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As Indian police raid Twitter's office, alarming new internet rules take effect

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25 May 2021 | 6:41 am
The threat to free expression on social media in India is continuing to grow. At 21:00 on
May 24, 2021, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police raided two offices of Twitter India, claiming it was serving a notice to Twitter in regards to an ongoing enquiry into the company’s actions of flagging tweets issued by leaders of the ruling party — including its spokesperson — as containing “manipulated media”. The tweets referred to a “toolkit” which alleged that the opposition Congress party planned to damage the Prime Minister’s reputation for his handling of the devastating second wave of the coronavirus in India. Members of the opposition party have

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COVID-19 surges, obstructions to information, coup violence, media convictions, and satire

A journalist and a camera operator wear personal protective equipment amidst the surge in COVID-19 infections, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, 20 April 2021, Ganesh Chandra/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
April 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Addressing India’s COVID-19 surge is made more difficult by authorities censoring information. Myanmar’s junta has resorted to publishing wanted lists, targeting journalists. A satirical playlist led to the brief incarceration of an artist in Malaysia. And Hong Kong’s first conviction around a violent attack during the 2019 protests? An investigative reporter.

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It's Not Just About 50 Tweets and One Platform

Itâs Not Just About 50 Tweets and One Platform
This new normal involves hoping technology companies and digital platforms will be transparent, even as we criticize them for not confronting executive overreach.
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As SOS calls and sobering visuals of the plight of COVID-19 patients and their caregivers inundate social media platforms and messaging apps, spending time on them is equivalent to flitting between heart-wrenching tales of hardship and brief flashes of hope where a network of volunteers has succeeding in helping someone.
And yet, amidst all this, came an unwelcome surprise. Media reports noted that Twitter had complied with an order by the Union government to withhold ~50 tweets in India. The content of these tweets was reportedly critical of its handling of COVID-19’s second wave in India. It was later reported that this tranche also included tweets containing photos and videos of the recent Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh.

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Indian Developers Say New Rules Threaten Open Source

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Open source developers in India are challenging its new Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code.
These rules target social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp with moderation regulations and more.
But developers say these new rules can also put "unreasonable" compliance burdens on open source projects.
Developers in India are fighting back against a new set of rules that they say will hinder the country's fast-growing open source industry.
The government launched the new regulations in February to target major social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp, but critics say that their broadness will add an "undue burden" that could threaten the very existence of some open source projects.

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Exclusive: Streaming services raise concerns on IT Rules through IAMAI

Exclusive: Streaming services raise concerns on IT Rules through IAMAI
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The Internet and Mobile Association of India on April 9 prepared a “final” list of concerns that Online Curated Content Platforms like Netflix and Hotstar had on the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics code) Rules, 2021. Streaming services, the largest of whom are members of IAMAI’s Digital Entertainment Committee, have largely been silent on the code. But the list of concerns prepared by the industry association indicates that, some wrinkles aside, they will largely comply. IAMAI couldn’t be reached immediately for comment.
The Intermediary Rules require streaming platforms to submit to a three-tier complaints mechanism (tier 1: the company itself; tier 2: a self-regulatory body [

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EFF: India's strict rules for online intermediaries undermine freedom of expression

The Electronic Frontier Foundation said India's 2021 Rules restrict companies’ discretion in moderating their own platforms and create new possibilities for government surveillance of citizens.

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India's Strict Rules For Online Intermediaries Undermine Freedom of Expression

India's Strict Rules For Online Intermediaries Undermine Freedom of Expression
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The New IT Rules Are a Hodgepodge of Hamfisted Regulations

This new government oversight for streaming service content and online digital news is, put simply, an overkill.

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OTT rules usher in a new era of perverse controls

OTT rules usher in a new era of perverse controls
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In the Modi government's clampdown on critics and climate activists, Big Tech is an enabler

Climate activist Disha Ravi was granted bail on February 23.
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The bank of cameras that camped outside Delhi’s sprawling Tihar jail was the sort of media frenzy you would expect to await a Prime Minister caught in an embezzlement scandal, or perhaps a Bollywood star caught in the wrong bed.
Instead, the cameras were waiting for Disha Ravi, a nature-loving 22-year-old vegan climate activist who against all odds has found herself ensnared in an Orwellian legal saga that includes accusations of sedition, incitement and involvement in an international conspiracy whose elements include (but are not limited to): farmers’ protests, the global pop star Rihanna, supposed plots against yoga and chai, Sikh separatism and Greta Thunberg.

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