Topic
Censorship
287 items.
5 Jul 2021
Blog post
Comments on the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021In this submission, we examine the constitutionality and legality of the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was released by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
31 May 2021
Blog post
Regulating Sexist Online Harassment as a Form of CensorshipThis 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 …
26 Feb 2021
Blog post
New intermediary guidelines: The good and the badIn 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 …
5 Oct 2020
9 Jul 2020
Blog post
Investigating TLS blocking in IndiaA study into Transport Layer Security (TLS)-based blocking by three popular Indian ISPs: ACT Fibernet, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio.
14 Feb 2020
Blog post
Content takedown and users' rightsAfter Shreya Singhal v Union of India, commentators have continued to question the constitutionality of the content takedown regime under Section 69A of the IT Act (and the Blocking Rules issued under it). There has also been considerable …
7 Nov 2019
Blog post
Reliance Jio is using SNI inspection to block websitesReliance Jio, the most popular ISP in India, is employing a deep packet inspection technique to block websites for its users.
30 Dec 2018
News
MHA snoop order & bid to amend IT rules: China-like clampdown or tracking unlawful content?An MHA order last week authorised 10 government agencies to scan data on computers. This was followed by the Modi government’s proposal to amend the Information Technology rules for social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter …
16 Nov 2018
News
IETF103Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organized the IETF103 in Bangkok from November 3 to November 9, 2018. Gurshabad Grover attended the event.
29 Oct 2018
News
Reliance-Jio Users Complain Of Porn Websites Being Blocked; Company Yet To Issue Official StatementGoing by a lot of Jio network users, it seems that Mukesh Ambani’s Jio has banned hundreds of porn sites, in compliance with the order of the Department of Telecommunications.
24 Sep 2018
Blog post
A trust deficit between advertisers and publishers is leading to fake newsTransparency regulations is need of the hour. And urgently for election and political advertising. What do the ads look like? Who paid for them? Who was the target? How many people saw these advertisements? How many times? Transparency …
12 Sep 2018
Blog post
India’s post-truth societyThe proliferation of lies and manipulative content supplies an ever-willing state a pretext to step up surveillance.
24 Jul 2018
Blog post
Anti-trafficking Bill may lead to censorshipThere are a few problematic provisions in the proposed legislation—it may severely impact freedom of expression.
17 May 2018
Blog post
Internet Shutdown StoriesThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has published a collection of stories of the impact of internet shutdowns on people's lives in the country. This book seeks to give a glimpse into the lives of those directly affected by these …
4 May 2017
News
Kashmir: Telecom firms struggle to block 22 banned social media sitesA BSNL official says engineers are still working on shutting down the 22 social media sites but so far had been unable to do so without freezing the Internet across Kashmir.
4 May 2017
News
J&K social media ban: Use of 132-year-old Act can’t stand judicial scrutiny, say expertsJammu and Kashmir's social media ban: Legal experts are not convinced this is a viable order
7 Apr 2017
News
NGOs, individuals urge state CMs to curb Internet shutdownAmid rising instances of Internet curbs, a group of individuals and organisations have urged the chief ministers of 12 states to only restrict specific online content rather than resort to complete shutdown.
28 Feb 2017
News
Fake News, Rumors & Online Content RegulationMedianama and Mint organized #NAMApolicy open house on 'Fake News, Rumors & Online Content Regulation' on February 22, 2017 at the India Habitat Centre. Japreet Grewal and Amber Sinha attended the event.
16 Jan 2017
Blog post
Super Cassettes v. MySpace (Redux)The latest judgment in the matter of Super Cassettes v. MySpace is a landmark and progressive ruling, which strengthens the safe harbor immunity enjoyed by Internet intermediaries in India. It interprets the provisions of the IT Act, 2000 …
22 Sep 2016
Blog post
Internet Rights and WrongsWith a rise in PIL's for unwarranted censorship, do we need to step back and inspect if it's about time unreasonable trends are checked?
2 Jul 2016
News
Why Geospatial Bill is draconian and how it will hurt startupsLast week, the Indian government rejected Google’s plans to map Indian cities, tourist spots and mountain ranges, using the 360-degree panoramic Google Street View feature.
2 Jul 2016
News
ISPs start blocking escort websites following govt orderDoT on Monday ordered blocking of 240 URLs; blocking of websites takes place under Section 69A of the IT Act, and Information Technology Rules.
2 Jul 2016
News
Here is the entire list of 'escorts service' websites that the government has bannedAnother day and another opaque order asking Indian service providers to block websites that allegedly offer or advertise escort services in India. In total, the government has ordered ban on 237 websites. But as it happens whenever the …
1 Jul 2016
News
Indian experts doubt government ban on porn sites will be effectiveThe Indian government directed service providers to block 240 websites but doubts have surfaced over the legality of such an order.
16 Jun 2016
Blog post
Creativity, Politics, and Internet CensorshipIn collaboration with Karnataka for Kashmir, we organised a discussion on 'Creativity, Politics and Internet Censorship' on May 25, 2016. Mahum Shabir, a legal activist and artist, Mir Suhail, political cartoonist with Kashmir Reader and …
15 Jun 2016
Blog post
List of Blocked 'Escort Service' WebsitesHere is the full list of URLs that Indian ISPs were asked to block on Monday, June 13, 2016.
19 May 2016
21 Apr 2016
News
You will need a license to create a WhatsApp group in KashmirThe internet rights activists have criticised the move stating it as unconstitutional.
17 Apr 2016
Blog post
Online Censorship on the Rise: Why I Prefer to Save Things OfflineAs governments use their power to erase what they do not approve of from the web, cloud storage will not be enough.
27 Feb 2016
News
Why India snubbed Facebook's free Internet offerThe social media giant wanted to give the people of India free access to a chunk of the Internet, but the people weren't interested.