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Blog Entry FOEX Live
by Geetha Hariharan — published Jul 07, 2014 — last modified Jul 07, 2014 12:36 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , ,
Selections of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world)
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Blog Entry FOEX Live: June 8-15, 2014
by Geetha Hariharan — published Jun 16, 2014 — last modified Jun 16, 2014 10:22 AM — filed under: , , ,
A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world). Please email relevant news/cases/incidents to geetha[at]cis-india.org.
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Blog Entry FOEX Live: June 16-23, 2014
by Geetha Hariharan — published Jun 24, 2014 — filed under: , , , , ,
A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
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Blog Entry Governing Speech on the Internet: From the Free Marketplace Policy to a Controlled 'Public Sphere'
by Smarika Kumar — published Aug 28, 2015 — last modified Aug 28, 2015 05:57 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
This post by Smarika Kumar is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Smarika is a consultant with Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore. She is interested in issues concerning law and technology. In this essay, Smarika explores how through the use of policy and regulation, the private marketplace of the internet is sought to be reined in and reconciled to the public sphere, which is mostly represented through legislations governing the internet.
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Blog Entry No more 66A!
by Geetha Hariharan — published Mar 24, 2015 — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:01 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , ,
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A. Today was a great day for freedom of speech on the Internet! When Section 66A was in operation, if you made a statement that led to offence, you could be prosecuted. We are an offence-friendly nation, judging by media reports in the last year. It was a year of book-bans, website blocking and takedown requests. Facebook’s Transparency Report showed that next to the US, India made the most requests for information about user accounts. A complaint under Section 66A would be a ground for such requests.
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Blog Entry Overview of the Constitutional Challenges to the IT Act
by Pranesh Prakash — published Dec 15, 2014 — last modified Dec 19, 2014 09:01 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , ,
There are currently ten cases before the Supreme Court challenging various provisions of the Information Technology Act, the rules made under that, and other laws, that are being heard jointly. Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan who's arguing Anoop M.K. v. Union of India has put together this chart that helps you track what's being challenged in each case.
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Stats from 2014 reveal horror of scrapped section 66A of IT Act
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 20, 2015 — last modified Sep 26, 2015 07:28 AM — filed under: , ,
An average of six netizens were arrested every day in 2014 for posting offensive content online under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, a draconian and much abused law no longer in use.
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Blog Entry Two Arguments Against the Constitutionality of Section 66A
by Gautam Bhatia — published May 31, 2014 — last modified Jun 04, 2014 03:42 AM — filed under: , , ,
Gautam Bhatia explores the constitutionality of Section 66A in light of recent events.
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