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Online Censorship: How Government should Approach Regulation of Speech
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Dec 05, 2012
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Why is there a constant brouhaha in India about online censorship? What must be done to address this?
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Online gag:Existing rules give little freedom
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 12, 2011
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last modified
Dec 12, 2011 05:42 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Even as the controversy over Kapil Sibal's attempt to get internet giants such as Google and Facebook to prescreen user-generated content to weed out 'offensive' material rages, a yet-to-be-published study by Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society reveals that rules already in place can have "chilling effects on free expression on the internet".
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Online Pre-Censorship is Harmful and Impractical
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 07, 2011
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last modified
Dec 12, 2011 05:00 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Obscenity,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
YouTube,
Social media,
Internet Governance,
Featured,
Intermediary Liability,
Censorship,
Social Networking
The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal wants Internet intermediaries to pre-censor content uploaded by their users. Pranesh Prakash takes issue with this and explains why this is a problem, even if the government's heart is in the right place. Further, he points out that now is the time to take action on the draconian IT Rules which are before the Parliament.
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Open letter to Hillary Clinton on Internet Freedom
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jul 17, 2012
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last modified
Sep 04, 2012 08:28 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Video,
Internet Governance,
Access to Knowledge
Last month I wrote an open letter to Hillary Clinton. It was based on a presentation I that I made during a panel discussion at a Google sponsored conference titled Internet at Liberty 2012 in Washington DC on May 24, 2012.
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Other Than Women: Exploring Harassment and Difference Online
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 27, 2017
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
A satellite session at RightsCon in Brussels is being organized by the Tactical Technology Collective on March 28, 2017. Rohini Lakshané is a speaker at this event.
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Overview of the Constitutional Challenges to the IT Act
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 15, 2014
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last modified
Dec 19, 2014 09:01 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Court Case,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Intermediary Liability,
Constitutional Law,
Censorship,
Section 66A,
Article 19(1)(a),
Blocking
There are currently ten cases before the Supreme Court challenging various provisions of the Information Technology Act, the rules made under that, and other laws, that are being heard jointly. Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan who's arguing Anoop M.K. v. Union of India has put together this chart that helps you track what's being challenged in each case.
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Panel Discussion – Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 26, 2014
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last modified
Apr 04, 2014 10:10 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Bhairav Acharya will participate in a panel discussion on ‘Intermediary Liability & Freedom of Expression’ on Wednesday evening (26th March 2014) from 6:00 pm onwards at the India International Centre Annex. The event is organized by the Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi in association with the Global Network Initiative, Washington D.C.
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Panel discussion on 'How to Avoid Digital ID Systems That Put People at Risk: Lessons from Afghanistan' at Freedom Online Conference
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 03, 2021
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Digital ID,
Internet Governance
Amber Sinha participated as a panelist in a panel discussion on How to Avoid Digital ID Systems That Put People at Risk: Lessons from Afghanistan at the Freedom Online Conference yesterday.
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Parliament panel blasts govt over ambiguous internet laws
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 28, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation has come out with a report in which it has lambasted the government and asked it to make changes to IT rules that govern internet-related cases in India.
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Perumal Murugan and the Law on Obscenity
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by
Japreet Grewal
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published
Jul 21, 2016
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last modified
Aug 09, 2016 01:01 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Hate Speech,
Article 19(1)(a),
Internet Governance
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