Internet Governance
The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part I
In recent months, there has been a spree of bans on access to Internet services in India states, for different...
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Internet Governance
The Legal Validity of Internet Bans: Part II
As we saw earlier, the Gujarat High Court held that Section 144, CrPC empowers the State apparatus to order blocking...
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Internet Governance
No more 66A!
Section 66A hung like a sword in the middle: Shaheen Dhada was arrested in Maharashtra for observing that Bal Thackeray’s...
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Internet Governance
Overview of the Constitutional Challenges to the IT Act
PENDING MATTERS CASE NUMBER PROVISIONS CHALLENGED Shreya Singhal v. Union of India W.P.(CRL.) NO. 167/2012 66A Common Cause & Anr....
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Internet Governance
FOEX Live
For feedback, comments and any incidents of online free speech violation you are troubled or intrigued by, please email Geetha...
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Internet Governance
Free Speech and Surveillance
The Indian surveillance regime has been the subject of discussion for quite some time now. Its nature and scope is...
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Internet Governance
Facebook and its Aversion to Anonymous and Pseudonymous Speech
The power to be unidentifiable on the internet has been a major reason for its sheer number of users. Most...
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Internet Governance
The Constitutionality of Indian Surveillance Law: Public Emergency as a Condition Precedent for Intercepting Communications
Introduction State authorised surveillance in India derives its basis from two colonial legislations; §26 of the Indian Post Office Act,...
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Internet Governance
Free Speech and Civil Defamation
Previously on this blog, we have discussed one of the under-analysed aspects of Article 19(2) – contempt of court. In...
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Internet Governance
FOEX Live: June 16-23, 2014
A quick and non-exhaustive perusal of this week’s content shows that many people are worried about the state of India’s...
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