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Twitter India Workshop
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Admin
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Dec 06, 2017
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Jan 01, 2018 04:10 PM
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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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Twitter reacts to the India's cryptocurrency drama
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Rajarshi Mitra
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Jul 30, 2019
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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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Twitter tweaks user policy a day after SC clampdown
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Admin
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Sep 08, 2017
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Jan 03, 2018 02:00 AM
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Internet Governance
This, when India is looking to crack down on global firms exporting customer data to servers.
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Twitter users find several accounts suspended for unknown reasons
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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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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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Twitter users hit back at government ban
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Prasad Krishna
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Aug 25, 2012
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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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Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Jun 26, 2021 02:54 AM
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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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Twitter, Facebook take the lead in blogosphere as blog searches fall by half
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Prasad Krishna
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Dec 07, 2011
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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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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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Apr 01, 2014
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last modified
Apr 04, 2014 09:56 AM
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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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Two women arrested over Facebook gripe on Mumbai shutdown
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Nov 19, 2012
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last modified
Jan 15, 2013 09:26 AM
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Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
A woman who complained about the Indian city of Mumbai shutting down for the funeral of divisive Hindu nationalist politician Balasaheb Thackeray was arrested for "hurting religious sentiments," local police told reporters amid public anger over the case.
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