pitroda seeks to put govt information in public domain
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 27, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Social media
In the first-ever Indian government press conference on Twitter, Sam Pitroda, adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on public information infrastructure and innovations, championed the cause of putting government information in the public domain to usher in openness and empowerment.
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The Five Monkeys & Ice-cold Water
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Sep 26, 2012
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last modified
Oct 30, 2012 10:43 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The Indian government provides leadership, both domestically and internationally, when it comes to access to knowledge.
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Govt plans inter-ministerial panel on Internet policy
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 25, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
The government may set up an inter-ministerial panel to improve coordination among the various arms of the government on Internet-related issues such as governance, commerce and security, according to a senior government official who didn’t want to be named.
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Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism and Rioting Edition) Part II
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by
Snehashish Ghosh
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published
Sep 25, 2012
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last modified
Sep 27, 2012 10:42 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Social Networking
Snehashish Ghosh does a further analysis of the leaked list of the websites blocked by the Indian Government from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 (“leaked list”).
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Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression — Executive Summary
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by
Rishabh Dara
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published
Sep 14, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2016 11:54 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
This document provides a critique of “The Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011 and proposes an alternate set of Rules.
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Counter-proposal by the Centre for Internet and Society: Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Due Diligence and Information Removal) Rules, 2012
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Sep 14, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2016 11:48 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Any restriction on freedom of speech should embody and be guided by the following principles, as identified by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
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