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Twitter handles: How and why govt erred and what it can do to be smarter & more effective
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 26, 2012
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last modified
Sep 07, 2012 09:22 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Here's a weekend reading recommendation for the mandarins who run the Government of India: it's a freely downloadable, a 145-page long document called "After the Riots". It is a report by the Riot Communities and Victims Panel, set up by the British prime minister to study reasons for the cause, spread and the damage wreaked by the riots that occurred in towns and cities in England in early August 2011.
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Twitter India Workshop
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by
Admin
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published
Dec 06, 2017
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last modified
Jan 01, 2018 04:10 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Manasa Rao attended a workshop organized by Twitter titled "The Network Effort". It was an effort by the Public Policy and Government team at Twitter to enable NGOs and non-profits to conduct successful Twitter campaigns and teach them best practices.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Twitter reacts to the India's cryptocurrency drama
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by
Rajarshi Mitra
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published
Jul 30, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance
An Inter-Ministerial Committee led by Subhash Chandra Garg, secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) has submitted a report which will recommend a ban on cryptocurrency in India to the finance ministry.
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News & Media
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Twitter tweaks user policy a day after SC clampdown
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by
Admin
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published
Sep 08, 2017
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last modified
Jan 03, 2018 02:00 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
This, when India is looking to crack down on global firms exporting customer data to servers.
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News & Media
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Twitter users find several accounts suspended for unknown reasons
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 02, 2014
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last modified
Dec 07, 2014 01:27 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Twitter users woke up on Saturday to find several accounts suspended for unknown reasons, triggering conspiracy theories that only the accounts of right-wing supporters had been targeted.
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News & Media
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Twitter users hit back at government ban
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 25, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The government faced an angry backlash from Twitter users on Thursday after ordering Internet service providers to block about 20 accounts that officials said had spread scare-mongering material that threatened national security.
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Twitter's India troubles show tough path ahead for digital platforms
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by
Aditya Sharma
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Jun 26, 2021 02:54 AM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Information Technology
Twitter is in a standoff with Indian authorities over the government's new digital rules. Critics see the rules as an attempt to curb free speech, while others say more action is needed to hold tech giants accountable.
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News & Media
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Twitter, Facebook take the lead in blogosphere as blog searches fall by half
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 07, 2011
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Blogging is old hat. A prominent trend-tracking tool shows that blog searches around the globe have halved, while micro-blogging platforms Twitter and Facebook have grown, suggesting a seminal shift in online communication.
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Twitter’s Censorship Move Aimed at Regaining China?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 30, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Twitter, the popular social networking site for micro-blogging, has announced it is open to content censorship and region-based filtering, if required by law. The service boasts nearly 300 million users from across the world. Vinod Yalburgi writes this in the International Business Times.
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Two Indians in Global Commission on Web Governance
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 01, 2014
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last modified
Apr 04, 2014 09:56 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Two Indians are among 25 internationally recognised experts named to assist a global body in identifying and prioritising web governance and Internet policy-related issues.
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