Internet freedom in India declined for the third straight year in 2019-’20, says democracy watchdog

The watchdog said India had the most number of internet shutdowns in the world, even excluding the ones in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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· Oct 14, 2020 · 07:44 pm

Eight states have had internet shutdowns in last one month, Kashmir enters 135th day of blockade

The shutdown in Jammu and Kashmir is now the second longest such period in India ever.

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· Dec 17, 2019 · 12:58 pm

Porn ban: Indians rise to the challenge by downloading virtual private networks

VPN downloads shot up 405% right after the ban last year.

Kuwar Singh, qz.com

· Dec 03, 2019 · 01:30 pm

No plans to censor online streaming platforms, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Sanjay Dhotre said the government is ‘committed to freedom of speech and expression and privacy of its citizens’.

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· Nov 28, 2019 · 09:13 pm

Self-regulation: Streaming services are not the problem, so why are they trying to be a solution?

Thousands of people will be offended by something or the other. Are streaming platforms giving the hecklers a veto?

Nikhil Pahwa, medianama.com

· Jan 23, 2019 · 07:00 pm

Not quite the world wide web: How private firms are restricting internet access based on location

Private companies – many based in the US – are blocking access to their websites from particular countries around the world.

Allison McDonald, The Conversation

· Jan 03, 2019 · 09:30 pm

China’s cyber authority erases more than 9,800 social media accounts of independent news providers

The agency said the accounts were deleted for ‘spreading politically harmful information’ and ‘defaming the nation’s image’.

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· Nov 13, 2018 · 12:31 pm

Google’s plan for a heavily censored Chinese search engine presents an ethical dilemma

The plan to comply with Chinese censorship laws – revealed by a whistleblower – betrays the values that helped create the tech giant.

Catherine Flick, The Conversation

· Aug 07, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Centre asks telecom companies to find ways to block social media mobile apps during emergencies

Industry association ASSOCHAM, representing telecom operators, said such a move would be excessive and unnecessary.

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· Aug 07, 2018 · 12:35 pm

Inspired by Gulf countries, government contemplates blocking WhatsApp calls in Kashmir

Police officials say that in the absence of political and policy measures, such bans will help improve the security situation.

Rayan Naqash

· Jun 14, 2018 · 06:30 am

India lost over Rs 20,000 crore due to internet shutdowns between 2012 and 2017, shows study

The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations said governments had shut down the internet for over 16,000 hours in those five years.

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· Apr 26, 2018 · 11:21 am

Internet service providers in India have blocked the most number of websites: Study of 10 countries

As many as 12 internet service providers in India have also installed 42 content filtering systems.

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· Apr 25, 2018 · 09:47 am