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- Indian government defends Internet blocking
- India on Friday defended itself against accusations of heavy-handed online censorship, saying it had been successful in blocking content blamed for fuelling ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 28, 2012 10:07 AM — Filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Watch out for fettered speech
- The constant attempts at censorship in the name of national security should give all right-thinking Indians pause. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 02, 2012 09:30 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social media, Internet Governance, Censorship
- India Blocks Facebook, Twitter, Mass Texts in Response to Unrest
- The Indian government has gone on the offensive against Internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, demanding hundreds of pages be removed or blocked ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 03, 2012 02:46 AM — Filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Communications from DeitY regarding blocking of Traffic emanating from IP addresses from States assessed to be sensitive in the current prevailing situation
- by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 11, 2012 02:27 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Counter-proposal by the Centre for Internet and Society: Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Due Diligence and Information Removal) Rules, 2012
- Any restriction on freedom of speech should embody and be guided by the following principles, as identified by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Apr 24, 2016 11:56 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
- India believes in Complete Freedom of Cyber Space: Kapil Sibal
- The site of the impact of a cyber crime should determine jurisdiction, says information technology minister Kapil Sibal. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:13 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- 'Free Speech and Media in South Asia: Human Rights Concerns in a Globalizing World'
- A seminar organized by the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, in collaboration with the ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 08, 2013 05:33 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
- Internet Freedom in India – Open to Debate
- In the aftermath of an Index on Censorship debate in New Delhi, Kirsty Hughes says India’s web users are standing at a crossroads by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 25, 2013 10:45 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- 9th International Asian Conference
- ITechLaw is organizing the 9th Annual Asian ITechLaw Conference on February 14 and 15, 2013 in India's high technology capital - Bangalore, India. Sunil ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 25, 2013 06:20 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Is freedom of expression under threat in the digital age?
- This week Index held a high level panel debate in partnership with the Editors Guild of India and the India International Centre to discuss the question “Is ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 03, 2013 10:50 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
- Arbitrary Arrests for Comment on Bal Thackeray's Death
- Two girls have been arbitrarily and unlawfully arrested for making comments about the late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's death. Pranesh Prakash explores ... by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Jan 02, 2013 03:42 AM — Filed under: IPC, IT Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Featured, Facebook, Censorship
- Women Arrested in Mumbai for Complaining on Facebook
- For over 30 hours following the death of the Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray on Saturday, stores throughout Mumbai closed their shutters and taxis and ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 21, 2012 11:32 AM — Filed under: Social media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Girls arrested for Facebook post on Thackeray get bail
- Two girls who were arrested for making a Facebook comment protesting the closure of shops in the wake of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray‘s death, have been ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 05:18 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- India's Shame: World Reacts to FB Post Arrest
- The arrest of 21 year old Shaheen Dhada for posting anti-Bal Thackeray comments has not only outraged Indians. The story has been picked up and reported across ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 05:51 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Thousands go online against 66A
- An online petition aimed at amending section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act and re-examining internet laws has garnered 3,000 signatures since it ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2012 06:40 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship, Information Technology
- ICANN 65 De-briefing Meeting
- The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) organized an ICANN65 de-briefing meeting on July 16, 2019. Akriti Bopanna remotely ... by Admin — last modified Jul 21, 2019 03:02 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, ICANN, Internet Governance
- FOEX Live: June 8-15, 2014
- A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world). Please email relevant ... by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jun 16, 2014 10:22 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, FOEX Live, Section 66A
- 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)
- Reply to RTI Application on Blocking of website and Rule 419A of Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951
- The Department of Telecommunications sent its reply to an RTI application from the Centre for Internet and Society. The application was sent on December 27, ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 21, 2013 07:58 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Cyber Dialogue Conference 2014
- The Cyber Dialogue conference, presented by the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, will ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 08, 2014 05:09 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Net Neutrality, Free Speech and the Indian Constitution - II
- 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 Apr 29, 2014 07:42 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
- Haphazard censorship? Leaked list of blocked websites in India
- An analysis of a leaked list of the websites blocked by Indian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) on directions from the Department of Telecom bring to light ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 23, 2012 06:18 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Public Accountability, Internet Governance, Censorship
- World Library and Information Congress 2018
- Swaraj Paul Barooah was a speaker at two panels during the World Library and Information Congress 2018 (WLIC2018), organised by the International Federation of ... by Admin — last modified Aug 31, 2018 02:23 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
- हेट स्पीच
- रोहित शर्मा द्वारा संपादित by Yash Mittal — last modified Sep 07, 2018 06:25 AM — Filed under: Defamation, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Hate Speech
- India’s post-truth society
- The proliferation of lies and manipulative content supplies an ever-willing state a pretext to step up surveillance. by Swaraj Paul Barooah — last modified Sep 12, 2018 12:16 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Net nanny meets muscular law
- India’s new human-trafficking bill could criminalise sex workers and curtail free speech. by Admin — last modified Oct 02, 2018 05:48 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
- Community Standards Roundtable Conversations
- Ambika Tandon was a participant in a roundtable organized by Facebook, School of Media & Cultural Studies, and Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Bengaluru ... by Admin — last modified Oct 16, 2018 02:01 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Hate Speech, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Kapil Sibal to sterilise Net but undercover sting shows 6 of 7 websites already trigger-happy to censor under ‘chilling’ IT Act
- The Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has carried out an undercover investigation into the "chilling effects" of new information technology ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 07, 2011 06:02 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
- India’s dreams of web censorship
- If you are offended by this post, please contact Kapil Sibal, India’s telecoms and IT minister, and he will make sure it is promptly taken down. by Sunil Abraham — last modified Mar 26, 2012 06:59 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
