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Is freedom of expression under threat in digital age?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 17, 2013
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last modified
Jan 17, 2013 06:16 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
With social networking site Facebook boasting of 1 billion members globally and micro-blogging site Twitter claiming millions, opinion was divided on whether the freedom of expression was under threat in the digital age.
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Statement of Solidarity on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Internet Users in Bangladesh
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jan 15, 2013
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last modified
Jan 15, 2013 11:51 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Safety,
Statement,
Internet Governance
This is a statement on the violent attack on blogger Asif Mohiuddin by the participants to the Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression that took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 14–15, 2013.
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Third South Asian Meeting on the Internet and Freedom of Expression
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 13, 2013
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last modified
Jan 17, 2013 07:16 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Internet Democracy Project, Voices for Interactive Choice & Empowerment and Global Partners & Associates are organizing this event in Dhaka on January 14 - 15, 2013.
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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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The freedom of expression debate: The State must mend fences with The Web
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 18, 2012
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last modified
Jan 07, 2013 10:30 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
A fortnight after her arrest, Renu Srinivasan spends her free time singing Ashley Tisdale's number Suddenly. The lyrics - Suddenly people know my name, suddenly, everything has changed - resonate with the story of her life ever since she 'liked' and 'shared' her friend, Shaheen Dhada's, 21, controversial post regarding Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's funeral on Facebook on November 18 and got arrested for it.
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Hacktivists deface BSNL website
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 14, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Censorship
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) website, www.bsnl.co.in, was hacked and defaced on Thursday afternoon.
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Online Censorship: How Government should Approach Regulation of Speech
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 05, 2012
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Why is there a constant brouhaha in India about online censorship? What must be done to address this?
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So Much to Lose
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Dec 02, 2012
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last modified
Dec 07, 2012 04:39 PM
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
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.
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The flaw in cyber law
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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last modified
Nov 30, 2012 09:06 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Internet Governance
Legal experts and netizens want the controversial clause in the IT Act to be scrapped after two Mumbai girls were arrested for a post on Facebook.
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Govt tweaks enforcement of IT Act after spate of arrests
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Information Technology
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.
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