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Haphazard censorship? Leaked list of blocked websites in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 23, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
An analysis of a leaked list of the websites blocked by Indian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) on directions from the Department of Telecom bring to light the inconsistencies in India's online censorship efforts.
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News & Media
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Government asks Twitter to block fake 'PMO India' accounts; site fails to respond
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 22, 2012
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last modified
Sep 04, 2012 12:24 PM
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
A standoff between the government and microblogging service Twitter, that has got India's online community up in arms, continues, as Twitter is still to act on India's requests to block some of the fake 'PMO India' accounts.
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News & Media
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Analysing Latest List of Blocked Sites (Communalism & Rioting Edition)
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Aug 22, 2012
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last modified
Sep 06, 2012 11:52 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Censorship
Pranesh Prakash does preliminary analysis on a leaked list of the websites blocked from August 18, 2012 till August 21, 2012 by the Indian government.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Internet Analysts Question India’s Efforts to Stem Panic
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 22, 2012
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last modified
Sep 04, 2012 11:46 AM
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Indian government’s efforts to stem a weeklong panic among some ethnic minorities has again put it at odds with Internet companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter.
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News & Media
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Citizen Engagement Framework for e-Governance Projects and Framework and Guidelines for Use of Social Media by Government Agencies
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 22, 2012
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last modified
Sep 10, 2012 02:40 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Notification dated August 17, 2012 by Department of Electronics & Information Technology.
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Internet Governance
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Resources
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India blocks more than 250 Web sites for inciting hate, panic
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 22, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Nearly 80 people have been killed and 400,000 displaced in fighting between Muslims and India’s Hindu Bodo tribespeople in Assam, a northeastern state of India, in recent weeks. The violence has prompted many northeasterners living in major cities to flee, fearing reprisals.
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News & Media
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The Perils of 'Hactivism'
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by
Chinmayi Arun
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published
Aug 20, 2012
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Civil disobedience includes accepting the penalty for breaking the law. Untraceable hackers are far removed from this ethic.
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Internet Governance
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Biometric Identification: Specified Error, Accuracy and Efficiency, Considered for the Operations of the UIDAI — A Talk by Hans Varghese Mathews
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 13, 2012
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last modified
Sep 10, 2012 08:07 AM
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filed under:
Event Type,
Internet Governance
Hans Varghese Mathews gave a public lecture on biometric identification at the Centre for Internet & Society office in Bangalore on August 17, 2012 at 5.00 p.m.
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Internet Governance
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Respite from Internet Censorship?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 10, 2012
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Of late, a lot of the blocked websites have started reappearing. So should we sit back and relax? We take a look at how it's not really the start of something beautiful...writes Nimish Sawant. Sunil Abraham is quoted.
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News & Media
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July 2012 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 07, 2012
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last modified
Oct 09, 2012 11:46 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Openness
Welcome to the newsletter issue of July 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features a constitutional analysis of the Information Technology (Intermediaries' Guidelines) Rules notified in April 2011, an analysis of the Indian Draft DNA Profiling Act and CIS statement on Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives made at WIPO.
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