Internet Governance Blog
Don't Do Nothing. Take a Stand on Net Neutrality.
— by T. Vishnu Vardhan — last modified May 08, 2015 02:11 PMAre you wondering what Net Neutrality is, and why the term has suddenly got so much attention in India among the Netizens? Do you need to be concerned about Net Neutrality? We will try to address these in this short post on Net Neutrality.
Shreya Singhal and 66A
— by Sunil Abraham — last modified Apr 19, 2015 08:09 AMMost software code has dependencies. Simple and reproducible methods exist for mapping and understanding the impact of these dependencies. Legal code also has dependencies --across court orders and within a single court order. And since court orders are not produced using a structured mark-up language, experts are required to understand the precedential value of a court order.
The Supreme Court Judgment in Shreya Singhal and What It Does for Intermediary Liability in India?
— by Jyoti Panday — last modified Apr 17, 2015 11:59 PMEven as free speech advocates and users celebrate the Supreme Court of India's landmark judgment striking down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000, news that the Central government has begun work on drafting a new provision to replace the said section of the Act has been trickling in.
GSMA Research Outputs
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Apr 06, 2015 02:18 PMThis is a collection of research under our GSMA project that we have undertaken in collaboration with Privacy International. The research has sought to understand different legal and regulatory aspects of security and surveillance in India and consists of blog entries and reports. Any feedback or comment is welcome.
Security, Governments and Data: Technology and Policy
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Apr 04, 2015 05:59 AMOn January 8, 2015, the Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with the Observer research foundation, hosted the day long conference "Security, Governments, and Data: Technology and Policy" The conference discussed a range of topics including internet governance, surveillance, privacy, and cyber security.
Three reasons why 66A verdict is momentous
— by Pranesh Prakash — last modified Mar 29, 2015 04:22 PMEarlier this week, the fundamental right to freedom of expression posted a momentous victory. The nation's top court struck down the much-reviled Section 66A of the IT Act — which criminalized communications that are "grossly offensive", cause "annoyance", etc — as "unconstitutionally vague", "arbitrarily, excessively, and disproportionately" encumbering freedom of speech, and likely to have a "chilling effect" on legitimate speech.
What 66A Judgment Means For Free Speech Online
— by Geetha Hariharan — last modified Mar 27, 2015 04:50 PMThis week India's Supreme Court redefined the boundaries of freedom of speech on the internet. With the Court's decision in Shreya Singhal & Ors. v. Union of India, Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, has been struck down in entirety and is no longer good law.
India's Supreme Court Axes Online Censorship Law, But Challenges Remain
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Mar 27, 2015 02:38 AMThe Supreme Court of India took a remarkable step to protect free expression on March 24, 2015, striking down controversial section 66A of the IT Act that criminalized “grossly offensive” content online. In response to a public interest litigation filed by Indian law student Shreya Singhal, the court made this landmark judgement calling the section “vague”, “broad” and “unconstitutional”. Since Tuesday's announcement, the news has trended nationally on Twitter, with more than 50,000 tweets bearing the hashtags #Sec66A and #66A.
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
— by Sunil Abraham — last modified Apr 17, 2015 01:44 AMMuch confusion has resulted from the Section 66A verdict. Some people are convinced that online speech is now without any reasonable restrictions under Article 19 (2) of the Constitution. This is completely false.
Historic day for freedom of speech and expression in India
— by Vidushi Marda — last modified Mar 26, 2015 02:19 AMIn a petition that finds its origin in a simple status message on Facebook, Shreya Singhal vs Union of India marks a historic reinforcement of the freedom of speech and expression in India.
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