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Internet Shutdown Stories
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by
Ambika Tandon
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published
May 17, 2018
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last modified
Sep 03, 2019 09:57 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Homepage,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has published a collection of stories of the impact of internet shutdowns on people's lives in the country. This book seeks to give a glimpse into the lives of those directly affected by these internet shutdown experiments. When seen in a larger context, we hope that the stories in this book also demonstrate that access to the internet and freedom of speech is not just about an individual’s rights, but are also required for the collective good. This is a project funded by Facebook and MacArthur Foundation, and the stories were provided by 101 Reporters. Case studies from the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana, West Bengal, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, and Uttar Pradesh have been highlighted in this compilation.
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Blog
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Internet Speech: Perspectives on Regulation and Policy
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by
Akriti Bopanna
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published
Feb 07, 2019
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last modified
Apr 01, 2019 04:38 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Internet Freedom,
Event
The Centre for Internet & Society and the University of Munich (LMU), Germany are jointly organizing an international symposium at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on April 5, 2019
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Events
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Invisible Censorship: How the Government Censors Without Being Seen
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 14, 2011
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last modified
Jan 04, 2012 08:59 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Google,
Access to Knowledge,
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Intermediary Liability,
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Indian government wants to censor the Internet without being seen to be censoring the Internet. This article by Pranesh Prakash shows how the government has been able to achieve this through the Information Technology Act and the Intermediary Guidelines Rules it passed in April 2011. It now wants methods of censorship that leave even fewer traces, which is why Mr. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology talks of Internet 'self-regulation', and has brought about an amendment of the Copyright Act that requires instant removal of content.
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Internet Governance
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Joining the Dots in India's Big-Ticket Mobile Phone Patent Litigation (Updated)
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
May 31, 2015
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last modified
May 06, 2018 03:51 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
An analysis of the significant commonalities and differences in various big-ticket lawsuits in India over the alleged infringement of mobile device patents.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Jurisdiction: The Taboo Topic at ICANN
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jun 27, 2016
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last modified
Jun 29, 2016 07:51 AM
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filed under:
IANA,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
ICANN,
IANA Transition
The "IANA Transition" that is currently underway is a sham since it doesn't address the most important question: that of jurisdiction. This article explores why the issue of jurisdiction is the most important question, and why it remains unaddressed.
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Blog
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Know your Users, Match their Needs!
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by
Rebecca Schild
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published
Nov 23, 2011
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last modified
Feb 27, 2012 03:06 PM
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filed under:
Research,
Featured,
Open Access,
Openness,
Publications
As Free Access to Law initiatives in the Global South enter into a new stage of maturity, they must be certain not to lose sight of their users’ needs. The following post gives a summary of the “Good Practices Handbook”, a research output of the collaborative project Free Access to Law — Is it Here to Stay? undertaken by LexUM (Canada) and the South African Legal Institute in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society.
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Openness
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Blog
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Konkani Wikipedia Advances in 4 Days — From 90 Articles to 130 Articles!
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by
Nitika Tandon
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published
Aug 31, 2013
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last modified
Sep 03, 2013 10:37 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Featured,
Workshop,
Video,
Openness
There has been a rise of article contributions to the Konkani Wikipedia in a span of 4 days following a 4 day programme organized by the CIS-A2K team for M.A. students from the Konkani Department, Goa University at the Central State Library, Goa from August 21 to 24, 2013. Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi conducted the event.
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Openness
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Blog
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Konkani Wikipedia Goes Live After 'Nine Years' of Incubation
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jul 18, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:15 PM
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filed under:
Creative Commons,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Featured,
Konkani Wikipedia,
Homepage
Konkani Wikipedia is the second Wikimedia project after Odia Wikisource that has gone live out of incubation. The project stayed in the incubation for nine long years and the community has gone through a long debate to have a Wikipedia of their own. Here is a blog highlighting three Konkani Wikimedians and an advocate of the Wikipedia movement whose efforts finally paid off.
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Leaked Privacy Bill: 2014 vs. 2011
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by
Elonnai Hickok
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published
Mar 31, 2014
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last modified
Apr 01, 2014 10:52 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
The Centre for Internet and Society has recently received a leaked version of the draft Privacy Bill 2014 that the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India has drafted.
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Blog
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List of Recommendations on the Aadhaar Bill, 2016 - Letter Submitted to the Members of Parliament
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by
Amber Sinha, Sumandro Chattapadhyay, Sunil Abraham, and Vanya Rakesh
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published
Mar 16, 2016
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last modified
Mar 21, 2016 08:50 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Digital India,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics,
Homepage
On Friday, March 11, the Lok Sabha passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016. The Bill was introduced as a money bill and there was no public consultation to evaluate the provisions therein even though there are very serious ramifications for the Right to Privacy and the Right to Association and
Assembly. Based on these concerns, and numerous others, we submitted an initial list of recommendations to the Members of Parliaments to highlight the aspects of the Bill that require immediate attention.
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Blog