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Battle for the Internet
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 15, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:28 PM — filed under:
In this article written by Latha Jishnu and published by Down to Earth, Issue: March 15 2011, the author reports about the events in the United States in the post WikiLeaks scenario.
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Lives suspended in the Web
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:45 PM — filed under:
When 14-year-old Manish sits behind his laptop, punching away at keys, his facial expressions reflecting his various online interactions, his parents stand in the doorway, watching curiously. Their son is physically at home, but to all purposes, lost in the limbo of the Internet. By all standards, Manish is a good, responsible young adult but his parents worry because they don’t seem to have any control over Manish’s online life. They find it difficult to understand the digital realms that he seamlessly integrates into his life.
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Catch-all approach to Net freedom draws activist ire
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 15, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:43 PM — filed under:
The Internet has revolutionized the way we socialise, date and even protest. Online activism is a faster, more effective way to get more people to react to a cause. But at the same time it is this speed that makes Internet-generated protests a far graver danger than offline protests. Egypt faced an Internet shutdown when the protest started gaining steam and China has been throttled with heavy cyber censorship for years. Unfortunately, silencing the voices of dissent online is as easy as raising them. This article by Annie Johnny appeared in the Sunday Guardian, New Delhi on 13 March 2011.
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Cause and effect Facebook-style
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 13, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:44 PM — filed under:
While the world is crediting Facebook for triggering the Arab revolution, do Facebook groups in India say anything about top of mind causes for young Indians? Crime touches a chord - the pages that have sprung up for Radhika Tanwar and Aarushi Talwar illustrate this - but it's the ideological issues that have made it to our top five list. Anja Kovas, a fellow at the Centre for Internet and Society, a Bengaluru-based research organisation, analyses the success of these causes.
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Govt proposal to muzzle bloggers sparks outcry
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:46 PM — filed under:
A government proposal seeking to police blogs has come in for severe criticism from legal experts and outraged the online community. The draft rules, drawn up by the government under the Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008, deal with due diligence to be observed by an intermediary. This article was published in the Times of India on March 10, 2011.
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Blog Entry Watson knows the Question
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified May 14, 2015 12:24 PM — filed under: ,
Now that an algorithm has given humans a run for their money on a quiz show, it’s time to rethink the idea of a machine. A fortnightly column on ‘Digital Natives’ authored by Nishant Shah is featured in the Sunday Eye, the national edition of Indian Express, Delhi, from 19 September 2010 onwards. This article was published on March 6, 2011.
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File The Centre for Internet and Society - Bulletin - January 2011
by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 11, 2011 07:30 AM
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Anti-Social Network
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 03:59 PM — filed under:
Social media is driving teens to a reality they can't handle. This article by Max Martin was published in Mail Today on February 27, 2011.
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Note on the Authorities under the Working Draft of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2011 (9th February 2011)
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 11, 2011 — last modified Aug 24, 2011 05:42 AM — filed under: ,
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) released a revised draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act which is up for comments on the MSJE website. The Centre for Law and Policy Research, Inclusive Planet and the Centre for Internet and Society jointly submitted a note on the section on statutory authorities.
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Blog Entry Accessible Mobile Handsets in India: An Overview
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 10, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:29 AM — filed under:
Over a thousand mobile handsets are sold in India today and new models are launched almost every few weeks. However, the number of accessible handsets continues to be disproportionately low. The Centre for Internet and Society conducted a research on the mobile market to gauge how many handsets in India are accessible for persons with disabilities. Handsets were judged on the basis of a few common accessibility features and pricing.
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