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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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Three reasons why 66A verdict is momentous
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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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
Earlier this week, the fundamental right to freedom of expression posted a momentous victory. The nation's top court struck down the much-reviled Section 66A of the IT Act — which criminalized communications that are "grossly offensive", cause "annoyance", etc — as "unconstitutionally vague", "arbitrarily, excessively, and disproportionately" encumbering freedom of speech, and likely to have a "chilling effect" on legitimate speech.
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SECTION 66A: DELETE
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 30, 2015
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The Supreme Court has killed a law that allowed the Government to control social media. What’s the Net worth of freedom hereafter?
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You can still get into trouble for online posts: Digital law experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 30, 2015
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last modified
Apr 02, 2015 01:44 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
The internet in India is freer now, but individuals could still to get into trouble for online posts, say digital media and law experts. Hailing the Supreme Court judgment on Tuesday as a landmark verdict for free speech in India, experts who have closely read the judgment say there is much to be careful about too.
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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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India's plan to offer citizens digital lockers poses a privacy threat, say experts
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 19, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 06:32 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Indian government launched a test version of a service called the digital locker last month that allows citizens to store scanned versions of important documents online, something that experts say poses a serious threat to people’s privacy.
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Vox Pol Workshop on the Role of Social Media and Internet Companies in Responding to Violent Online Extremism
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 09, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 03:51 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
On March 5-6, 2015, the VOX-Pol network convened a workshop at Central European University in Budapest on the role of social media and internet companies in responding to violent online political extremism and the impacts on freedom of expression.
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Tech Law Form @ NALSAR
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 19, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 04:36 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
The event was organized by NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad on March 7 and 8, 2015. Geetha Hariharan participated as a speaker. She gave a lecture on Perspectives on Internet Governance.
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India tops list of content restrictions requests, says Facebook
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 17, 2015
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last modified
Apr 03, 2015 05:01 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect,
Censorship
India has again topped the list of content restriction requests in the second half of 2014 with over 5,800 requests recorded in Facebook's Government Requests Report released on Sunday.
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News & Media
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Security, Governments and Data: Technology and Policy
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Mar 31, 2015
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last modified
Apr 04, 2015 05:59 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
On January 8, 2015, the Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with the Observer research foundation, hosted the day long conference "Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and Policy" The conference discussed a range of topics including internet governance, surveillance, privacy, and cyber security.
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