Any regulation of online speech in India must safeguard the rights to free speech and privacy

The law should also enable a quick take-down of content determined as illegal by the judiciary or appropriate government agencies.

SFLC.in

· May 15, 2019 · 06:30 pm

To address extreme online content, especially of the political kind, an ecosystem approach is needed

The ecosystem around the creation of content, including that related to elections, as well as its dissemination, promotion and consumption is complex.

Elonnai Hickok

· May 14, 2019 · 06:30 pm

Fact-checking vigilantes in India are a bulwark against the move to a ‘post-truth’ world

The ecosystem of fact checking in India cuts across digital, television, and print media and even crosses over into the corporate domain.

Sangeet Kumar

· May 13, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Extreme speech: A people-centric approach will help hold governments, social media firms accountable

Globally, content moderation around extreme speech has been difficult partly because of its elusive formats, inability to account for context, coded language.

Sahana Udupa

· May 12, 2019 · 08:00 am

Strategies to tackle extreme speech on WhatsApp must bring together socio-political, digital worlds

Research has shown that the circulation of digital content characterised as ‘extreme speech’ informs everyday public opinion.

Lipika Kamra

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Philippa Williams

· May 11, 2019 · 08:00 am

How far can political parties in India be made accountable for their digital propaganda?

An army of unpaid volunteers are being used to spread political propaganda and fake news. This allows parties to shirk accountability.

Amogh Dhar Sharma

· May 10, 2019 · 08:00 am

Can extreme speech online be regulated without curbing free speech? This series finds out

The articles highlight policy interventions, company practice, and civic intervention urgently needed to address the current challenges in online communication.

Sahana Udupa

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Elonnai Hickok

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Edward Anderson

· May 09, 2019 · 08:00 am