Topic
Freedom of Speech and Expression
416 items.
27 Mar 2017
News
Other Than Women: Exploring Harassment and Difference OnlineA satellite session at RightsCon in Brussels is being organized by the Tactical Technology Collective on March 28, 2017. Rohini Lakshané is a speaker at this event.
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.
8 Nov 2016
News
ICANN 57ICANN 57 is being hosted by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India from November 3 to 9, 2016 in Hyderabad at Hyderabad International Convention Centre. Vidushi Marda participated in the event as a …
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?
28 Jul 2016
News
Roundtable: Identifying and Limiting Hate Speech and Harassment OnlineJapreet Grewal attended this event organized by Software Freedom Law Centre at Constitution Club Of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on July 28, 2016.
21 Jul 2016
13 Jul 2016
Blog post
No, India did NOT oppose the United Nations move to “make internet access a human right”Last Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution titled “The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet.”
9 Jul 2016
News
India may not be guilty of opposing UN move to save internet rightsIndia is a democratic country, but the standards for freedom of expression promised to us—online and offline—are highly questionable, especially with online content being censured and comedians being threatened to be arrested for sedition.
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 …
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.
8 Jun 2016
Blog post
UN Special Rapporteur Report on Freedom of Expression and the Private Sector: A Significant Step ForwardOn 6 June 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, released a report on the Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) sector and freedom of …
5 Jun 2016
Blog post
CIS's Comments on the Draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016The Centre for Internet and Society is alarmed by the Draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, and has recommended that the proposed law be withdrawn in its entirety. It offered the following detailed comments as its submission.
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.
22 Mar 2016
News
Hard to broad ban!The provisions under the Telegraph Act are wispy and can’t be convincingly invoked to exercise a jurisdiction on the internet world.
10 Mar 2016
Blog post
Are we Losing the Right to Privacy and Freedom of Speech on Indian Internet?The article was published in DNA on March 10, 2016.
28 Feb 2016
News
Why the Internet is Making India FuriousThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore is a kind of hacker club for wonks and lawyers obsessed with issues of digital rights and global development. Not exactly the mainstream kids’ lunch table. But the Center was brought …
28 Feb 2016
News
India's ‘Facebook ruling’ is another nail in the coffin of the MNO modelAbility to access 'net from mobe no longer considered a miracle.
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.
23 Feb 2016
Blog post
Net Neutrality Advocates Rejoice As TRAI Bans Differential PricingIndia would not see any more Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they benefited from this Facebook project.
17 Feb 2016
Blog post
World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media DevelopmentThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had published a book in 2014 that examines free speech, expression and media development. The chapter contains a Foreword by Irina Bokova, Director General, …
17 Feb 2016
Blog post
Free Speech and the Law on SeditionSiddharth Narrain explains how the law in India has addressed sedition.
17 Feb 2016
Blog post
Free Speech and Public OrderIn this post, Gautam Bhatia has explained the law on public order as a reasonable restriction to freedom of expression under Article 19(2) of the Constitution of India.
15 Feb 2016
Blog post
Internet FreedomThe modern medium of the web is an open-sourced, democratic world in which equality is an ideal, which is why what is most important is Internet freedom.
15 Feb 2016
News
Facebook’s Free Basics hits snag in IndiaIndian regulators have dealt a major blow to Facebook’s controversial Free Basics online access plan by forbidding so-called differential pricing by internet companies, in effect banning the programme in the country.
11 Feb 2016
News
India Sets Strict New Net Neutrality RulesIn India, advocates of net neutrality have welcomed new rules by the telecom regulator that have blocked efforts by Facebook to offer free but limited access to the web in the country’s fast growing Internet market.
11 Feb 2016
Blog post
Facebook's Fall from Grace: Arab Spring to Indian WinterFacebook’s Free Basics has been permanently banned in India! The Indian telecom regulator, TRAI has issued the world’s most stringent net neutrality regulation! To be more accurate, there is more to come from TRAI in terms of net neutrality …
10 Feb 2016
News
India bans Facebook’s ‘free’ Internet for the poorIndia’s telecom regulator said Monday that service providers cannot charge discriminatory prices for Internet services, a blow to Facebook’s global effort to provide low-cost Internet to developing countries.