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Guilty until Proven Innocent: Pirates, Pornographers, Terrorists and the IT Act in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2013
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last modified
Aug 28, 2013 10:19 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
The Research Center of Media and Communication at the University of Hamburg organized the Summer School 2013 at Hamburg, Germany from July 29 to August 2, 2013. Dr. Nishant Shah was a panelist in the session on "Guilty until Proven Innocent: Pirates, Pornographers, Terrorists and the IT Act in India".
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Hacktivists deface BSNL website
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 14, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Censorship
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) website, www.bsnl.co.in, was hacked and defaced on Thursday afternoon.
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News & Media
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Historic day for freedom of speech and expression in India
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by
Vidushi Marda
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
In a petition that finds its origin in a simple status message on Facebook, Shreya Singhal vs Union of India marks a historic reinforcement of the freedom of speech and expression in India.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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I dare you, I double dare you: Social media celebrates Sec 66A verdict
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Users across social media platforms on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's scrapping of the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, hailing it as a measure that will strengthen freedom of expression online.
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News & Media
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If all goes well, Indian IT Act may enter 21st century
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 06, 2016
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last modified
Oct 06, 2016 04:49 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
The government is aiming to refresh the main law governing information technology by giving it a revamp which it hopes will bring it in tune with the times and address criticisms about its weaknesses, a senior official said on condition of anonymity.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India High Court: No Takedown Requests On Social Sites Without Court, Gov't Order
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 25, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 06:18 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Indian police will no longer be able to threaten Internet users and online intermediaries with jail merely on the basis of a complaint that they have posted “offensive” posts online.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India's Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 26, 2012 01:45 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Encryption,
Intermediary Liability,
Facebook,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Cyber-laws in India are severely flawed, with neither lawyers nor technologists being able to understand them, and the Cyber-Law Group in DEIT being incapable of framing fair, just, and informed laws and policies. Pranesh Prakash suggests they learn from the DEIT's Internet Governance Division, and Brazil, and adopt multi-stakeholderism as a core principle of Internet policy-making.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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India's landmark online speech ruling is step toward greater press freedom
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 29, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
In an historic decision, India's Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down part of a law used to silence criticism and free expression. While this marks a pivotal victory that has been welcomed in many quarters, many challenges remain for press freedom in the country.
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News & Media
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India's Online Freedom Advocates Hail Court Ruling on Free Speech
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 27, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
Online freedom advocates in India are hailing a court ruling that struck down a controversial law seen as infringing free speech on the Internet. But in a country expected to have the world’s largest number of web users by 2018, some concerns about net censorship remain.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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India's section 66A scrapped: Win for free speech
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
India's Supreme Court court has struck down a law that made posting "offensive" comments on the internet a crime punishable by a jail term of up to three years. But, for the free speech campaigners, there is more work to do, writes technology writer Prasanto K Roy.
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