by freespeechcollective | Sep 6, 2024 | Internet Control
The Delhi High Court’s contempt notice against Wikipedia started off as a hearing on a face off between the news agency Asian News International (ANI) and Wikipedia but is fast sliding into a freedom of speech issue for the online encyclopedia. The dispute over...
by freespeechcollective | Sep 4, 2024 | Statements
“There is an urgent need for the Government of Kerala to draft a policy and/or law/s that will address the multiple issues identified by the Hema Committee and the related representations made by WCC over the years, ” said an appeal to the Kerala Chief...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 28, 2024 | Commentaries
rafapress/Shutterstock by Timothy Koskie* (Republished from The Conversation )** When Pavel Durov arrived in France on his private jet last Saturday, he was greeted by police who promptly arrested him. As the founder of the direct messaging platform Telegram, he was...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 27, 2024 | Threats - Journalists
“Why are you reporting so much on this rape case? You are behaving as if you have been raped,” said Waman Mhatre, the former Mayor of Badlapur, to Mohini Jadhav, a journalist with the Marathi daily Sakal. Mhatre accosted her while she was on her way to cover...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 11, 2024 | Commentaries
Note: The article “Prajwal Revanna Case, Sexual Violence & Leaked Videos : Tackling the Continuing Arc of Abuse” by technologist Rohini Lakshané, gathered widespread attention as it dealt with the pernicious issue of viral videos of abusive sexual...
