Manipur under a five-day internet shutdown, Arunachal orders one for state exams
The article mentioned our blog post RTI reply from Rajasthan Home Department reveals 26 unreported Internet Shutdowns and our internet shutdowns tracker internetshutdowns.in
Number of Internet Shutdowns in 2017–18 higher than previously reported: RTI
The article mentioned our blog post RTI reply from Rajasthan Home Department reveals 26 unreported Internet Shutdowns and our internet shutdowns tracker internetshutdowns.in
How Google’s $5bn EU antitrust fine could impact mobile phone industry
In an article discussing the impact of Google’s EU antitrust fine on developers, smartphone makers and users, Mishi Choudhary was quoted as saying, “It’s a big number and if it continues to be a percentage of the revenue, it will be a number that gets everyone’s attention. But this will be appealed by Google/Alpahebet and after years of litigation, it will get settled to some smaller amount. EU is clearly saying that it wishes to build policy against the platform companies. No conceivable US or Indian Govt. will ever do it. The despotic regimes like Russian, Iran and China build their own platforms and subject them to their laws. No imminent impact on users.”
What’s Up With the WhatsApp Updates? All Your Questions Answered
In an article discussing new updates in WhatsApp including limitations on forwarding messages/videos, SFLC.in was quoted saying, “It is unclear whether one will be able to forward a message to a single group that might have more than five members.”
Should WhatsApp be held accountable for lynchins?
In an article discussing the rise in lynchings and mob violence due to rumors being spread on WhatsApp, Mishi Choudhary wrote a section arguing the complicated nature of matter and government responsibility for maintaining law and order, and possible fixes available for social media platforms. She wrote, “As a range of organisations led by SFLC.in have pointed out, WhatsApp allows people to be added to groups without their knowledge or consent. This is a bug in the platform that causes increased social risk, because socially inflammatory messaging is easily spread by adding people to groups formed for the purpose of incitement. These are groups that these people would probably never join on their own.
Internet Shutdown: 2018 the Worst Year Already, Reveals RTI
The article mentioned our blog post RTI reply from Rajasthan Home Department reveals 26 unreported Internet Shutdowns and our internet shutdowns tracker internetshutdowns.in
Rajasthan suffered 21 unreported internet shutdowns between August 2017 and May, reveals RTI query
The article mentioned our blog post RTI reply from Rajasthan Home Department reveals 26 unreported Internet Shutdowns and our internet shutdowns tracker internetshutdowns.in
GPL Cooperation Commitment gets more support for open source licensing
In an article discussing developments in Red Hat’s open source license enforcement, gratitude was shown for Software Freedom Law Centre’s help in the project.
