Author
Akriti Bopanna
23 items.
17 Dec 2019
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ICANN takes one step forward in its human rights and accountability commitmentsAkriti Bopanna and Ephraim Percy Kenyanito take a look at ICANN's Implementation Assessment Report for the Workstream 2 recommendations and break down the key human rights considerations in it. Akriti chairs the Cross Community Working …
3 Oct 2019
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Designing a Human Rights Impact Assessment for ICANN’s Policy Development ProcessesAs co-chairs of Cross Community Working Party on Human Rights (CCWP-HR) at International Corporation of Names and Numbers (ICANN), Akriti Bopanna and Collin Kurre executed a Human Rights Impact Assessment for ICANN's processes. It was the …
30 Sep 2019
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Comparison of the Manila Principles to Draft of The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines(Amendment) Rules], 2018This paper looks at the Manila Principles intermediary liability framework in comparison to the amended draft Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment)] Rules, 2018 introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and …
29 Aug 2019
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Kashmir’s information vacuumLegislative backing is being appropriated to normalise communication shutdowns.
6 Jul 2019
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DIDP #34 On granular detail on ICANN's budget for policy development processICANN has Advisory Committees which help guide the policy recommendations that the ICANN community develops while its Supporting Organizations are charged with developing policy recommendations for a particular aspect of ICANN's operations. …
3 Jul 2019
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The Impact of Consolidation in the Internet Economy on the Evolution of the InternetThe Centre for Internet and Society in partnership with the Internet Society organized an event on the impact of consolidation in the Internet economy. It was divided into two roundtable discussions, the first one focusing on the policies …
28 Apr 2019
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CIS Response to ICANN's proposed renewal of .org RegistryWe thank ICANN for the opportunity to comment on this issue of its proposed renewal of the .org Registry Agreement with the operator, Public Interest Registry (PIR). Supporting much of the community , we too find severe issues with the …
4 Apr 2019
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DIDP #33 On ICANN's 2012 gTLD round auction fundThis DIDP was filed to inquire about the state of the funds ICANN received from the last gTLD auctions.
20 Feb 2019
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CIS Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech and Expression: Surveillance Industry and Human RightsCIS responded to the call for submissions from the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech and Expression. The submission was on the Surveillance Industry and Human Rights.
12 Feb 2019
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CIS Comment on ICANN's Draft FY20 Operating Plan and BudgetAt the Centre for Internet and Society, we are grateful for the opportunity to provide our comments on the proposed draft of ICANN’s FY20 Operating Plan and Budget along with their Five-Year Operating Plan Update. As part of the public …
7 Feb 2019
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Response to the Draft of The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018In this response, we aim to examine whether the draft rules meet tests of constitutionality and whether they are consistent with the parent Act. We also examine potential harms that may arise from the Rules as they are currently framed and …
20 Dec 2018
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Event Report on Intermediary Liability and Gender Based ViolenceThis report is a summary of the proceedings of the Roundtable Conference organized by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) at the Digital Citizen Summit, an annual summit organized by the Digital Empowerment Foundation. It was …
23 Nov 2018
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ICANN Workstream 2 Recommendations on AccountabilityOne of the most significant initiatives to improve the accountability of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) commenced in 2014, when the Cross Community Working Group on Accountability was created. Its role was to …
12 Nov 2018
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DIDP #32 On ICANN's Fellowship ProgramIn furtherance of its capacity building functions, ICANN selects Fellows for every public meeting. These are individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities who are trained to become active participants in the ICANN community.
21 Aug 2018
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ICANN response to DIDP #31 on diversityThis post summarizes the response of ICANN to our inquiry on the diversity of their employees.
16 Aug 2018
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India's Contribution to Internet Governance DebatesIndia's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates", an article by Sunil Abraham, Mukta Batra, Geetha Hariharan, Swaraj Barooah and Akriti Bopanna, was recently published in the NLUD Student Law Journal, an annual peer-reviewed journal …
18 Jul 2018
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CIS submitted a response to a Notice of Enquiry by the US Government on International Internet Policy PrioritiesThe Centre for Internet and Society drafted a response to a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) issued by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on "International Internet Policy Priorities."
16 Jul 2018
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ICANN Diversity AnalysisThe by-laws of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) state that it is a non-profit public-benefit corporation which is responsible at the overall level, for the coordination of the “global internet's systems of …
12 Jun 2018
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Network Disruptions Report by Global Network InitiativeAround 70% of all known shutdowns in the world took place in India in 2017. The same year Telecom Authority of India (TRAI) released the “Temporary Suspension of Internet Services” giving State and Central Government officials the power to …
26 May 2018
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DIDP Request #30 - Employee remuneration structure at ICANNWe have requested ICANN to disclose the employee pay structure at ICANN with specific enquiries about the payment across the institutional hierarchy, gender, and region.
26 Apr 2018
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DIDP Request #29 - Revenue breakdown by source for FY 2017We requested ICANN for financial information they have not yet provided for the period ending June 2017.
10 Apr 2018
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Government gives free publicity worth 40k to Twitter and FacebookWe conducted a 2 week survey of newspapers for links between government advertisement to social media giants. As citizens, we should be worried about the close nexus between the Indian government and digital behemoths such as Facebook, …
15 Mar 2018
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Analysis of ICANN revenue shows ambiguity in their recordsWe, The Centre for Internet and Society, have been instrumental in having ICANN become transparent about their revenue with our persistent requests for their sources of revenue.