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Is India’s website-blocking law constitutional? – I. Law & procedure
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Dec 11, 2014
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last modified
Dec 11, 2014 11:02 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
Blocking
Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, along with its corresponding Rules, set out the procedure for blocking of websites in India. Over two posts, Geetha Hariharan examines the constitutional validity of Section 69A and the Blocking Rules.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT Act
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 31, 2014
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last modified
Sep 08, 2014 04:45 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
Section 66A of the IT Act punishes sending offensive messages through communication services, including posts on social media websites like Facebook.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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We the goondas
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 04, 2014
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last modified
Aug 04, 2014 03:06 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Censorship,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Chilling Effect
You can now be arrested in Karnataka even before you commit an offence under the IT Act. You could be in jail under the Goonda Act even if not guilty under the Indian Copyright Act. If govt thinks you are planning to send a 'lascivious' photo to a WhatsApp group, or forwarding a copyrighted song, you can be arrested.
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News & Media
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A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT Act
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by
Divij Joshi
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published
Jun 16, 2014
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last modified
Jul 03, 2014 05:43 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Tribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute resolution, especially disputes which relate to technical areas and often require technical knowledge and familiarity with specialised factual scenarios.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 07, 2014
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last modified
Jun 07, 2014 01:33 PM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Privacy,
FOEX Live,
Surveillance,
Censorship
A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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FOEX Live: May 28-29, 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
May 29, 2014
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last modified
May 29, 2014 08:58 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
IT Act,
FOEX Live,
Social Media
A selection of news from across India with a bearing on online freedom of expression and use of digital technology
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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FOEX Live: May 26-27, 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
May 27, 2014
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filed under:
IPC,
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
FOEX Live,
IT Act,
Transparency, Politics
A selection of news from across India implicating online freedom of expression and use of digital technology
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Facebook launches FB Newswire for journalists; loses part of its immunity under IT Act 2000
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 26, 2014
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last modified
May 06, 2014 05:41 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
A bus accident in California, a fire in New Jersey and another in Vasant Kunj, NASA's successful test flight of its vertical take-off and landing craft, a ceremony to honour the sherpas who died during an avalanche at the Everest last week, and, Israel's suspension of talks with Palestinian authorities. These were some of the news that were disseminated on the first day of Facebook's newest social tool: a newswire to aid journalists and newsrooms.
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News & Media
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Mixed signals? Supreme Court notices to states on Facebook arrests
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Aug 28, 2013
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last modified
Aug 28, 2013 08:42 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
In wake of the recent arrests of UP-based scholar Kanwal Bharti and Andhra-based PUCL activist Jaya Vindhyala over their Facebook posts, NDTV aired a discussion on the grey areas of the IT Act. Pranesh Prakash, Shreya Singhal and Faizal Farooqui
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News & Media
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Guilty until Proven Innocent: Pirates, Pornographers, Terrorists and the IT Act in India
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jul 28, 2013
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last modified
Aug 28, 2013 10:19 AM
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filed under:
IT Act,
Internet Governance
The Research Center of Media and Communication at the University of Hamburg organized the Summer School 2013 at Hamburg, Germany from July 29 to August 2, 2013. Dr. Nishant Shah was a panelist in the session on "Guilty until Proven Innocent: Pirates, Pornographers, Terrorists and the IT Act in India".
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