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Chilling Effect
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10 Apr 2020
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Why should we care about takedown timeframes?The issue of content takedown timeframe - the time period an intermediary is allotted to respond to a legal takedown order - has received considerably less attention in conversations about intermediary liability. This article examines the …
30 Jan 2016
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The Internet Has a New Standard for CensorshipThe introduction of the new 451 HTTP Error Status Code for blocked websites is a big step forward in cataloguing online censorship, especially in a country like India where access to information is routinely restricted.
5 Aug 2015
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Porn block in India sparks outrageIndia’s government has triggered a storm of protest after blocking 857 alleged pornography websites, with privacy and internet freedom campaigners, as well as consumers, condemning the move as arbitrary and unlawful.
5 Aug 2015
5 Aug 2015
5 Aug 2015
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Indian Porn Ban is Partially Lifted But Sites Remain BlockedThe Indian government made a quick about-face on its order to block hundreds of pornography websites on Tuesday, partially lifting the ban after political backlash against the moral policing.
5 Aug 2015
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India blocks access to 857 porn sitesIndia has blocked free access to 857 porn sites in what it says is a move to prevent children from accessing them.
5 Aug 2015
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Ban on pornography temporary, says governmentThe government has taken a dramatic U-turn from its stated position on internet pornography.
3 Aug 2015
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Proxies and VPNs: Why govt can't ban porn websites?The government's move to block more than 800 pornographic websites has led experts to question whether this latest attempt to police the internet is even feasible.
2 Aug 2015
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Indian government orders ISPs to block 857 porn websitesThe Indian government has ordered a large number of porn websites to be blocked, creating an uproar among users and civil rights groups in the country.
31 Jul 2015
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Role of Intermediaries in Countering Online AbuseThe Internet can be a hostile space and protecting users from abuse without curtailing freedom of expression requires a balancing act on the part of online intermediaries.
16 Jul 2015
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Criminal Defamation: The Urgent Cause That has United Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and Subramanian SwamyThree years ago when the then Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and his mother of misappropriation of funds while trying to revive the National Herald newspaper, the Nehru-Gandhi scion …
13 Jul 2015
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Free Speech Policy in India: Community, Custom, Censorship, and the Future of Internet RegulationThis note summarises my panel contribution to the conference on Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age at New Delhi on 21 April 2015, which was organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Centre for Internet and Society …
20 Jun 2015
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DesiSec: Cybersecurity and Civil Society in IndiaAs part of its project on mapping cyber security actors in South Asia and South East Asia, the Centre for Internet & Society conducted a series of interviews with cyber security actors. The interviews were compiled and edited into one …
29 Apr 2015
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DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency MeasuresAcross India on 30 December 2014, following an order issued by the Department of Telecom (DOT), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked 32 websites including Vimeo, Dailymotion, GitHub and Pastebin.
26 Apr 2015
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Cry, you nasty trollsMicro-blogging site Twitter has introduced a tool that identifies abusive tweets and hides them from their targets. Will it stem the tide of viciousness online, asks Prasun Chaudhuri.
19 Apr 2015
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Net neutrality: Net activism packs a punchFor the first time in the history of internet campaigns in India, a protest movement has successfully changed the course of a debate without having to take to the streets. The net neutrality movement is being fought almost totally in the …
11 Apr 2015
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The Supreme Court Judgment in Shreya Singhal and What It Does for Intermediary Liability in India?Even 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 …
11 Apr 2015
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Shreya Singhal and 66AMost 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 …
3 Apr 2015
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The block headsAn entire government department is on the job, but can it really take down ‘offending’ online content?
30 Mar 2015
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You can still get into trouble for online posts: Digital law expertsThe internet in India is freer now, but individuals could still to get into trouble for online posts, say digital media and law experts. Hailing the Supreme Court judgment on Tuesday as a landmark verdict for free speech in India, experts …
30 Mar 2015
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SECTION 66A: DELETEThe Supreme Court has killed a law that allowed the Government to control social media. What’s the Net worth of freedom hereafter?
29 Mar 2015
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Three reasons why 66A verdict is momentousEarlier 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", …
29 Mar 2015
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India's landmark online speech ruling is step toward greater press freedomIn an historic decision, India's Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down part of a law used to silence criticism and free expression. While this marks a pivotal victory that has been welcomed in many quarters, many challenges remain for press …
28 Mar 2015
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SC has set a high threshold for tolerance: Lawrence LiangLawyer-activist Lawrence Liang on why SC upheld section 69A and the implications of striking down section 66A.
28 Mar 2015
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66A DEAD. LONG LIVE 66A!Last Tuesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo walked into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office. India's most compulsive and most-followed tweeter, Modi, as Gujarat chief minister, had protested when the Manmohan Singh government blocked the …
27 Mar 2015
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What 66A Judgment Means For Free Speech OnlineThis 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 …
27 Mar 2015
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The noose tightens on freedom of speech on the InternetA WORRYING trend has emerged in the last few years, where intermediaries around the world are being used as chokepoints to restrict freedom of expression online, and to hold users accountable for content.
27 Mar 2015
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Ruling in India shields Web postsThe Supreme Court in India struck down a section of its country’s information technology act Tuesday that had made it illegal for anyone to spread ‘‘offensive messages’’ on electronic devices and resulted in arrests over posts on Facebook …
27 Mar 2015
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Noose tightens on freedom of speech on the InternetA worrying trend has emerged in the last few years, where intermediaries around the world are being used as chokepoints to restrict freedom of expression online, and to hold users accountable for content.