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Blog Entry Online Censorship: How Government should Approach Regulation of Speech
by Sunil Abraham — published Dec 05, 2012 — filed under: , , , ,
Why is there a constant brouhaha in India about online censorship? What must be done to address this?
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry So Much to Lose
by Nishant Shah — published Dec 02, 2012 — last modified Dec 07, 2012 04:39 PM — filed under: , , , ,
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have been a witness to the maelstrom of events that accompanied the death of the political leader Bal Thackeray.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Govt tweaks enforcement of IT Act after spate of arrests
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: , , , , ,
The government on Thursday tweaked the law to make it tougher for citizens to be arrested for online comments that are deemed offensive after recent arrests came in for heavy criticism by Internet activists, the media and other groups.
Located in News & Media
Thousands go online against 66A
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2012 — filed under: , , , , ,
An online petition aimed at amending section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act and re-examining internet laws has garnered 3,000 signatures since it began on Tuesday — two days before Kapil Sibal, telecom and IT minister, chairs a meeting with the cyber regulation advisory committee.
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Blog Entry Fixing India’s anarchic IT Act
by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 28, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:33 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act criminalizes “causing annoyance or inconvenience” online, among other things. A conviction for such an offence can attract a prison sentence of as many as three years.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act
by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 25, 2012 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held by lawyers and legal academics to be unconstitutional. In this post Pranesh Prakash explores why that section is unconstitutional, how it came to be, the state of the law elsewhere, and how we can move forward.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry Draft nonsense
by Pranesh Prakash — published Nov 24, 2012 — last modified Dec 03, 2012 09:08 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Seriously flawed and dodgily drafted provisions in the IT Act provide the state a stick to beat its citizens with.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
The Last Word: Is there a need to review Information Technology Act?
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2012 — last modified Nov 21, 2012 12:10 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
Does the high-handed arrest of two young girls mean it's time to review and revise the IT Act?
Located in News & Media
Women Arrested in Mumbai for Complaining on Facebook
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 21, 2012 — filed under: , , , ,
For over 30 hours following the death of the Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray on Saturday, stores throughout Mumbai closed their shutters and taxis and autorickshaws stayed off the streets.
Located in News & Media
Arrest of girl over Thackeray FB update a clear misuse of Sec 295A
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2012 — filed under: , ,
The arrest of 21-year-old Shaheen Dhada over her Facebook status update questioning the shutdown of Mumbai over Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray‘s death, is a clear misapplication of section 295 A of the Indian Penal Code (“outrage religious feelings of any class”), according to Pranesh Prakash of the Centre for Internet and Society.
Located in News & Media
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