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IT Rules: Indian Media Cheer Court Order Putting New Code of Conduct on Hold
Some Indian media cheered a court order over the weekend which put on hold a part of new IT rules seeking to regulate content on digital news websites, calling the move significant for press freedom in India.
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Journalist, TV Channel Head Arrested Over Content On Yogi Adityanath
A freelance journalist, an editor of a TV channel and its owner have been arrested over contents that were considered an objectionable post on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The arrests have sparked a huge debate on social media on freedom of expression and the top editor's body in the country callingit an "effort to intimidate" the ...
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US Navy Sailors Created "Rape Lists" Of Female Colleagues, Says Report
Sailors aboard a US Navy submarine circulated sexually explicit lists that ranked female crew members, an investigation found. The lists, first reported Friday by Military.com, were uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Amazon Met With ICE Officials Over Facial-Recognition System That Could Identify Immigrants
The June meeting in Silicon Valley was revealed in emails as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Bill To Change RTI In Parliament Today Amid Opposition Concerns
The government is expected to move a controversial bill in parliament today to change the landmark transparency law -- the Right To Information Act or RTI -- which the opposition plans to fight it tooth and nail. The proposed changes will involve the salaries and tenures of Information Commissioners in the states and at the Centre, which, activists...
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EPA Suspected Fiat Chrysler Of Using 'Defeat Device' In 2015
Byron Bunker, director of the EPA's Transportation and Air Quality compliance division, said in a January 2016 email to Fiat Chrysler, obtained by Reuters under the Freedom of Information Act, that he was "very concerned about the unacceptably slow pace" of the automaker's efforts to explain high nitrogen oxide emissions from some of its vehicles.
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32-Year-Old Arrested For Criticising Islam On Social Media
Tarak Biswas, 32, a self-proclaimed atheist from Kolkata, routinely criticised all religions on social media. Usually his writings would evoke angry reactions and lead to a heated debate - all in the anonymity and safety of the internet. But last week, after he re-posted a critique of Islam from another website on Facebook, he found himself in jail...
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Philippine President Gives Order To Free Up Information
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all agencies directly under his watch to open their records to the public as part of his promise to crack down on corruption and promote transparency in government.
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US Federal Reserve Records Show Dozens of Cyber Breaches in Recent Years
Obtained by Reuters through a Freedom of Information Act request, the cyber-security reports were heavily redacted to keep secret the central bank's security procedures.
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RTI Completes 10 Years. Will it Survive Another 10?
The Right to Information Act has helped millions of citizens demand accountability from their government, get basic services from ration cards to water connections and even helped unearth details of the coal allotment scam.
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Bringing Freedom to the Internet in India
The Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. Indian citizens can speak out freely on public issues without any fear of retaliatory criminal prosecution.
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Section 66 (A) Scrapped: On Online Freedom, Government's Balancing Act
Hours after the Supreme Court struck down the Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, 2000, agreeing it infringed on free speech, the government said it was ready to amend the law if needed, "objectively" after "widest consultation".
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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) 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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Section 66A of Information Technology Act Struck Down by Supreme Court
The apex court said Section 66A of the IT Act was violative of Article 19(1)a of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech.
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IT Rules: Indian Media Cheer Court Order Putting New Code of Conduct on Hold
Some Indian media cheered a court order over the weekend which put on hold a part of new IT rules seeking to regulate content on digital news websites, calling the move significant for press freedom in India.
-
Journalist, TV Channel Head Arrested Over Content On Yogi Adityanath
A freelance journalist, an editor of a TV channel and its owner have been arrested over contents that were considered an objectionable post on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The arrests have sparked a huge debate on social media on freedom of expression and the top editor's body in the country callingit an "effort to intimidate" the ...
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US Navy Sailors Created "Rape Lists" Of Female Colleagues, Says Report
Sailors aboard a US Navy submarine circulated sexually explicit lists that ranked female crew members, an investigation found. The lists, first reported Friday by Military.com, were uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Amazon Met With ICE Officials Over Facial-Recognition System That Could Identify Immigrants
The June meeting in Silicon Valley was revealed in emails as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Bill To Change RTI In Parliament Today Amid Opposition Concerns
The government is expected to move a controversial bill in parliament today to change the landmark transparency law -- the Right To Information Act or RTI -- which the opposition plans to fight it tooth and nail. The proposed changes will involve the salaries and tenures of Information Commissioners in the states and at the Centre, which, activists...
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EPA Suspected Fiat Chrysler Of Using 'Defeat Device' In 2015
Byron Bunker, director of the EPA's Transportation and Air Quality compliance division, said in a January 2016 email to Fiat Chrysler, obtained by Reuters under the Freedom of Information Act, that he was "very concerned about the unacceptably slow pace" of the automaker's efforts to explain high nitrogen oxide emissions from some of its vehicles.
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32-Year-Old Arrested For Criticising Islam On Social Media
Tarak Biswas, 32, a self-proclaimed atheist from Kolkata, routinely criticised all religions on social media. Usually his writings would evoke angry reactions and lead to a heated debate - all in the anonymity and safety of the internet. But last week, after he re-posted a critique of Islam from another website on Facebook, he found himself in jail...
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Philippine President Gives Order To Free Up Information
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all agencies directly under his watch to open their records to the public as part of his promise to crack down on corruption and promote transparency in government.
-
US Federal Reserve Records Show Dozens of Cyber Breaches in Recent Years
Obtained by Reuters through a Freedom of Information Act request, the cyber-security reports were heavily redacted to keep secret the central bank's security procedures.
-
RTI Completes 10 Years. Will it Survive Another 10?
The Right to Information Act has helped millions of citizens demand accountability from their government, get basic services from ration cards to water connections and even helped unearth details of the coal allotment scam.
-
Bringing Freedom to the Internet in India
The Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. Indian citizens can speak out freely on public issues without any fear of retaliatory criminal prosecution.
-
Section 66 (A) Scrapped: On Online Freedom, Government's Balancing Act
Hours after the Supreme Court struck down the Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, 2000, agreeing it infringed on free speech, the government said it was ready to amend the law if needed, "objectively" after "widest consultation".
-
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) 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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Section 66A of Information Technology Act Struck Down by Supreme Court
The apex court said Section 66A of the IT Act was violative of Article 19(1)a of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech.
