Intermediary Liability – The Centre for Internet & Society

A Deep Dive into Content Takedown Timeframes

In this report, we will consider one such question by examining the appropriate time frame for an intermediary to respond...

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Rethinking the intermediary liability regime in India

The blog post by Torsha Sarkar was published by CyberBRICS on August 12, 2019. Introduction In December 2018, the Ministry...

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Intermediary liability law needs updating

The article was published in Business Standard on February 9, 2019. Intermediaries get immunity from liability emerging from user-generated and...

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Response to the Draft of The Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018

This document presents the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) response to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s invitation...

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A trust deficit between advertisers and publishers is leading to fake news

The article was published in Hindustan Times on September 24, 2018. Traditionally, we have depended on the private censorship that...

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Indian Intermediary Liability Regime: Compliance with the Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability

The report was edited by Elonnai Hickok and Swaraj Barooah The report is an examination of Indian laws based upon...

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A look at two problematic provisions of the draft Anti-trafficking bill

On 28 Feb 2018, the Union Cabinet approved ‘The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018’ (‘the bill’)...

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Super Cassettes v. MySpace (Redux)

On 23rd December 2016, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Deepa Sharma of the Delhi High Court delivered a decision overturning...

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The Case of Whatsapp Group Admins

Censorship laws in India have now roped in group administrators of chat groups on instant messaging platforms such as Whatsapp...

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Summary Report Internet Governance Forum 2015

INTERNETGOVERNANCE I. TheMulti-stakeholder Advisory Group to the IGF organised a discussion onSustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) and Internet Economyatthe Main Meeting Hall...

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