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Tangled Web
Government and social networking sites at loggerheads as debate rages over freedom of expression, writes Kumar Anshuman and Nikita Doval in this story ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 23, 2012 08:42 AM — Filed under: ,
Google V/s Kapil Sibal
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 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 09, 2011 11:12 AM — Filed under: ,
That’s the unkindest cut, Mr Sibal
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 ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Dec 12, 2011 04:59 AM — Filed under: ,
Indian Internet Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Freedom of Expression
In India, Internet giants such as Google and Facebook are fighting a lawsuit after the government authorized their prosecution for online content on their ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 19, 2012 08:59 AM — Filed under: , ,
Clash of the cyberworlds
In an increasingly digital world, the issue of Internet freedom and governance has become hugely contested. Censorship and denial of access occur across the ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 15, 2013 06:57 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Facebook Arrests Ignite Free-Speech Debate In India
Shaheen Dhada is an unlikely looking protagonist in the battle under way in India to protect free speech from government restrictions in the new media age. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 07, 2013 10:16 AM — Filed under: , ,
Net neutrality: Net activism packs a punch
For the first time in the history of internet campaigns in India, a protest movement has successfully changed the course of a debate without having to take to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 09, 2015 09:02 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Private sector censors
If business decides what’s ‘good’ and ‘bad’ speech, it can lead to multiple interpretations and arbitrary decisions. The article by Salil Tripathi was ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 26, 2012 01:30 PM — Filed under: , , ,
India's Broken Internet Laws Need a Shot of Multi-stakeholderism
Cyber-laws in India are severely flawed, with neither lawyers nor technologists being able to understand them, and the Cyber-Law Group in DEIT being incapable ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Apr 26, 2012 01:45 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
India's Internet Jam
As authorities continue to clamp down on digital freedom, politicians and corporations are getting a taste for censorship too. Pranesh Prakash reports. by Pranesh Prakash last modified Mar 20, 2014 12:41 PM — Filed under: , ,
ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond
A conference to be held on Friday 21 March 2014 at the ICANN 49 meeting venue, the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, in the Olivia Room, from 10:00 to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 03, 2014 09:54 AM — Filed under: ,
Panel Discussion – Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression in India
Bhairav Acharya will participate in a panel discussion on ‘Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression’ on Wednesday evening (26th March 2014) from 6:00 pm ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2014 10:10 AM — Filed under: ,
Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution - I
In this post, I will explore net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution. by Gautam Bhatia last modified Apr 29, 2014 08:03 AM — Filed under: ,
Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution – III: Conceptions of Free Speech and Democracy
In this 3 part series, Gautam Bhatia explores the concept of net neutrality in the context of Indian law and the Indian Constitution. by Gautam Bhatia last modified May 27, 2014 10:21 AM — Filed under: , ,
FOEX Live: May 26-27, 2014
A selection of news from across India implicating online freedom of expression and use of digital technology by Geetha Hariharan last modified May 27, 2014 12:42 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,
FOEX Live: May 28-29, 2014
A selection of news from across India with a bearing on online freedom of expression and use of digital technology by Geetha Hariharan last modified May 29, 2014 08:58 AM — Filed under: , , ,
The Changing Role of the Media in India: Constitutional Perspectives
The School of Law, Christ University is conducting National Conference on The Changing Role of the Media in India: Constitutional Perspectives from 28 February ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 04, 2014 06:05 AM — Filed under: ,
Why this blocking di?
In a bid to curb piracy, film producers are now approaching courts to block websites that host pirated content. But the court orders are so vaguely worded that ... by Prasad Krishna last modified May 28, 2012 05:47 AM — Filed under: , ,
Post and be Damned
Your careless comments online could put you in jail, thanks to Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. Kavitha Shanmugam examines a law that some ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Nov 19, 2012 03:40 AM — Filed under: , , ,
India's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates
India's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates", an article by Sunil Abraham, Mukta Batra, Geetha Hariharan, Swaraj Barooah and Akriti Bopanna, was ... by Sunil Abraham, Mukta Batra, Geetha Hariharan, Swaraj Barooah and Akriti Bopanna last modified Aug 16, 2018 03:38 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Internet Freedom at Crossroads - Common Paths towards Strengthening Human Rights Online
The 2018 Freedom Online Conference took place from 28 to 30 November 2018 in Berlin. Elonnai Hickok participated as a speaker. by Admin last modified Dec 04, 2018 04:11 PM — Filed under: ,
Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights
This report provides an overview of the discussion from the Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights, organized by ARTICLE 19 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 16, 2012 07:41 AM — Filed under: , ,
Nasscom against differential pricing for data services
The National Association of Software and Services Companies says it should be the regulator that decides on such content, not firms. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 06, 2016 03:12 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Will India win net neutrality battle?
There is more than what meets the eye in Facebook’s ‘noble mission’ of providing internet for all. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 11, 2016 02:28 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
What are People's Rights in Digital World
Vanya Rakesh participated in this workshop organized by IT for Change on December 4, 2015 in Bangalore. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 12, 2016 01:51 AM — Filed under: , ,
Network Neutrality Regulation across South Asia: A Roundtable on Aspects of Differential Pricing
The Centre of Internet and Society (CIS) in association with Observer Research Foundation, and IT For Change in collaboration with the Annenberg School for ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2016 02:41 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Why Indians are turning down Facebook's free internet
Imagine a billion of the world’s poorest gaining overnight access to health information, education, and professional help — for free. Add to this one rich man ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2016 04:25 PM — Filed under: , ,
The Quixotic Fight to Clean up the Web
The ongoing attempt to pre-screen online content won’t change anything. It will only drive netizens into the arms of criminals, writes Sunil Abraham in this ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Jan 26, 2012 08:53 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi v. Facebook and Ors (Order dated December 20, 2011)
This is the order passed on December 20, 2011 by Addl. Civil Judge Mukesh Kumar of the Rohini Courts, New Delhi. All errors of spelling, syntax, logic, and ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Feb 20, 2012 06:02 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , ,
Internet Freedom press conference at the UN Fellows
The Internet Freedom Fellows Program of the U.S. State funded Department and administered by the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jun 28, 2012 06:03 AM — Filed under: ,