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Donald Trump is attacking the social media giants; here’s what India should do differently
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by
Anna Liz Thomas and Gurshabad Grover
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published
Jun 25, 2020
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last modified
Jun 25, 2020 09:07 AM
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filed under:
Content takedown,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Intermediary Liability
For a robust and rights-respecting public sphere, India needs to ensure that large social media platforms receive adequate protections, and are made more responsible to its users.
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Blog
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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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News & Media
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Draft nonsense
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 24, 2012
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last modified
Dec 03, 2012 09:08 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
Seriously flawed and dodgily drafted provisions in the IT Act provide the state a stick to beat its citizens with.
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Dystopia vs development: The Kashmir paradox
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by
Asmita Bakshi
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published
Oct 20, 2019
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
On 26 July, Azmat Ali Mir, 26, landed in her hometown, Srinagar. A day later, uncertainty and panic gripped the Kashmir valley—the Amarnath yatris (pilgrims) and other tourists were being evacuated, there was heavy military deployment and news reports claimed that there could be a threat to the border.
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News & Media
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E-Consultation on Cyber Security, Justice, and Governance Begins!
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 04, 2014
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last modified
Dec 04, 2014 11:36 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Sunil Abraham facilitated the e-consultation on "Internet access, the freedom of expression online, and development in the Global South" at the event organized by the Hague Institute for Global Justice.
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News & Media
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European Court of Justice rules Internet Search Engine Operator responsible for Processing Personal Data Published by Third Parties
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by
Jyoti Panday
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published
May 14, 2014
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that an "an internet search engine operator is responsible for the processing that it carries out of personal data which appear on web pages published by third parties.” The decision adds to the conundrum of maintaining a balance between freedom of expression, protecting personal data and intermediary liability.
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Examining the Constitutionality of the Ban on Broadcast of News by Private FM and Community Radio Stations
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by
Gurshabad Grover, Torsha Sarkar, Rajashri Seal and Neil Trivedi
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published
Sep 27, 2019
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Gurshabad Grover and Torsha Sarkar along with Rajashri Seal and Neil Trivedi co-authored a paper that examined the constitutionality of the government prohibition on the broadcast of news against private and community FM channels.
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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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News & Media
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Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 16, 2012
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last modified
Mar 16, 2012 07:41 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
This report provides an overview of the discussion from the Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights, organized by ARTICLE 19 in London on November 18, 2011.
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Access to Knowledge
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Facebook and its Aversion to Anonymous and Pseudonymous Speech
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by
Jessamine Mathew
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published
Jul 04, 2014
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filed under:
Social Media,
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Facebook,
Chilling Effect,
Anonymity,
Pseudonimity,
Article 19(1)(a)
Jessamine Mathew explores Facebook's "real name" policy and its implications for the right to free speech.
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Internet Governance
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Blog