Indian woman faces five years in prison for ranting against police on Facebook
Heena Bakshi took her anger at the local police to their Facebook page, where she declared them “lazy” and “bribed.”
On Sep 18, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Indian schools create fake Facebook profiles to spy on students
The school officials say the spying should prevent bullying and harassment.
On Sep 17, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
India to monitor—but not ban—Twitter after inflammatory tweets
The Indian government considered a Twitter ban after tweets inflamed ethnic tensions in the country’s northeastern provinces, but has decided to monitor the site instead.
On Sep 10, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Indian minister suspended from Twitter in identity mixup
The Indian government continued its crackdown on parody Twitter accounts this week, but the real account of the Minister of State Communications was accidentally suspended in the process.,
On Aug 24, 2012 by Kris Holt
#Emergency2012: Is India headed for full-blown Internet censorship?
After several recent cases of government censorship, Indians concerned about Internet freedom have made the #emergency2012 hashtag a trending topic.
On Aug 22, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Twitter agrees to shut down accounts parodying India’s prime minister
India has asked Twitter to shut down parody accounts whose usernames are extremely similar to the official account of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
On Aug 22, 2012 by Kris Holt
Indian government blocks Facebook, Twitter accounts over hate messages
Videos depicting violence against Muslims caused panic in Northeast India and prompted a social media crackdown from India’s Home Ministry.
On Aug 20, 2012 by Kris Holt
Meet the enemies of the Internet
Bahrain and Belarus better behave. And India and Kazakhstan? We’re keeping an eye on you.
On Mar 19, 2012 by Kevin Collier
India institutes a draconian (and ineffective) antipiracy law
Internet service providers in India must block a list of websites accused of involvement with piracy. Already, people are finding ways around it.
On Mar 16, 2012 by Kevin Collier
It’s been a bad month for those against international Internet censorship
Non-U.S. governments are calling for more Internet censorship.
On Feb 6, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Google, Facebook censoring content in India
A law in the Internet’s third-largest market requires removal of politically or religiously offensive material.
On Feb 6, 2012 by David Holmes
Indians protest online censorship
People took to Twitter and Tumblr to protest rules that could curtail free speech in India.
On Dec 6, 2011 by Kevin Collier
iYogi caught in web of upvote spam
Reddit spammers beware: It doesn’t matter how intricate your scheme is — you will likely be caught.
On Jul 12, 2011 by Kevin Morris
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