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IT Leaders, Lawyers Welcome SC Ruling on 66A of the IT Act

The blog past was published by Cio.in on March 25, 2015. Pranesh Prakash is quoted. Here’s what 66A of the...

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Despite SC order, thousands booked under scrapped Sec 66A of IT Act

The scrapped Section 66A provided punishment for sending ‘grossly offensive’ messages through communication services, including text messages, images and video....

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The noose tightens on freedom of speech on the Internet

The blog post by Gabey Goh was published by Digital News Asia on March 26, 2015. Jyoti Panday gave her...

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SECTION 66A: DELETE

(Illustration: ANIRBAN GHOSH) The article by Kumar Anshuman was published in the Open Magazine on March 27, 2015. Sunil Abraham...

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SC has set a high threshold for tolerance: Lawrence Liang

Lawrence Liang says the problem with hate speech laws is that they collapse questions of law and order with questions...

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Ruling in India shields Web posts

A 2009 revision of India’s technology law gave police authority to arrest citizens for their personal posts on social media...

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Noose tightens on freedom of speech on the Internet

Electronic Frontier Foundation senior global policy analyst Jeremy Malcolm. — DNA pic The blog post by Gabey Goh was originally...

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Live Chat: Win for Free Speech

The live chat transcript was published in the Hindu on March 24, 2015. Geetha Hariharan participated in the live chat....

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India’s section 66A scrapped: Win for free speech

The blog post by Prasanto K. Roy was published by BBC on March 24, 2015. Pranesh Prakash was quoted. Section...

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India’s Online Freedom Advocates Hail Court Ruling on Free Speech

An Indian man surfs the internet inside an internet cafe in New Delhi, March 24, 2015. The blog post by...

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