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IT Act
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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.
27 Mar 2015
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India's Supreme Court Axes Online Censorship Law, But Challenges RemainThe 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 …
27 Mar 2015
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India's Online Freedom Advocates Hail Court Ruling on Free SpeechOnline freedom advocates in India are hailing a court ruling that struck down a controversial law seen as infringing free speech on the Internet. But in a country expected to have the world’s largest number of web users by 2018, some …
26 Mar 2015
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What the experts said on live chatThree eminent panellists shared their views and answered questions from readers on the Supreme Court verdict striking down Section 66 A of the IT Act that allowed the arrest of people posting “offensive content” on the Internet, in a live …
26 Mar 2015
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Live Chat: Win for Free SpeechJoin us for a live chat at 5.30 pm on SC striking down the Section 66A of the IT Act which had permitted the arrest of people for posting "offensive content" on the internet.
26 Mar 2015
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IT Leaders, Lawyers Welcome SC Ruling on 66A of the IT ActThe Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment in scrapping section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which prescribed 'punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.' and had been branded …
26 Mar 2015
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Internet censorship will continue in opaque fashionA division bench of the Supreme Court has ruled on three sections of the Information Technology Act 2000 - Section 66A, Section 79 and Section 69A. The draconian Section 66A was originally meant to tackle spam and cyber-stalking but was …
26 Mar 2015
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Indian Court Strikes Down Section of Law Punishing Offensive PostsThe Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a section of a law that allowed the authorities to jail people for offensive online posts, in a judgment that was regarded as a landmark ruling on free speech in India.
26 Mar 2015
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India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to Facebook arrestsIndia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a provision of a law that made it illegal to spread “offensive messages” on electronic devices and resulted in arrests over posts on Facebook and other social media.
26 Mar 2015
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India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to arrests over Facebook postsJudge rules that section of the information technology law was unconstitutional, had wrongly swept up innocent people and had a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech.
26 Mar 2015
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India's section 66A scrapped: Win for free speechIndia's Supreme Court court has struck down a law that made posting "offensive" comments on the internet a crime punishable by a jail term of up to three years. But, for the free speech campaigners, there is more work to do, writes …
26 Mar 2015
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I dare you, I double dare you: Social media celebrates Sec 66A verdictUsers across social media platforms on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's scrapping of the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, hailing it as a measure that will strengthen freedom of expression online.
26 Mar 2015
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Historic day for freedom of speech and expression in IndiaIn 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.
26 Mar 2015
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Fear, Uncertainty and DoubtMuch 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.
25 Mar 2015
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India High Court: No Takedown Requests On Social Sites Without Court, Gov't OrderIndian police will no longer be able to threaten Internet users and online intermediaries with jail merely on the basis of a complaint that they have posted “offensive” posts online.
15 Dec 2014
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Overview of the Constitutional Challenges to the IT ActThere are currently ten cases before the Supreme Court challenging various provisions of the Information Technology Act, the rules made under that, and other laws, that are being heard jointly. Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan who's arguing …
11 Dec 2014
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Is India’s website-blocking law constitutional? – I. Law & procedureSection 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, along with its corresponding Rules, set out the procedure for blocking of websites in India. Over two posts, Geetha Hariharan examines the constitutional validity of Section 69A and the …
31 Aug 2014
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SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT ActSection 66A of the IT Act punishes sending offensive messages through communication services, including posts on social media websites like Facebook.
4 Aug 2014
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We the goondasYou can now be arrested in Karnataka even before you commit an offence under the IT Act. You could be in jail under the Goonda Act even if not guilty under the Indian Copyright Act. If govt thinks you are planning to send a 'lascivious' …
16 Jun 2014
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A Review of the Functioning of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal and Adjudicatory Officers under the IT ActTribunals and quasi-judicial bodies are a regular feature of the Indian judicial system, as they provide for easier and less onerous methods for dispute resolution, especially disputes which relate to technical areas and often require …
7 Jun 2014
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FOEX Live: June 1-7, 2014A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world).
29 May 2014
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FOEX Live: May 28-29, 2014A selection of news from across India with a bearing on online freedom of expression and use of digital technology
27 May 2014
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FOEX Live: May 26-27, 2014A selection of news from across India implicating online freedom of expression and use of digital technology
26 Apr 2014
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Facebook launches FB Newswire for journalists; loses part of its immunity under IT Act 2000A bus accident in California, a fire in New Jersey and another in Vasant Kunj, NASA's successful test flight of its vertical take-off and landing craft, a ceremony to honour the sherpas who died during an avalanche at the Everest last week, …
28 Aug 2013
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Mixed signals? Supreme Court notices to states on Facebook arrestsIn wake of the recent arrests of UP-based scholar Kanwal Bharti and Andhra-based PUCL activist Jaya Vindhyala over their Facebook posts, NDTV aired a discussion on the grey areas of the IT Act. Pranesh Prakash, Shreya Singhal and Faizal …
28 Jul 2013
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Guilty until Proven Innocent: Pirates, Pornographers, Terrorists and the IT Act in IndiaThe Research Center of Media and Communication at the University of Hamburg organized the Summer School 2013 at Hamburg, Germany from July 29 to August 2, 2013. Dr. Nishant Shah was a panelist in the session on "Guilty until Proven …
27 Apr 2013
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IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, 69A Rules: Draft and Final Version ComparisonJadine Lannon has performed a clause-by-clause comparison of the 69A draft rules and 69A rules for Section 69A of the IT Act in order to better understand how the two differ. While there has been reshuffling of the clauses in the official …
1 Apr 2013
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Clarify and define terms in IT rules, panel tells govt.In the wake of concerns that the government is increasingly using ambiguously-phrased terms in legal codes to crack down on online speech, the Parliament’s Committee on Subordinate Legislation has asked for greater clarity and definition on …
28 Mar 2013
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Parliament panel blasts govt over ambiguous internet lawsThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation has come out with a report in which it has lambasted the government and asked it to make changes to IT rules that govern internet-related cases in India.