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India bans Facebook’s ‘free’ Internet for the poor
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 10, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Facebook
India’s telecom regulator said Monday that service providers cannot charge discriminatory prices for Internet services, a blow to Facebook’s global effort to provide low-cost Internet to developing countries.
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India bans social media in Kashmir for one month
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 27, 2017
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have banned 22 social media sites including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter in an effort to calm tensions in the disputed region.
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News & Media
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India Sets Strict New Net Neutrality Rules
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 11, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Net Neutrality,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Facebook,
Internet Governance
In India, advocates of net neutrality have welcomed new rules by the telecom regulator that have blocked efforts by Facebook to offer free but limited access to the web in the country’s fast growing Internet market.
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News & Media
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India WhatsApp Privacy Fight May Affect Multinationals
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 02, 2017
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filed under:
Social Media,
WhatsApp,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Indian Supreme Court’s review of Facebook Inc.'s and WhatsApp Inc.'s data security practices may lack teeth but also presages a desire for a stronger privacy regime and oversight of multinationals, internet and privacy specialists told Bloomberg BNA.
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India's ‘Facebook ruling’ is another nail in the coffin of the MNO model
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 28, 2016
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last modified
Feb 28, 2016 03:44 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Telecom,
Free Basics,
TRAI,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Ability to access 'net from mobe no longer considered a miracle.
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Telecom
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News & Media
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India's social media election battle
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 31, 2014
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last modified
Apr 03, 2014 09:37 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Ahead of the general elections, political parties in India are attempting to woo voters on social media for the first time.
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India, Egypt say no thanks to free Internet from Facebook
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 03, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Facebook
ALWAR, India — Connecting people to the Internet is not easy in this impoverished farming district of wheat and millet fields, where working camels can be glimpsed along roads that curve through the low-slung Aravalli Hills.
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News & Media
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India’s ballot battle will also run through Facebook
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 05, 2014
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Facebook on Tuesday launched its widely awaited “election tracker” for the upcoming general elections, a move that signals the growing importance of social media as a political tool in a rapidly urbanizing India.
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News & Media
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India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complex
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 30, 2015
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filed under:
Social Media,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
Connectivity to millions in India is main issue
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India’s ruling party takes online abuse to a professional level
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 31, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) employs an army of trolls to harass and intimidate critics through social media, a new book claims.
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