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- UN Human Rights Council urged to protect human rights online
- 63 civil society groups urged the UN Human Rights Council to address global challenges to freedom of expression, privacy and other human rights on the ... by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Jun 19, 2014 01:28 PM — Filed under: Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Human Rights Online, Surveillance, Internet Governance, UNHRC
- Reading the Fine Script: Service Providers, Terms and Conditions and Consumer Rights
- This year, an increasing number of incidents, related to consumer rights and service providers, have come to light. This blog illustrates the facts of the ... by Jyoti Panday — last modified Jul 04, 2014 06:31 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Consumer Rights, Google, internet and society, Privacy, Transparency and Accountability, Intermediary Liability, Accountability, Facebook, Data Protection, Policies, Safety
- 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)
- Terror recruiters target Indians on internet
- What's in a name? If it indicates your religious identity, then you could get trolled by strangers wanting to draw you in with videos on the importance of ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 18, 2014 06:57 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- The trouble with trolls
- Social networking sites give trolls the ability to hide their real identity and cause grief to others. Here is what you need to do if you face an online attack. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2014 05:42 AM — Filed under: Cyber Security, Social Media, Internet Governance, Privacy
- Gauging Users' Reactions Towards Zero Rating
- In the ongoing debate about zero-rated plans and net neutrality, this blog post aims to study the possible effects of a survey conducted in Bangalore to gauge ... by Aadya Misra — last modified Nov 25, 2015 03:30 PM — Filed under: Telecom, Social Media
- Wikipedia Editing as Assessment Tool in the Indian Higher Education Classroom
- Getting students to create and edit Wikipedia entries in English and Indian languages can be a comprehensive assessment tool at the Bachelor’s and Master’s ... by Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, Ashwin Kumar A.P. and T. Vishnu Vardhan — last modified Jan 30, 2014 10:06 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Higher Education, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness
- Social media promotions can backfire, too
- Social media is a highly effective marketing tool for companies but its very ubiquity and the speed with which messaging goes viral has meant that it can hurt ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 14, 2013 05:24 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- I Just Pinged to Say Hello
- A host of social networks find us more connected than ever before, but leave us groping for words in the digital space. by Nishant Shah — last modified Nov 30, 2013 08:36 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance, Privacy
- When the virtual world wakes up the real one
- The unprecedented wave of voices speaking up against sexual harassment in recent times has as much to do with technology as the determination to seek justice. ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 30, 2013 09:35 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- Indian government wakes up to risk of Hotmail, Gmail
- Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications, but the man responsible for drafting ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 30, 2013 04:24 AM — Filed under: Social Media, 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
- 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
- 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
- India’s ballot battle will also run through Facebook
- Facebook on Tuesday launched its widely awaited “election tracker” for the upcoming general elections, a move that signals the growing importance of social ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:49 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- Students lead the way with apps for ideas
- At 1am, the lights are still on in 15-year-old Pratik's room at his house on 80 Feet Road, Indiranagar. The NPS-Koramangala student is busy typing code on his ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 28, 2014 09:24 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- Centre draws red lines for Whatsapp over fake news, says must comply with Indian laws
- In a meeting with WhatsApp’s CEO Chris Daniels, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India put forward several demands, including that the company must have ... by Admin — last modified Aug 27, 2018 02:24 PM — Filed under: Social Media, WhatsApp, Internet Governance
- Brazil’s experience a red flag for WhatsApp in Indian polls, say experts
- Data shows that the share of active WhatsApp users in rural India has doubled since 2017, according to a survey by the Centre for the Study of Developing ... by Admin — last modified Oct 28, 2018 06:06 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- Untangling the web of India's 'ungovernable' Net
- India sells itself as a tech hub, outsourcing IT experts to the world. At home, it dreams of "equity on the Net." But millions remain unconnected and digital ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Apr 16, 2013 06:06 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Internet Governance
- Facebook's Fall from Grace: Arab Spring to Indian Winter
- Facebook’s Free Basics has been permanently banned in India! The Indian telecom regulator, TRAI has issued the world’s most stringent net neutrality ... by Sunil Abraham — last modified Feb 11, 2016 03:51 PM — Filed under: Free Basics, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance, Social Media
- Linking Facebook use to free top-up data
- Just before the Trai notification, the Ambani brothers signed a spectrum sharing pact and they have been sharing optic fibre since 2013. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 14, 2016 12:33 PM — Filed under: Digital Media, Facebook, Internet Governance, Social Media
- Zuckerberg's Plan Spurned as India Backs Full Net Neutrality
- Facebook Inc.’s plans for expansion in India have suffered a major setback. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 15, 2016 02:18 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Free Basics, TRAI, Net Neutrality, Facebook, Internet Governance
- Facebook’s Free Basics hits snag in India
- Indian regulators have dealt a major blow to Facebook’s controversial Free Basics online access plan by forbidding so-called differential pricing by internet ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 15, 2016 02:33 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Free Basics, Net Neutrality, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
- Internet Freedom
- The modern medium of the web is an open-sourced, democratic world in which equality is an ideal, which is why what is most important is Internet freedom. by Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda — last modified Feb 15, 2016 02:51 AM — Filed under: Social Media, Free Basics, TRAI, Net Neutrality, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Internet Governance
- Internet users fume as govt blocks 32 sites
- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has ordered Internet service providers to block 32 websites, in cluding popular video-sharing plat forms such as ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 02, 2015 01:46 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Centre blocks 32 websites for security reasons, restores some later
- The Centre on Wednesday asked Internet Service Providers (ISP) to block 32 websites citing national security concerns, especially from terror group ISIS. by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 02, 2015 02:13 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
- DoT Reportedly Orders Blocking of 32 Websites Including GitHub, Archive.org, SourceForge
- Many users on Twitter are claiming that several websites, including many software development resources such as GitHub and SourceForge, along with research ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 02, 2015 02:51 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Vimeo, DailyMotion, Pastebin Among Sites Blocked In India For 'Anti-India' Content From ISIS
- The Indian government has convinced ISPs to block dozens of popular websites accused of hosting “anti-India” content posted by members of the Islamic State ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 02, 2015 04:43 PM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
- Minds that (should) matter
- Thinkers who best explain a rapidly-changing India to the world (and the world to India). by Prasad Krishna — last modified Feb 26, 2015 04:34 PM — Filed under: Digital Media, Internet Governance, Social Media
- Indian Government still blocks 20+ websites – Indian Censorship on Internet
- Indian Government has blocked 20+ major websites to counter ISIS propaganda. The government has removed blocking of github.com, vimeo.com and other 10+ ... by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 03, 2015 03:47 AM — Filed under: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Media, Internet Governance, Censorship
