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TV versus Social Media: The Rights and Wrongs
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jan 21, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
For most ordinary Netizens, everyday speech on social media has as much impact as graffiti in a toilet, and therefore employing the 'principle of equivalence' will result in overregulation of new media.
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Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 03, 2012 09:35 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Parliament,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
Rajya Sabha MP, Shri P. Rajeev has moved a motion that the much-criticised Intermediary Guidelines Rules be annulled.
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Clash of the cyberworlds
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 07, 2013
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last modified
Jan 15, 2013 06:57 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
In an increasingly digital world, the issue of Internet freedom and governance has become hugely contested. Censorship and denial of access occur across the political spectrum of nations, even in liberal democracies.
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Facebook Arrests Ignite Free-Speech Debate In India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 29, 2012
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last modified
Jan 07, 2013 10:16 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Shaheen Dhada is an unlikely looking protagonist in the battle under way in India to protect free speech from government restrictions in the new media age.
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Net neutrality: Net activism packs a punch
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 19, 2015
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last modified
May 09, 2015 09:02 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect,
Censorship
For the first time in the history of internet campaigns in India, a protest movement has successfully changed the course of a debate without having to take to the streets. The net neutrality movement is being fought almost totally in the virtual world. Hashtag activism isn't new in India. In recent times, several big campaigns have been bolstered by the internet which helped mobilize mass support and kept people constantly updated on events. Pink Chaddi, Jan Lokpal and the Nirbhaya movements were some examples of successful on-the-ground campaigns that were galvanized by social media. But they still needed public action — dharnas, candlelight vigils and actual pink undies — to make a difference.
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Private sector censors
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
If business decides what’s ‘good’ and ‘bad’ speech, it can lead to multiple interpretations and arbitrary decisions. The article by Salil Tripathi was published in LiveMint on April 25, 2012.
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India's Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 26, 2012 01:45 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Encryption,
Intermediary Liability,
Facebook,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Cyber-laws in India are severely flawed, with neither lawyers nor technologists being able to understand them, and the Cyber-Law Group in DEIT being incapable of framing fair, just, and informed laws and policies. Pranesh Prakash suggests they learn from the DEIT's Internet Governance Division, and Brazil, and adopt multi-stakeholderism as a core principle of Internet policy-making.
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Social Media 1, Indian Government 0
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 27, 2012 04:44 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The futility of the Indian government’s attempts to control what is posted on Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites was thrown into high relief this week, after a video purportedly showing Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singvi having sex in his office resulted in his resignation.
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India's Internet Jam
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 31, 2012
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last modified
Mar 20, 2014 12:41 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
As authorities continue to clamp down on digital freedom, politicians and corporations are getting a taste for censorship too. Pranesh Prakash reports.
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Why this blocking di?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 28, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
In a bid to curb piracy, film producers are now approaching courts to block websites that host pirated content. But the court orders are so vaguely worded that users lose access to even legitimate content. R Krishna reports.
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