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The Dangers Of Birdsong
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 04, 2014 — last modified Feb 12, 2014 10:29 AM — filed under: ,
Instant gratification? Social media can quickly turn the game into checkmate if you don’t keep your emotions in check.
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Blog Entry The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part I
by Geetha Hariharan and Padmini Baruah — published Oct 08, 2015 — last modified Oct 08, 2015 11:18 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
In recent months, there has been a spree of bans on access to Internet services in Indian states, for different reasons. The State governments have relied on Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to institute such bans. Despite a legal challenge, the Gujarat High Court found no infirmity in this exercise of power in a recent order. We argue that it is Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000, and the Website Blocking Rules, which set out the legal provision and procedure empowering the State to block access to the Internet (if at all it is necessary), and not Section 144, CrPC.
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Blog Entry The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part II
by Geetha Hariharan and Padmini Baruah — published Oct 08, 2015 — filed under: , , , , , ,
In recent months, there has been a spree of bans on access to Internet services in Indian states, for different reasons. The State governments have relied on Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to institute such bans. Despite a legal challenge, the Gujarat High Court found no infirmity in this exercise of power in a recent order. We argue that it is Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000, and the Website Blocking Rules, which set out the legal provision and procedure empowering the State to block access to the Internet (if at all it is necessary), and not Section 144, CrPC.
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The net is taking over
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 24, 2014 — last modified Feb 04, 2014 05:57 AM — filed under: ,
For many days to come, people will speculate what caused Sunanda Pushkar's death last week in a New Delhi hotel. Did Union minister Shashi Tharoor's wife die of poisoning or a drug overdose? Wasn't she unwell? Was it suicide? Or was it murder? No less a matter of speculation has been the social media's role in the whole affair.
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The politics of Facebook
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 03, 2014 — filed under: ,
With the social media becoming an important political battleground, is Facebook affecting friendships and trying to influence our political leanings?
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The quest for genuine clout on the internet
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 13, 2013 — last modified Oct 29, 2013 07:08 AM — filed under: ,
There is a lot of interest and speculation on the impact of social media on politics because of its amplification effects.
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The trouble with trolls
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 28, 2014 — last modified Jul 28, 2014 05:42 AM — filed under: , , ,
Social networking sites give trolls the ability to hide their real identity and cause grief to others. Here is what you need to do if you face an online attack.
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The year social media came of age in India
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2012 — filed under: ,
Sambhavi Saxena, 19, was at Jantar Mantar on December 25 protesting against Nirbhaya's brutal rape when Delhi Police swooped down, rounded her up along with other agitators and took them to the Parliament Street police station. Sambhavi fired tweet after tweet even as she was bundled into a van.
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Thousands go online against 66A
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: , , , , ,
An online petition aimed at amending section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act and re-examining internet laws has garnered 3,000 signatures since it began on Tuesday — two days before Kapil Sibal, telecom and IT minister, chairs a meeting with the cyber regulation advisory committee.
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Blog Entry TIkTok: It’s time for Biden to make a decision on his digital policy with China
by Aman Nair — published Jan 22, 2021 — last modified Jan 22, 2021 06:11 AM — filed under: ,
As the United State's new president comes into office he is faced with creating a cohesive digital relations policy that corrects some of the damage done by his predecessor. This article is the first part of a series analysing his policies and challenges.
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