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- Perumal Murugan and the Law on Obscenity
- by Japreet Grewal — last modified Aug 09, 2016 01:01 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Hate Speech, Article 19(1)(a), Internet Governance
- The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part II
- 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 ... by Geetha Hariharan and Padmini Baruah — last modified Oct 08, 2015 11:17 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Access, 69A, Section 144, Article 19(1)(a), 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
- The Constitutionality of Indian Surveillance Law: Public Emergency as a Condition Precedent for Intercepting Communications
- Bedavyasa Mohanty analyses the nuances of interception of communications under the Indian Telegraph Act and the Indian Post Office Act. In this post he ... by Bedavyasa Mohanty — last modified Aug 04, 2014 04:52 AM — Filed under: Privacy, Internet Governance, Surveillance, surveillance technologies, Security, Article 19(1)(a)
- FOEX Live
- Selections of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world) by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jul 07, 2014 12:36 PM — Filed under: Social Media, Feedback, Press Freedoms, Censorship, FOEX Live, Human Rights Online, Chilling Effect, Section 66A, Article 19(1)(a)
- Free Speech and Civil Defamation
- Does defamation become a tool in powerful hands to suppress criticism? Gautam Bhatia examines the strict and unrealistic demands of defamation law, and ... by Gautam Bhatia — last modified Jul 08, 2014 08:31 AM — Filed under: Censorship, Defamation, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Chilling Effect, Article 19(1)(a)
- The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part I
- 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 ... by Geetha Hariharan and Padmini Baruah — last modified Oct 08, 2015 11:18 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Access, 69A, Section 144, Article 19(1)(a), Blocking
- Facebook and its Aversion to Anonymous and Pseudonymous Speech
- Jessamine Mathew explores Facebook's "real name" policy and its implications for the right to free speech. by Jessamine Mathew — last modified Jul 04, 2014 07:53 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Facebook, Chilling Effect, Anonymity, Pseudonimity, Article 19(1)(a)
- Free Speech and Source Protection for Journalists
- Gautam Bhatia explores journalistic source protection from the perspective of the right to freedom of speech & expression. In this post, he articulates clearly ... by Gautam Bhatia — last modified Jun 19, 2014 08:10 PM — Filed under: Checking Value, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Press Freedoms, Journalistic Privilege, Source Protection, Chilling Effect, Article 19(1)(a), Journalistic Sources
- Free Speech and Surveillance
- Gautam Bhatia examines the constitutionality of surveillance by the Indian state. by Gautam Bhatia — last modified Jul 07, 2014 04:59 AM — Filed under: Netra, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Surveillance, Censorship, Central Monitoring System, Article 19(1)(a)
- No more 66A!
- In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A. Today was a great day for freedom of speech on the Internet! When Section 66A was in ... by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:01 AM — Filed under: Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Homepage, Intermediary Liability, Featured, Chilling Effect, Section 66A, Article 19(1)(a), Blocking
- FOEX Live: June 16-23, 2014
- A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world). by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jun 24, 2014 10:23 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, FOEX Live, Censorship, Section 66A, Article 19(1)(a)
