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Is the govt caught in the 'censorship' web?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 04, 2012
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last modified
Sep 04, 2012 06:54 AM
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Video,
Censorship
NDTV aired a one-hour debate on censorship in "We the People" episode hosted by Barkha Dutt on August 26, 2012. Pranesh Prakash participated in the discussions as a speaker.
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Janhit Manch & Ors. v. The Union of India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 18, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
The petition sought a blanket ban on pornographic websites. The NGO had argued that websites displaying sexually explicit content had an adverse influence, leading youth on a delinquent path.
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Resources
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Kapil Sibal & Co shoot down motion to kill IT Rules: cite terrorism, drugs
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 24, 2012
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last modified
May 24, 2012 09:45 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Information Technology
The Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011 (The Rules) continue to breathe after the statutory motion to annul them moved by member of parliament (MP) from Kerala P Rajeeve was defeated by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
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Karthikeyan R v Union of India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 18, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
The court refused to direct the government to take proactive steps to curb access to Internet pornography stating that such matters require case-by-case analysis to be constitutionally valid under Article 19(1)(a) (Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression).
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Resources
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Letter to ICANN on NCSG
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 28, 2009
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last modified
Aug 02, 2011 07:41 AM
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filed under:
Public Accountability,
Digital Pluralism,
Digital Governance
The Centre for Internet and Society sent the following mail to ICANN regarding their attempt to impose their own charter for a Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG), instead of accepting the one drafted by the Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC).
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Blog
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Meeting on Proactive Disclosure and Personal Data (Delhi, May 13, 5:30 pm)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
May 13, 2017
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last modified
May 13, 2017 04:32 AM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Open Data,
Open Government Data,
Internet Governance,
Public Accountability
CIS is organising an informal discussion on topics related to proactive disclosure and personal data thrown up by the recently published report by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali titled "Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof)". Please join us at 5:30 pm today, May 13, at the CIS office.
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Events
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Mobilising support for freedom on the Web
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 25, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
A motion in the Rajya Sabha has sought annulment of the IT intermediary guidelines, writes Deepa Kurup in this article published in the Hindu on April 22, 2012.
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MPs to be taught ‘draconian’ IT Act Rules as India.net support galvanises for annul motion
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 25, 2012
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Public Accountability
The blog post by Prachi Shrivastava was published in Legally India on April 23, 2012.
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NE exodus: List containing 309 blocked URLs leaks online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 24, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Latest reports coming in have confirmed that a list containing 309 URLs, whose ban the government had sought in light of the Assam violence and the subsequent NE exodus, has been leaked online.
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Need a standard strategy to deal with Web issues: Chandrasekhar
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 05, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The government has been facing allegations of Internet censorship for over a year now.
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