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- Breaking Down Section 66A of the IT Act
- Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribes 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' is widely held ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 14, 2012 09:51 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Featured, Homepage
- Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000: Cases
- In this blog post Snehashish Ghosh summarizes the facts of a few cases where Section 66-A, Information Technology Act, 2000, has been mentioned or discussed. by Snehashish Ghosh — last modified Dec 06, 2012 09:20 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Information Technology
- Comments to the proposed amendments to The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
- This note presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India, on the proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary ... by Divyansha Sehgal and Torsha Sarkar — last modified Feb 07, 2023 03:21 PM — Filed under: Digital Media, Internet Governance, Information Technology, IT Act
- We the goondas
- You can now be arrested in Karnataka even before you commit an offence under the IT Act. You could be in jail under the Goonda Act even if not guilty under the ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 04, 2014 03:06 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Social Media, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- The Case of Whatsapp Group Admins
- by Japreet Grewal — last modified Dec 08, 2015 10:25 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
- Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Interception, Monitoring and Decryption of Information) Rules, 2009
- Rules under section 69(2) of the Information Technology Act, 2008 (after the 2008 amendment). by Jadine Lannon — last modified Jul 06, 2013 01:51 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- Information Technology (Procedure and safeguard for Monitoring and Collecting Traffic Data or Information) Rules, 2009
- Draft Rules under section 69B of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 as notified by the Central Government. by Jadine Lannon — last modified Apr 25, 2013 04:49 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- At the end of the niche optical pirate
- In this blog post, Siddharth Chaddha goes enquiring into the modus operandi of a video pirate / film lover / businessman in Bangalore's famed National Market. by Siddharth Chadha — last modified Aug 04, 2011 04:44 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Consumer Rights, Piracy, Intellectual Property Rights, internet and society
- Press Coverage of Online Censorship Row
- 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 ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 08, 2011 11:31 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Links, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Facebook, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
- Debate on Section 66A rages on
- Last week, a reputed BPO in Chennai took down its Facebook page and introduced stricter moderation for posts on its bulletin board. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 10, 2012 09:44 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Public Accountability
- Encryption policy would have affected emails, operating systems, WiFi
- Our email data would have to be stored. If we connect to a WiFi, that data would have to be stored, and that's plain ridiculous. There is a problem when the ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 25, 2015 01:23 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- Internet Rights and Wrongs
- With a rise in PIL's for unwarranted censorship, do we need to step back and inspect if it's about time unreasonable trends are checked? by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Sep 22, 2016 11:36 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, IT Act, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Privacy after Big Data: Compilation of Early Research
- Evolving data science, technologies, techniques, and practices, including big data, are enabling shifts in how the public and private sectors carry out their ... by Saumyaa Naidu — last modified Nov 12, 2016 01:37 AM — Filed under: Human Rights, IT Act, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Smart Cities, Data Protection, Information Technology, Publications
- Is India’s website-blocking law constitutional? – I. Law & procedure
- Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, along with its corresponding Rules, set out the procedure for blocking of websites in India. Over two ... by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Dec 11, 2014 11:02 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, IT Act, Blocking
- Overview of the Constitutional Challenges to the IT Act
- There are currently ten cases before the Supreme Court challenging various provisions of the Information Technology Act, the rules made under that, and other ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Dec 19, 2014 09:01 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Court Case, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Intermediary Liability, Constitutional Law, Censorship, Section 66A, Article 19(1)(a), Blocking
- Guilty until Proven Innocent: Pirates, Pornographers, Terrorists and the IT Act in India
- The Research Center of Media and Communication at the University of Hamburg organized the Summer School 2013 at Hamburg, Germany from July 29 to August 2, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 28, 2013 10:19 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- Details emerge on government blockade of websites
- Facebook pages, Twitter handles among 300 unique web addresses blocked by ISPs. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 28, 2012 09:51 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Government to hold talks with stakeholders on Internet censorship
- In an unprecedented move, the government, through the Department of Telecommunications and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, has agreed ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 04, 2012 03:39 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Section 43 of the Information Technology Act
- Given below is the text of section 43 of the IT Act: by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jun 07, 2013 10:37 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- Computer Related Offences
- If any person, dishonestly or fraudulently, does any act referred to in section 43, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jun 07, 2013 10:47 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance
- TRAI and the Disclosure of Personal Information
- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in March 2015 invited comments on its Consultation Paper for the regulation of over-the-top (OTT) services. ... by Nehaa Chaudhari and Vidushi Marda — last modified May 10, 2015 09:16 AM — Filed under: Telecom, IT Act, TRAI, OTT, Internet Governance
- New intermediary guidelines: The good and the bad
- In pursuance of the government releasing the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, this blogpost offers a ... by Torsha Sarkar — last modified Mar 15, 2021 01:52 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Intermediary Liability, Internet Governance, Censorship, Artificial Intelligence
- Do IT Rules 2011 indirectly leads to Censorship of Internet
- Pranesh Prakash along with Dr. Arvind Gupta, National Convener, BJP IT Cell and Ms. Mishi Choudhary, Executive Director, SFLC participated in a panel ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 31, 2012 09:00 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Internet Governance, Video, Intermediary Liability, Censorship
- India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to arrests over Facebook posts
- Judge rules that section of the information technology law was unconstitutional, had wrongly swept up innocent people and had a ‘chilling’ effect on free ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 01:49 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- Historic day for freedom of speech and expression in India
- In a petition that finds its origin in a simple status message on Facebook, Shreya Singhal vs Union of India marks a historic reinforcement of the freedom of ... by Vidushi Marda — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:19 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- What the experts said on live chat
- Three eminent panellists shared their views and answered questions from readers on the Supreme Court verdict striking down Section 66 A of the IT Act that ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:35 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- Indian Court Strikes Down Section of Law Punishing Offensive Posts
- The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of a law that allowed the authorities to jail people for offensive online posts, in a judgment that ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 03:40 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- IT Leaders, Lawyers Welcome SC Ruling on 66A of the IT Act
- The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment in scrapping section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribed 'punishment for ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 03:58 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- India's section 66A scrapped: Win for free speech
- India's Supreme Court court has struck down a law that made posting "offensive" comments on the internet a crime punishable by a jail term of up to three ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 26, 2015 04:19 PM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
- India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to Facebook arrests
- India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a provision of a law that made it illegal to spread “offensive messages” on electronic devices and resulted in ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 27, 2015 12:29 AM — Filed under: IT Act, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Chilling Effect
