-
So Much to Lose
-
by
Nishant Shah
—
published
Dec 02, 2012
—
last modified
Dec 07, 2012 04:39 PM
—
filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have been a witness to the maelstrom of events that accompanied the death of the political leader Bal Thackeray.
Located in
Internet Governance
/
Blog
-
Girl's arrest draws flak on social media
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Nov 20, 2012
—
last modified
Nov 20, 2012 11:04 AM
—
filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The arrest of a 21-year-old girl by Mumbai police for criticizing the shutting down of the city following the death of Bal Thackeray come under fire from netizens.
Located in
News & Media
-
Internet users flay Mumbai girls' arrest over Facebook post
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Nov 20, 2012
—
filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The arrest of two girls over their Facebook post on shutdown in Mumbai for Bal Thackeray's funeral on Monday again opened a can of worms with netizens calling the move a "social media hijack by the powerful and the fundamentalists". Social media was abuzz with tweets and posts about the arrest, with most referring to the arrest as yet another move to curb freedom of speech on the Internet.
Located in
News & Media
-
Arrests over Facebook posts: Why we’re on a dangerous slide
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Nov 20, 2012
—
filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The most bizarre thing about the arrest of Shaheen Dhada and Renu Srinivasan on Monday over a Facebook post that questioned the wisdom of a bandh to mark Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray‘s death is that no laws were actually violated by the post.
Located in
News & Media
-
The Last Word: Is there a need to review Information Technology Act?
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Nov 21, 2012
—
last modified
Nov 21, 2012 12:10 PM
—
filed under:
IT Act,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Video,
Censorship
Does the high-handed arrest of two young girls mean it's time to review and revise the IT Act?
Located in
News & Media
-
Fixing India’s anarchic IT Act
-
by
Pranesh Prakash
—
published
Nov 28, 2012
—
last modified
Nov 30, 2012 06:33 AM
—
filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Information Technology
Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act criminalizes “causing annoyance or inconvenience” online, among other things. A conviction for such an offence can attract a prison sentence of as many as three years.
Located in
Internet Governance
/
Blog
-
Ayodhya trending on Twitter sparks censorship concerns
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Dec 12, 2012
—
filed under:
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
On the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the ShauryaDiwas, Ayodhya and Babri Masjid hashtags were trending on Twitter all day, with almost 2,500 messages sent over 48 hours.
Located in
News & Media
-
Analyzing the Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism and Rioting Edition) Part II
-
by
Snehashish Ghosh
—
published
Sep 25, 2012
—
last modified
Sep 27, 2012 10:42 AM
—
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”).
Located in
Internet Governance
-
Govt plans inter-ministerial panel on Internet policy
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Sep 25, 2012
—
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.
Located in
News & Media
-
'Anonymous' hackers to protest Indian Internet laws
-
by
Prasad Krishna
—
published
Jun 18, 2012
—
filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Global hacking movement Anonymous has called for protesters to take to the streets in 16 cities around India on Saturday over what it considers growing government censorship of the Internet, writes Pratap Chakravarty.
Located in
News & Media
