Bringing Freedom to the Internet in India
Mar 26, 2015
In a landmark judgment on Tuesday, the Indian Supreme Court has recognised the immense importance of free expression in the development of India in the 21st century. In its judgment, Supreme Court…
Victory for team of young lawyers, activists
Mar 26, 2015
Tuesday’s verdict is a victory for a loose coalition of young lawyers, Internet activists and researchers who filed separate petitions but helped each other with backroom work and creating public…
Section 66A scrapped: Supreme Court adds muscle to social media
Mar 26, 2015
In a landmark judgment on Tuesday, the Supreme Court quashed Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, which clamped down on freedom of speech and allowed the State to arrest people…
India's Supreme Court strikes down law against offensive online content
Mar 26, 2015
India’s Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional an Internet law that provided for the arrest of people sending online messages considered offensive or menacing. The court struck down on…
India Once Again Awakens To Freedom: A Watershed Moment
Mar 26, 2015
Indian Supreme Court has given India what it deserves -- a chance to experience free and open Internet and protection against censorship. The court said that Section 66A of the IT Act was not…
Section 66A of IT Act: This week our heads are held high
Mar 26, 2015
March 25, 2015 - The verdict is rocking, with the times. Beautiful quotes (by) Shakespeare, Mark Antony’s speech in Julius Caesar to explain what incitement means. (It is a) Very thorough judgment.…
Section 66A: Why SC didn't think government would act responsibly on censorship
Mar 26, 2015
On March 24, the Supreme Court took an unambiguous stand in favour of free speech on the internet by striking down the now infamous Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) as "…
IT Act: Industry tight-lipped on Supreme Court upholding content blocking rules
Mar 26, 2015
Free-speech activists and social media experts applauded the Supreme Court's order to scrap a law that allowed police to arrest anyone posting "offensive" messages online, but many are still…
Au revoir, Section 66A
Mar 25, 2015
On March 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of India took an unambiguous stand in favor of free speech on the Internet by striking down the now infamous Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (…
The 66A Rigmarole
Mar 25, 2015
The recent arrest of a writer in Karnataka over alleged Facebook posts making sexist and derogatory comments about a social activist on Facebook, has once again fuelled the long running debate over…
Rightscon Southeast Asia conference
Mar 17, 2015
Mr. Prasanth Sugathan, Counsel, SFLC.in will be speaking at RighstCon Southeast Asia conference from March 24-25, 2015 at Manila, Philippines.
RightsCon is the premier summit series bringing…
SFLC.in nominated for Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prize
Mar 17, 2015
SFLC.in was nominated and among a select few finalists for the inaugural Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression Award in the Excellence in Legal Service.
The Columbia Global Freedom of…
