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Internet Freedom in India Marginally Improved by 2 Points After Four-Year Decline, Freedom House Says
India's Internet freedom score marginally improved to 51 in the global ranking, an increase of 2 points, according to a report by Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO. The increase in the country's score came after efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, and the reduced frequency and intensity of internet shutdowns. While the gove...
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India's Internet Freedom Improves After 4 Years: US Government-Funded NGO
India's internet freedom score improved by two points to 51 in the global ranking following efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, the US government-funded NGO Freedom House said on Tuesday.
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Are India’s New Drone Rules Aimed at Ease of Operations or a Door to Mass Surveillance?
On the Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital this week, we talk all about India’s Drone Rules 2021 and how they can impact our lives.
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Pakistan Among Worst 10 Countries For Internet Freedom: Report
An international report has declared Pakistan "not free in terms of internet use for the ninth consecutive year", with the country score decreasing from 27 to 26 out of 100 in 2019.
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Cubans Surf The Web At Home In Havana Pilot Project
Downtown Havana resident Margarita Marquez says she received a special Christmas gift this year: web access at home, a rarity in a country with one of the lowest internet penetration rates in the world.
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Internet Freedom on the Decline in India, Finds Freedom House
Overall, Internet freedom around the world declined in 2016 for the sixth consecutive year.
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Internet Freedom Has Improved in India: Report
Freedom House attributed India's improvement in Internet freedom to the Supreme Court's March 2015 ruling on the IT Act.
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Supports Net Neutrality
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that any move to dilute internet freedom would cause economic loss to the booming IT industry and it might affect the poor as several services to them were delivered through the internet.
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What was Section 66(A)?
The Supreme Court has quashed Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act on Tuesday, terming it "vague" and "unconstitutional". The controversial section has long been decried by activists, freedom of speech and internet freedom campaigners as being aimed solely at muzzling dissent and differences of opinion on the internet.
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Section 66(A) Scrapped: Meet Shreya Singhal, Petitioner Who Fought for Net Freedom
The end of a controversial law seen as an infringement of freedom of speech online marks a big victory for Shreya Singhal, the young law student who first challenged it in the Supreme Court.
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Our Politicians Loved Section 66(A)
What do Narendra Modi and Azam Khan, Karti Chidambaram and Mamata Banerjee have in common? The law will no longer allow someone to be arrested for writing an online comment that offends or annoys them.
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Section 66(A) Gone. Supreme Court Sides With Free Speech Online.
The Supreme Court has scrapped a contentious law that was seen as a major infringement of the freedom of speech online because it allowed the arrest of a person for posting "offensive" content. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, "is unconstitutional and we have no hesitation in striking it down," said Justice RF Nariman, reading out the...
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Pakistan Among 10 Worst Countries for Internet Freedom: Report
Pakistan is among the 10 worst countries along with Iran and China on the index of internet freedom, according to a global survey released today.
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India Sees Biggest Improvement in Internet Freedom: Report
Relaxation of restrictions on Internet access and content has helped India register the biggest improvement in Internet freedom this year compared to its global counterparts, a report said on Thursday.
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'Anonymous' hack puts Singapore on alert
Activist group Anonymous hacked a Singapore newspaper website Friday and threatened wider cyber attacks over Internet freedom, with government agencies reportedly on alert after the group said it would "wage war" with the city-state.
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Internet Freedom in India Marginally Improved by 2 Points After Four-Year Decline, Freedom House Says
India's Internet freedom score marginally improved to 51 in the global ranking, an increase of 2 points, according to a report by Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO. The increase in the country's score came after efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, and the reduced frequency and intensity of internet shutdowns. While the gove...
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India's Internet Freedom Improves After 4 Years: US Government-Funded NGO
India's internet freedom score improved by two points to 51 in the global ranking following efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, the US government-funded NGO Freedom House said on Tuesday.
-
Are India’s New Drone Rules Aimed at Ease of Operations or a Door to Mass Surveillance?
On the Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital this week, we talk all about India’s Drone Rules 2021 and how they can impact our lives.
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Pakistan Among Worst 10 Countries For Internet Freedom: Report
An international report has declared Pakistan "not free in terms of internet use for the ninth consecutive year", with the country score decreasing from 27 to 26 out of 100 in 2019.
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Cubans Surf The Web At Home In Havana Pilot Project
Downtown Havana resident Margarita Marquez says she received a special Christmas gift this year: web access at home, a rarity in a country with one of the lowest internet penetration rates in the world.
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Internet Freedom on the Decline in India, Finds Freedom House
Overall, Internet freedom around the world declined in 2016 for the sixth consecutive year.
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Internet Freedom Has Improved in India: Report
Freedom House attributed India's improvement in Internet freedom to the Supreme Court's March 2015 ruling on the IT Act.
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Supports Net Neutrality
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that any move to dilute internet freedom would cause economic loss to the booming IT industry and it might affect the poor as several services to them were delivered through the internet.
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What was Section 66(A)?
The Supreme Court has quashed Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act on Tuesday, terming it "vague" and "unconstitutional". The controversial section has long been decried by activists, freedom of speech and internet freedom campaigners as being aimed solely at muzzling dissent and differences of opinion on the internet.
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Section 66(A) Scrapped: Meet Shreya Singhal, Petitioner Who Fought for Net Freedom
The end of a controversial law seen as an infringement of freedom of speech online marks a big victory for Shreya Singhal, the young law student who first challenged it in the Supreme Court.
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Our Politicians Loved Section 66(A)
What do Narendra Modi and Azam Khan, Karti Chidambaram and Mamata Banerjee have in common? The law will no longer allow someone to be arrested for writing an online comment that offends or annoys them.
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Section 66(A) Gone. Supreme Court Sides With Free Speech Online.
The Supreme Court has scrapped a contentious law that was seen as a major infringement of the freedom of speech online because it allowed the arrest of a person for posting "offensive" content. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, "is unconstitutional and we have no hesitation in striking it down," said Justice RF Nariman, reading out the...
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Pakistan Among 10 Worst Countries for Internet Freedom: Report
Pakistan is among the 10 worst countries along with Iran and China on the index of internet freedom, according to a global survey released today.
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India Sees Biggest Improvement in Internet Freedom: Report
Relaxation of restrictions on Internet access and content has helped India register the biggest improvement in Internet freedom this year compared to its global counterparts, a report said on Thursday.
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'Anonymous' hack puts Singapore on alert
Activist group Anonymous hacked a Singapore newspaper website Friday and threatened wider cyber attacks over Internet freedom, with government agencies reportedly on alert after the group said it would "wage war" with the city-state.
