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Facebook goes out all guns blazing in push for Free Basics, Net neutrality advocates cry foul
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 29, 2015
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance
Facebook's media onslaught to garner support for its controversial Free Basics program is almost inescapable. Multi-page ads in national dailies, outdoor hoardings, television spots and perhaps the most effective of them all - Facebook notifications.
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News & Media
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Mark Zuckerberg’s India backlash imperils vision for free global web
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 30, 2015
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Social Media,
Internet Governance
The growing backlash against Facebook’s Free Basics could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to connect the planet.
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News & Media
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India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complex
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 30, 2015
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filed under:
Social Media,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
Connectivity to millions in India is main issue
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Zuckerberg's India Backlash Imperils Free Global Web Vision
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 06, 2016
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Social Media,
Internet Governance
When Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited opportunity. Instead, critics have accused him of making a poorly disguised land grab in India's burgeoning Internet sector. The growing backlash could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, his ambitious, two-year-old effort to connect the planet.
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News & Media
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Nasscom against differential pricing for data services
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 06, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Privacy,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression
The National Association of Software and Services Companies says it should be the regulator that decides on such content, not firms.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Will India win net neutrality battle?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 11, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
TRAI,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
There is more than what meets the eye in Facebook’s ‘noble mission’ of providing internet for all.
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News & Media
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Cambridge Analytica scandal: How India can save democracy from Facebook
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 28, 2018
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filed under:
Social Media,
Facebook,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Hegemonic incumbents like Google and Facebook need to be tackled with regulation; govt should use procurement power to fund open source alternatives.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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CIS’ Comments to the Christchurch Call
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by
Tanaya Rajwade, Elonnai Hickok, and Raouf Kundil Peedikayil
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published
Oct 31, 2019
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last modified
Nov 04, 2019 02:13 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance
In the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron co-chaired the Christchurch Call to Action in May 2018 to “bring together countries and tech companies in an attempt to bring to an end the ability to use social media to organise and promote terrorism and violent extremism.”
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Blog
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Seminar on “Evolution of communication: Social Media & Beyond”
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by
Admin
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published
Mar 07, 2019
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last modified
Mar 07, 2019 02:52 PM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Sunil Abraham will be a speaker at this event organized by TRAI on March 15 at Hotel Radisson Blu GRT, Near Airport, Chennai. Sunil will be speaking on How should Internet Giants- Social Media, Search engines and ad tech be Regulated.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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What’s up with WhatsApp?
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by
Aayush Rathi and Sunil Abraham
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published
Apr 23, 2018
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filed under:
Social Media,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
WhatsApp,
Homepage
In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
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Blog