CIC orders MEITY to publish information regarding VideoLAN blocking.

Feb 28, 2023

SFLC.in regularly files applications under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Act”) with respect to blocking of websites and content take down.

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Finding 404: A Report on Website Blocking in India

Jan 12, 2023

Finding 404:  A Report on Website Blocking in India

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Free Speech Violations related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Jun 15, 2021

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Censorship/Free Speech violations related to COVID-19 Pandemic

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Letter to the Kerala Government to Reconsider the Proposal for Amending the Kerala Police Act by inserting Section 118 (A)

Oct 24, 2020

Letter to Kerala Government to Reconsider the Proposal for Amending the Kerala Police Act by inserting Section 118 (A)

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SFLC.in moves to Calcutta High Court challenging Internet Shutdown in Hoogli District

May 15, 2020

Our statement on the petition filed by SFLC.in in the Calcutta High Court challenging the internet shutdown imposed in Hoogli District, West Bengal.

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Any regulation of online speech in India must safeguard the rights to free speech and privacy

May 24, 2019

Unlike the US, free speech in India is not absolute. Our Constitution, while guaranteeing the freedom of speech and expression, places “reasonable restrictions” on this basic human right.

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Google v. Visakha: Final Arguments

May 02, 2019

In 2009, Visakha Industries, a construction company involved in the manufacturing of asbestos cement sheets, filed a criminal defamation case against Ban Asbestos Network India (BANI), its coordinator and Google India.

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Madras High Court Bans Downloading of TikTok

Apr 08, 2019

On April 3, 2019, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court issued an order (the court order is attached below) prohibiting downloading the TikTok mobile app.

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Our Counter Comments to MeitY on the Draft Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules, 2018

Feb 18, 2019

The Draft Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules], 2018 (“the Draft Rules”), were issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) on the 24th of December, 2018.

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Our Comments to MeitY on the Draft Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules, 2018

Feb 01, 2019

The Draft Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules], 2018 (“the Draft Rules”), were issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) on the 24th of December, 2018.

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