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Indian police set up lab to monitor social media
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 19, 2013
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Mumbai police have set up India's first "social media lab" to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites, sparking concerns about freedom of speech online.
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The net is taking over
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 24, 2014
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last modified
Feb 04, 2014 05:57 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
For many days to come, people will speculate what caused Sunanda Pushkar's death last week in a New Delhi hotel. Did Union minister Shashi Tharoor's wife die of poisoning or a drug overdose? Wasn't she unwell? Was it suicide? Or was it murder? No less a matter of speculation has been the social media's role in the whole affair.
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FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 07, 2014
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last modified
Jun 07, 2014 01:33 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Privacy,
FOEX Live,
Surveillance,
Censorship
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
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Facebook: Limiting access to social media can restrict freedom of speech
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 08, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
In its counter-affidavit to the PIL in the Delhi high court, Facebook has argued that limiting access to social media can limit an individual's freedom of speech and expression.
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Daunting task ahead for investigative agencies with WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 09, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Messaging service WhatsApp's decision to roll out end-to-end encryption for over 1 billion subscribers has been hailed as a positive step by users across the world, although things are set to get tougher for law enforcement and investigative agencies in India seeking to track terrorists.
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News & Media
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Beyond Public Squares, Dumb Conduits, and Gatekeepers: The Need for a New Legal Metaphor for Social Media
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
May 31, 2021
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
In the past few years, social networking sites have come to play a central role in intermediating the public’s access to and deliberation of information critical to a thriving democracy. In stark contrast to early utopian visions which imagined that the internet would create a more informed public, facilitate citizen-led engagement, and democratize media, what we see now is the growing association of social media platforms with political polarization and the entrenchment of racism, homophobia, and xenophobia.
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Blog
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Digital Native: Delete Facebook?
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Apr 08, 2018
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last modified
May 06, 2018 03:08 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Facebook,
Researchers at Work
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
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How Next-Gen Smartphone Users are Being Bought and Sold
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 19, 2013
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last modified
Sep 05, 2013 10:48 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance
After facebook and google, Twitter became the latest to buy millions of Indian smartphone users in July.
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FOEX Live: June 16-23, 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 24, 2014
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
FOEX Live,
Censorship,
Section 66A,
Article 19(1)(a)
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
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Cyber crimes shoot up 52% in India over last year
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 03, 2014
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last modified
Jul 03, 2014 10:14 AM
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filed under:
Cyber Security,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
There has been a sharp increase in the incidence of cyber crime in the country. The number of cases registered in 2013 under the IT Act has gone up by 52 per cent to 4,192 as against 2,761 in the previous year.
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