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Tanmay Singh

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Censorship

Indore Collector's welcome response - problematic paragraph repealed

Today, in a major victory for online free speech, the Collector, Indore issued an order repealing paragraph 7 of Indore's 144 order, and replacing it with clearer language, prohibiting only posts "that pose a danger to public peace, law and order, and health of the public"
12 May, 2021
6 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
accesstointernet

MEITY responds to our representation to unblock Twitter accounts. Confirms orders and denies disclosure.

In February, we had written to MeitY with regards to the blocking of Twitter accounts. MeitY responded to us recently, saying that they did nothing wrong. We have written back to the Ministry this week explaining how they are constitutionally required to disclose the blocking orders.
10 May, 2021
5 min read
Rohin GargRohin Garg & Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
aarogyasetu

Sustained, strategic litigation helps advance transparency in digital policymaking #SaveOurPrivacy

Updates from the High Court of Delhi on the writ petition of Saurav Das who is challenging the Central Information Commission's order denying him information on Aarogya Setu.
12 April, 2021
5 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
Data Protection

CIC observes that IT Ministry's denial on RTI for comments on the Data Protection Bill is, "grossly improper" #SaveOurPrivacy

In a positive order in our second appeal related to the Data Protection Bill, the CIC directed the CPIO of MeitY to re-visit the RTI application and provide us with a revised reply.
02 April, 2021
7 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain & Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
ITRules

Kerala HC restrains coercive action on the operation of Part III of the Intermediaries Rules, 2021 for LiveLaw

In a major victory for online publishers of legal news and literature, today the Kerala High Court granted a stay of the operation of Part III of the Information Technology Rules, 2021 to LiveLaw Media Pvt. Ltd. in a writ petition filed by LiveLaw Media Pvt. Ltd., M. A. Rashid and Manu Sebastian.
10 March, 2021
5 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
ITRules

Deep dive : How the intermediaries rules are anti-democratic and unconstitutional.

An overview of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the “safeguards” it seeks to establish, how they affect your internet usage experience, and your fundamental rights.
27 February, 2021
14 min read
Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat, Anushka JainAnushka Jain, Apar GuptaApar Gupta & Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
intermediary

Latest Draft Intermediary Rules: Fixing big tech, by breaking our digital rights?

Everything that has happened and is happening with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
25 February, 2021
13 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain, Devdutta MukhopadhyayDevdutta Mukhopadhyay, Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh, Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat & Apar GuptaApar Gupta

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