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India internet: clean-up or censorship?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 16, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
Is India going the way of China? Not when it comes to development indicators. Or enhanced infrastructure. Or economic power. But in another category at which Beijing excels: web censorship.
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News & Media
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US Clampdown Worse than the Great Firewall
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 26, 2011
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last modified
Jan 26, 2012 08:42 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
If you thought China’s Internet censorship was evil, think again. American moves to clean up the Web could hurt global surfers, writes Sunil Abraham in this article published in Tehelka, Volume 8, Issue 50, 17 December 2011.
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Internet Governance
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Spy in the Web
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Dec 22, 2011
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last modified
Mar 26, 2012 06:38 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
The government’s proposed pre-censorship rules undermine the intelligence of an online user and endanger democracy.
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Internet Governance
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India's Techies Angered Over Internet Censorship Plan
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 22, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance
India has the world's largest democracy, and one of the most rambunctious. Millions of its young people are cutting edge when it comes to high-tech. Yet the country is still very conservative by Western standards, and a government minister recently said that offensive material on the web should be removed.
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News & Media
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Free Speech Online in India under Attack?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 17, 2011
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last modified
Mar 02, 2012 03:03 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Lecture,
Event Type
When the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal suggested pre-censorship for a range of popular online platforms and social networking sites, the suggestion was met by a barrage of criticism, which soon forced him to back down. Yet Sibal’s suggestion is not the only threat to free speech on the Internet in India today. Legislation such as the Intermediary Due Diligence Rules and Cyber Café Rules (also jointly known as the IT Rules) issued in April 2011 is equally dangerous for free speech online.
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Internet Governance
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Online Pre-Censorship is Harmful and Impractical
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 07, 2011
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last modified
Dec 12, 2011 05:00 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Obscenity,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
YouTube,
Social media,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship,
Social Networking
The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal wants Internet intermediaries to pre-censor content uploaded by their users. Pranesh Prakash takes issue with this and explains why this is a problem, even if the government's heart is in the right place. Further, he points out that now is the time to take action on the draconian IT Rules which are before the Parliament.
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Internet Governance
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Opening Government: A Guide to Best Practice in Transparency, Accountability and Civic Engagement across the Public Sector
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 21, 2011
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last modified
Dec 14, 2012 10:26 AM
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filed under:
Digital Governance,
Open Data,
Public Accountability,
Openness,
e-governance
The Transparency & Accountability Initiative has published a book called “Opening Government: A Guide to Best Practice in Transparency, Accountability and Civic Engagement across the Public Sector”. We at the Centre for Internet & Society contributed the section on Open Government Data.
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Openness
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Blog
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RTI Applications on Blocking of Websites
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Mar 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 21, 2012 06:34 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
RTI,
Public Accountability
In recent weeks, an increasing number of incidents have come to light on government-ordered blocking of websites. In one case involving Zone-H.org, it is clear who has ordered the block (a Delhi district court judge, as an interim order), even though the block itself is open to constitutional challenge. In all others cases, including the TypePad case, it is unclear who has ordered the block and why. We at CIS have sent in two right to information requests to find out.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Jul 18, 2010
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last modified
Sep 21, 2011 06:01 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Consumer Rights,
Copyright,
Fair Dealings,
Public Accountability,
Intellectual Property Rights,
RTI,
Featured,
Broadcasting,
Publications,
Submissions,
Technological Protection Measures
CIS analyses the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, from a public interest perspective to sift the good from the bad, and importantly to point out what crucial amendments should be considered but have not been so far.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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CPOV : Wikipedia Research Initiative
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by
Nishant Shah
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published
Mar 16, 2010
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 02:52 AM
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filed under:
Conference,
Open Standards,
Digital Activism,
Digital Governance,
Digital Access,
Public Accountability,
Research,
Featured
The Second event, towards building the Critical Point of View Reader on Wikipedia, brings a range of scholars, practitioners, theorists and activists to critically reflect on the state of Wikipedia in our contemporary Information Societies. Organised in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by the Institute of Network Cultures, in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, the event builds on the debates and discussions initiated at the WikiWars that launched off the knowledge network in Bangalore in January 2010. Follow the Live Tweets at #CPOV
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Research
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Conferences & Workshops
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Conference Blogs
