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That’s the unkindest cut, Mr Sibal
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 12, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
There’s Kolaveri-di on the Internet over Kapil Sibal’s diktat to social media sites to prescreen users’ posts. That diktat goes far beyond the restrictions placed on our freedom of expression by the IT Act. But, says Sunil Abraham of the Centre for Internet and Society, India is not going to be silenced online.
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Internet Governance
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Internet, social media access should not be blocked: Ban
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 12, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Amidst a raging controversy over the federal government’s proposal to monitor content in cyber space, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said access to the Internet and various social media must not be blocked as a way to prevent criticism and public debate.
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India entering the Minority Report age?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 10, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Indian government efforts to block offensive material from the Internet have prompted a storm of online ridicule along with warnings of the risk to India's image as a bastion of free speech.
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Google V/s Kapil Sibal
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 09, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Mr Kapil Sibal was quoted by the Hindu* today as saying that "he had been left with no choice" because the internet companies "refused to delete incendiary hate-speech."
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News & Media
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India bid to censor Internet draws flak
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 09, 2011
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last modified
Dec 09, 2011 10:36 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Indian government efforts to block offensive material from the Internet have prompted a storm of online ridicule along with warnings of the risk to India's image as a bastion of free speech.
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News & Media
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Los internautas indios se oponen a la censura a través de la Red
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 09, 2011
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
La idea del Gobierno indio de censurar los contenidos de internet ha chocado con el rechazo de la empresas del sector y de los internautas, que están usando las redes sociales para ridiculizar al ministro
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News & Media
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Phishing Attacks on the Rise
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 13, 2011 04:15 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance
It is very difficult to spot a fake website from the real one these days...with all the new technologies to clearly deceive the eyes. However, there are some ways to make the real from the fake ones with the help of two visual cues. Sunil Abraham was on News 9 on December 2, 2011 speaking about two visual cues to distinguish between the fake and the real websites.
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News & Media
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Social media sites refuse Indian censorship request
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 08, 2011 08:26 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The Indian government's proposal to crack down on offensive internet content has sparked anger among the population.
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News & Media
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Press Coverage of Online Censorship Row
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 08, 2011 11:31 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Links,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Facebook,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship
We are maintaining a rolling blog with press references to the row created by the proposal by the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology to pre-screen user-generated Internet content.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Is the govt bid to regulate content on the Internet a good thing?
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 08, 2011
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last modified
Dec 08, 2011 07:12 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
The recent move by Union Minister Kapil Sibal to engage leading Internet platform providers like Google, Facebook, etc in regulating content has seen netizens react in different manners. The question of freedom of expression vis-a-vis objectionable content has come to the fore. Pranesh Prakash who deals with such issues on a regular basis at the Centre for Internet and Society was answering questions (more like comments) live on CNN-IBN's chat feature on December 7, 2011.
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