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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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Internet Governance
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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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News & Media
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The Humpty-Dumpty Censorship of Television in India
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by
Bhairav Acharya
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published
Nov 29, 2015
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Modi government’s attack on Sathiyam TV is another manifestation of the Indian state’s paranoia of the medium of film and television, and consequently, the irrational controlling impulse of the law.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Submission to the Facebook Oversight Board: Policy on Cross-checks
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by
[in alphabetical order] Anamika Kundu, Digvijay Singh, Divyansha Sehgal and Torsha Sarkar
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published
Feb 07, 2022
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last modified
Feb 09, 2022 05:31 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Freedom,
Facebook,
Internet Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted public comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on a policy consultation.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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'Anonymous' hackers to protest Indian Internet laws
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2012
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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.
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News & Media
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Net Neutrality Advocates Rejoice As TRAI Bans Differential Pricing
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Feb 23, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Net Neutrality,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
India would not see any more Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they benefited from this Facebook project.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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FTN: Should social networking sites be censored?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 07, 2011
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last modified
Dec 08, 2011 05:32 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal met the representatives of Facebook, Google and others seeking to device a screening mechanism. Sunil Abraham was on CNN-IBN from 10.00 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. speaking about freedom of expression in India.
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Online Pre-Censorship is Harmful and Impractical
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 07, 2011
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last modified
Dec 12, 2011 05:00 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Obscenity,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
YouTube,
Social media,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship,
Social Networking
The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal wants Internet intermediaries to pre-censor content uploaded by their users. Pranesh Prakash takes issue with this and explains why this is a problem, even if the government's heart is in the right place. Further, he points out that now is the time to take action on the draconian IT Rules which are before the Parliament.
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Internet Governance
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Social media sites refuse Indian censorship request
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 08, 2011 08:26 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The Indian government's proposal to crack down on offensive internet content has sparked anger among the population.
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News & Media
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Los internautas indios se oponen a la censura a través de la Red
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 09, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
La idea del Gobierno indio de censurar los contenidos de internet ha chocado con el rechazo de la empresas del sector y de los internautas, que están usando las redes sociales para ridiculizar al ministro
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