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- A Comparative Study of Article Creation Campaigns on Wikipedia - Part II — by Puthiya Purayil Sneha — last modified Jun 11, 2021 10:54 AM
- This is a short report on a comparative analysis of two prominent Wikimedia initiatives, Wikipedia Asian Month and Project Tiger, to understand prevailing challenges and opportunities, and strategies to address the same. The report has been authored by Nitesh Gill with inputs from Suswetha Kolluru, and editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
- Atmanirbhar Bharat Meets Digital India: An Evaluation of COVID-19 Relief for Migrants — by Ankan Barman — last modified Jun 03, 2021 12:53 PM
- With the onset of the national lockdown on 24th March 2020 in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the fate of millions of migrant workers was left uncertain. In addition, lack of enumeration and registration of migrant workers became a major obstacle for all State Governments and the Central Government to channelize relief and welfare measures.
- CIS Comments on the Phase III of E-Courts draft policy — by Aman Nair, Arinjay Vyas, Pallavi Bedi, Garima Saxena — last modified Jun 03, 2021 12:33 PM
- The Many Languages of Digital Infrastructures — by PP Sneha and Anasuya Sengupta — last modified Jun 02, 2021 04:05 PM
- This essay by Puthiya Purayil Sneha and Anasuya Sengupta outlines some of the key challenges in digitalisation and representation of non-dominant/marginalised languages on the internet today, through reflections on two recent projects related to languages and the internet. The essay has been published in Seminar Magazine, as part of its thematic focus this month on 'Navigating Language in a Digital Age.'
- Beyond Public Squares, Dumb Conduits, and Gatekeepers: The Need for a New Legal Metaphor for Social Media — by Amber Sinha — last modified May 31, 2021 10:23 AM
- In the past few years, social networking sites have come to play a central role in intermediating the public’s access to and deliberation of information critical to a thriving democracy. In stark contrast to early utopian visions which imagined that the internet would create a more informed public, facilitate citizen-led engagement, and democratize media, what we see now is the growing association of social media platforms with political polarization and the entrenchment of racism, homophobia, and xenophobia.
- Regulating Sexist Online Harassment as a Form of Censorship — by Amber Sinha — last modified May 31, 2021 09:56 AM
- This paper is part of a series under IT for Change’s project, Recognize, Resist, Remedy: Combating Sexist Hate Speech Online. The series, titled Rethinking Legal-Institutional Approaches to Sexist Hate Speech in India, aims to create a space for civil society actors to proactively engage in the remaking of online governance, bringing together inputs from legal scholars, practitioners, and activists. The papers reflect upon the issue of online sexism and misogyny, proposing recommendations for appropriate legal-institutional responses. The series is funded by EdelGive Foundation, India and International Development Research Centre, Canada.
- Women on Covid lists get lewd calls and messages — by Prasad Krishna — last modified May 24, 2021 06:35 AM
- Perverts are eating into precious time in the middle of a pandemic and adding to the overall anxiety.
- Community Data and Decisional Autonomy: Dissecting an Indian Legal Innovation for Emerging Economies — by Amber Sinha and Arindrajit Basu — last modified Jul 14, 2021 05:22 AM
- Read this paper configuring community data with Indian constitutional jurisprudence by Amber Sinha and Arindrajit Basu
- Update on Publisher’s Copyright Infringement Suit Against Sci-Hub and LibGen in India — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Apr 28, 2021 05:28 PM
- Anubha Sinha provides a summary of the progress of the copyright infringement suit against Sci-Hub and LibGen in India. This article was first published in InfoJustice on March 8, 2021.
- The STI Policy Proposes a Transformative Open Access Approach for India — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Apr 28, 2021 05:22 PM
- Anubha Sinha explains what the draft national Science, Technology and Innovation policy means for open access to scientific literature for Indians. This article was first published in The Wire Science on January 21, 2021.
- Rethinking Data Exchange & Delivery Models — by Pallavi Bedi, Amber Sinha — last modified Apr 08, 2021 06:36 AM
- Comments and recommendations to the Guidelines for “Influencer Advertising on Digital Media” — by Torsha Sarkar and Shweta Mohandas — last modified Apr 05, 2021 09:58 AM
- In February, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) had issued draft rules for regulation of digital influencers, with an aim to "understand the peculiarities of [online] advertisements and the way consumers view them", as well as to ensure that: "consumers must be able to distinguish when something is being promoted with an intention to influence their opinion or behaviour for an immediate or eventual commercial gain". In lieu of this, we presented our responses.
- Recommendations for the Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-Win) platform — by Pallavi Bedi — last modified Mar 25, 2021 01:14 PM
- Regulating Sexist Online Harassment: A Model of Online Harassment as a Form of Censorship — by Amber Sinha — last modified Mar 11, 2021 04:14 AM
- Amber Sinha wrote a paper on regulating sexist online harassment, and how online harassment serves as a form of censorship, for the “Recognize, Resist, Remedy: Addressing Gender-Based Hate Speech in the Online Public Sphere” project, a collaborative project between IT for Change, India and InternetLab, Brazil.
- New intermediary guidelines: The good and the bad — by Torsha Sarkar — last modified Mar 15, 2021 01:52 PM
- In pursuance of the government releasing the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, this blogpost offers a quick rundown of some of the changes brought about the Rules, and how they line up with existing principles of best practices in content moderation, among others.
- Sameet Panda - Data Systems in Welfare: Impact of the JAM Trinity on Pension & PDS in Odisha during COVID-19 — by Sameet Panda — last modified Feb 26, 2021 07:36 AM
- This study by Sameet Panda tries to understand the integration of data and digital systems in welfare delivery in Odisha. It brings out the impact of welfare digitalisation on beneficiaries through primary data collected in November 2020. The researcher is thankful to community members for sharing their lived experiences during course of the study. Fieldwork was undertaken in three panchayats of Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha. Additional research support was provided by Apurv Vivek and Vipul Kumar, and editorial contributions were made by Ambika Tandon (Senior Researcher, CIS). This study was conducted as part of a project on gender, welfare, and surveillance, supported by Privacy International, UK.
- The Government needs to make sure our emails don't destroy the environment — by Aman Nair — last modified Jan 25, 2021 02:17 PM
- The Government's data centre policy must be more reflective of energy requirements and sustainable practices to effectively ensure that India's growing digital user base doesn't hurt the environment.
- TIkTok: It’s time for Biden to make a decision on his digital policy with China — by Aman Nair — last modified Jan 22, 2021 06:11 AM
- As the United State's new president comes into office he is faced with creating a cohesive digital relations policy that corrects some of the damage done by his predecessor. This article is the first part of a series analysing his policies and challenges.
- Response to Mozilla DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period — by Gurshabad Grover, Divyank Katira — last modified Jan 19, 2021 07:35 AM
- CIS has submitted a response to Mozilla's DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period
- PDP Bill is coming: WhatsApp Privacy Policy analysis — by Pallavi Bedi & Shweta Reddy — last modified Jan 19, 2021 08:12 AM
- WhatsApp started off the new year with changes to its privacy policy that has several implications for data protection and the digital governance ecosystem at large. This post is the first in a series by CIS unpacking the various implications of the policy.
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