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Karnataka High Court Finds MeitY’s Blocking Orders Compatible with IT Act, Exemplary Costs for Non-Compliance Imposed on Twitter

On June 30, 2023, the Karnataka High Court in X Corp. v. Union of India, while dismissing Twitter Inc.’s challenge to the Blocking Orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (“MeitY”) under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”),
01 July, 2023
7 min read
Radhika RoyRadhika Roy
internet shutdowns

Manipur Internet Shutdown: Developments before the Manipur High Court

Note: This post will be updated as and when new developments occur in the petitions before the Manipur HC
30 June, 2023
5 min read
Radhika RoyRadhika Roy & Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra
internet shutdowns

IFF wrote to Manipur State Authorities on the ongoing digital rights violations

June 22 marked 50 days of Manipur's ongoing state-wide internet shutdown. In wake of this shutdown, we have written to the Chief Secretary of Manipur, the Director General of Police, Manipur and other local authorities highlighting our concerns.
24 June, 2023
5 min read
Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra
Statement

50 Days of Internet Shutdown: Internet Freedom Foundation’s statement on the ongoing digital rights violations amidst Manipur's indefinite internet shutdown

On June 22, 2023 , which marks the 50th day of Manipur's ongoing state-wide internet shutdown, IFF releases its statement on the ongoing digital rights violations amidst Manipur's indefinite internet shutdown.
22 June, 2023
2 min read
Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
internet shutdowns

Our report with HRW on internet shutdowns demonstrates a disproportionate impact on communities dependent on welfare.

IFF and HRW published a Report “No Internet Means No Work, No Pay, No Food - Internet Shutdowns Deny Access to Basic Rights in “Digital India”.
21 June, 2023
4 min read
Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat & Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
Public Brief

An Unfair Argument i.e. “Fair Share”: Decoding Telcos' Demand for OTT Regulation, and Unravelling Implications on Net Neutrality, User Costs, and Fairness.

We analyse the increasing demands for regulation of OTT services by TSPs and also break down the TSP's rationale for demanding their "fair share" of the stolen profits from OTT services. Lastly, we explore policy implications of such paternalistic regulation of OTT services.
12 June, 2023
6 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
IT Rules

In a petition filed by the Association of Indian Magazines’ challenging the fact check amendments to IT Rules, 2021, the Bombay High Court directs the Government to file its Reply

The Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) has filed a writ petition before the Bombay HC challenging the constitutional validity of this provision of the IT Rules Amendment, 2023 for being ultra vires the IT Act, 2000, and violating the right to freedom of speech and expression.
07 June, 2023
4 min read
Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra & Tanmay SinghTanmay Singh
meta

Meta - 1, Human Rights & platform accountability - 0.

Meta shareholders voted on Proposal 7 at the Meta Annual General Meeting on May 31. As per the preliminary voting results, Proposal 7 did not garner enough support from the shareholders and thus, the outcome was not in its favour.
06 June, 2023
5 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
transparency

Digital Transparency: A Right to Information Report for May, 2023

In May 2023, we filed 28 Right to Information applications and 03 First Appeals.
01 June, 2023
5 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
FoE-Con

Continuing Impolite Conversations at Foe Con 2023

After all the overwhelming love that we received at FoE Con 2022, IFF in collaboration with NewsLaundry returned with a bigger and better second edition of FoE Con this year.
30 May, 2023
4 min read
Radhika RoyRadhika Roy

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Campaigns & Projects

The Digital Patrakar Defence Clinic provides pro bono legal assistance to all journalists in India who face legal threats related to their reporting.

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IFF’s Project Panoptic aims to bring transparency and accountability to the relevant government stakeholders involved in the deployment and implementation of facial recognition technology (FRT) projects in India.

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#SaveOurPrivacy is an online collective launched in May, 2018 to safeguard your privacy and ensure a citizen centric data protection law.

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The ‘Zombie Tracker’ is a platform which monitors cases which include a charge under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act 2000 which was deemed unconstitutional by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Shreya Singhal v Union of India.

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