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Modi's Valley hug sparks swadeshi talk
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 11, 2015 — filed under: ,
His warm hug of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will perhaps be the most abiding image of Narendra Modi's visit to the Silicon Valley.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part II
by Geetha Hariharan and Padmini Baruah — published Oct 08, 2015 — filed under: , , , , , ,
In recent months, there has been a spree of bans on access to Internet services in Indian states, for different reasons. The State governments have relied on Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to institute such bans. Despite a legal challenge, the Gujarat High Court found no infirmity in this exercise of power in a recent order. We argue that it is Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000, and the Website Blocking Rules, which set out the legal provision and procedure empowering the State to block access to the Internet (if at all it is necessary), and not Section 144, CrPC.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part I
by Geetha Hariharan and Padmini Baruah — published Oct 08, 2015 — last modified Oct 08, 2015 11:18 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
In recent months, there has been a spree of bans on access to Internet services in Indian states, for different reasons. The State governments have relied on Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to institute such bans. Despite a legal challenge, the Gujarat High Court found no infirmity in this exercise of power in a recent order. We argue that it is Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000, and the Website Blocking Rules, which set out the legal provision and procedure empowering the State to block access to the Internet (if at all it is necessary), and not Section 144, CrPC.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Facebook’s Free Internet Access Program in Developing Countries Provokes Backlash
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 29, 2015 — filed under: ,
In India and Indonesia, users criticize Internet.org initiative, saying it violates the principles of net neutrality.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
What Bengaluru Thinks of the Big Tech Announcements in Silicon Valley
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 29, 2015 — last modified Oct 18, 2015 01:26 PM — filed under: , ,
There is a split verdict on the big tech announcements made out of California during the Prime Minister's visit, in the desi version of Silicon Valley - Bengaluru.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Ahead of hosting Modi, Facebook rebrands internet.org as Free Basics
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 26, 2015 — last modified Oct 18, 2015 02:21 PM — filed under: , ,
Hinting at what could be vital points of discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday, the social media giant has rebranded its internet access enabling platform Internet.org as Free Basics.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Huge outcry forces India to backtrack on social media data proposal
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 24, 2015 — last modified Oct 01, 2015 01:31 AM — filed under: ,
Govt retracts move after strongly negative reaction to 90-day message-saving policy
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Outrage before sharing
by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 20, 2015 — filed under: ,
Has the social media converted people into a lynch mob that seeks out justice and passes judgement instantly, without bothering to hear both sides of the story?
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Effective Activism: The Internet, Social Media, and Hierarchical Activism in New Delhi
by Sarah McKeever — published Jul 16, 2015 — last modified Jul 16, 2015 08:22 AM — filed under: , , ,
This post by Sarah McKeever is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Sarah is a PhD candidate at the India Institute, King’s College London, and her work focuses on the impact of social media on contemporary political movements. In this essay, she explores the increasingly hierarchical system of activism on the Internet, based on Western corporate desire for data, and how it is shaping who is seen and heard on the Internet in India.
Located in RAW
Blog Entry WhatsApp and the Creation of a Transnational Sociality
by Maitrayee Deka — published Jul 01, 2015 — last modified Jul 10, 2015 04:22 AM — filed under: , ,
This post by Maitrayee Deka is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Maitrayee is a postdoctoral research fellow with the EU FP7 project, P2P value in the Department of Sociology, University of Milan, Italy. Her broader research interests are New Media, Economic Sociology and Gender and Sexuality. This is the second of Maitrayee's two posts on WhatsApp and networks of commerce and sociality among lower-end traders in Delhi.
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