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India believes in Complete Freedom of Cyber Space: Kapil Sibal
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2013 — filed under: , ,
The site of the impact of a cyber crime should determine jurisdiction, says information technology minister Kapil Sibal.
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India bid to censor Internet draws flak
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 09, 2011 — last modified Dec 09, 2011 10:36 AM — filed under: ,
Indian government efforts to block offensive material from the Internet have prompted a storm of online ridicule along with warnings of the risk to India's image as a bastion of free speech.
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India blocks access to 857 porn sites
by Pranesh Prakash — published Aug 05, 2015 — filed under: , , , ,
India has blocked free access to 857 porn sites in what it says is a move to prevent children from accessing them.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
India Blocks Facebook, Twitter, Mass Texts in Response to Unrest
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 03, 2012 — filed under: , , , ,
The Indian government has gone on the offensive against Internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, demanding hundreds of pages be removed or blocked after political unrest erupted in various parts of the country.
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India blocks more than 250 Web sites for inciting hate, panic
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 22, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
Nearly 80 people have been killed and 400,000 displaced in fighting between Muslims and India’s Hindu Bodo tribespeople in Assam, a northeastern state of India, in recent weeks. The violence has prompted many northeasterners living in major cities to flee, fearing reprisals.
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India Blocks News Website Pages for 'Spreading Fear' over Assam Violence
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 27, 2012 — filed under: , , , ,
Access to more than 300 internet web pages including some published by Telegraph, Times of India and Al-Jazeera blocked.
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India Can Restrict 'Objectionable' Web Content under New Rules
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 27, 2011 — last modified May 23, 2011 09:48 AM — filed under:
Internet sites and service providers in India now have the authority to order the quick deletion of offensive online content – in a move that is causing great concern among free speech proponents. This article by Ed Silverstein was featured in TMCnet Legal on April 27, 2011.
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India Chills Online Speech
by Prasad Krishna — published May 10, 2011 — last modified May 05, 2011 03:19 AM — filed under:
While most governments try to control online freedom of speech in a somewhat restrictive manner, either as a collaborator or as a regulator, rarely do they formulate a law to curb online speech. Rarer still does a government provide sweeping powers to intermediaries like an ISP and administrators of Internet sites to control content based on a long list of criteria. This news was published in 'digital communities' on May 3, 2011.
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India curbs on Bloggers and Internet
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 29, 2011 — last modified May 13, 2011 11:59 AM — filed under:
The Information Technology Rules 2011 (due diligence observed by intermediaries guidelines) by the Indian government could lead to online censorship, feel human rights activists. This article by Ayyappa Prasad was published in TruthDrive on April 29, 2011.
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India debates limits to freedom of expression
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 28, 2012 — filed under: ,
From Google to Facebook, from world-famous author Salman Rushdie to a little-known political cartoonist, it has become increasingly easy in recent months to offend the Indian government, and to incur the wrath of the censor or even the threat of legal action.
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