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Don’t SLAPP free speech
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Feb 28, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
IIPM is proving adept at the tactical use of lawsuits to stifle criticism, despite safeguards. THE DEPARTMENT of Telecommunications, on 14 February, issued orders to block certain web pages critical of the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).
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DoT Blocks Domain Sites — But Reasons and Authority Unclear
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by
Smitha Krishna Prasad
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published
Nov 21, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Information Technology,
Censorship
Earlier this year, ISPs such as Airtel and MTNL blocked a number of domain sites including BuyDomains, Fabulous Domains and Sedo.co.uk. Whereas the Indian Government and courts have previously issued orders blocking websites, these actions have generally been attributed to issues such as posting of inflammatory content or piracy of copyrighted material. However, the reasoning behind blocking domain marketplaces such as the above mentioned sites is not clear.
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DoT Reportedly Orders Blocking of 32 Websites Including GitHub, Archive.org, SourceForge
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 02, 2015
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Many users on Twitter are claiming that several websites, including many software development resources such as GitHub and SourceForge, along with research resources like the Internet Archive have all been blocked on order of the Department of Telecom.
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Expect anti-net censorship echo in house
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 25, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
For the anti-Internet censorship movement in the country, hope is now in sight. Their fight against the intermediary provisions (section 79) of the IT laws, according to which, an intermediary (website, domain owner) would have to take off content that a third party (or complainant) finds ‘objectionable,’ without any room for appeal, has now garnered the attention of the government itself. What is at stake is our fundamental rights, warns CPM Member of Parliament P Rajeeve, who was perhaps the first at the government level to realise that there was a gaping hole in the provision, and took up the matter in the Rajya Sabha.
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Facebook Arrests Ignite Free-Speech Debate In India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 29, 2012
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last modified
Jan 07, 2013 10:16 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Shaheen Dhada is an unlikely looking protagonist in the battle under way in India to protect free speech from government restrictions in the new media age.
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Facebook's Delicate Dance With Delhi On Censorship
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 03, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
At the end of last week, a hashtag briskly rose across India: #Emergency2012. It was a reference to the 21-month stint, beginning in the summer of 1975, when then PM Indira Gandhi determined democracy an inconvenience.
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Facebook, Google deny spying access
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 09, 2013
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last modified
Jul 02, 2013 10:18 AM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The CEOs of Facebook and Google on Saturday categorically denied that the US National Security Agency had "direct access" to their company servers for snooping on Gmail and Facebook users. But both acknowledged that the companies complied with the 'lawful' requests made by the US government and shared user data with sleuths.
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Fake News, Rumors & Online Content Regulation
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 28, 2017
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Medianama and Mint organized #NAMApolicy open house on 'Fake News, Rumors & Online Content Regulation' on February 22, 2017 at the India Habitat Centre. Japreet Grewal and Amber Sinha attended the event.
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Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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last modified
Apr 17, 2015 01:44 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Much confusion has resulted from the Section 66A verdict. Some people are convinced that online speech is now without any reasonable restrictions under Article 19 (2) of the Constitution. This is completely false.
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Fixing India’s anarchic IT Act
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 28, 2012
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last modified
Nov 30, 2012 06:33 AM
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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.
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