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#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social points out that the draft National Telecom Policy 2025 could have provided more detail on how it will ensure the cybersecurity and digital privacy of all stakeholders in the telecommunications ecosystem.
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SFLC.in said the policy draft could have elaborated on how it would ensure cybersecurity and digital privacy of all stakeholders in the telecommunications ecosystem.
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August 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social points out that the draft National Telecom Policy 2025 could have provided more detail on how it will ensure the cybersecurity and digital privacy of all stakeholders in the telecommunications ecosystem.
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#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social warns that "the integration of AI surveillance systems in schools, in the absence of independent oversight or enforceable safeguards, also infringes upon the right to dignity and autonomy of students."
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September 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social warns that "the integration of AI surveillance systems in schools, in the absence of independent oversight or enforceable safeguards, also infringes upon the right to dignity and autonomy of students."
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EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social presents the EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms to @sflcin.bsky.social: “They have provided a sane leadership voice to the global south while resisting governments and platform control for the past 15 years.”
September 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social presents the EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms to @sflcin.bsky.social: “They have provided a sane leadership voice to the global south while resisting governments and platform control for the past 15 years.”
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@sflcin.bsky.social was founded in 2010 by online civil liberties activist and lawyer @mishi.bsky.social as the first Indian legal service organization that works exclusively on technology, law, and policy.
September 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
@sflcin.bsky.social was founded in 2010 by online civil liberties activist and lawyer @mishi.bsky.social as the first Indian legal service organization that works exclusively on technology, law, and policy.
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@sflcin.bsky.social litigated the case of Mouthshut.com v. Union of India, the first major judgment establishing the principles of intermediary liability in India. SFLC also campaigned for WhatsApp and Facebook to fix a feature in their platform that had been used to harass women in India.
September 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
@sflcin.bsky.social litigated the case of Mouthshut.com v. Union of India, the first major judgment establishing the principles of intermediary liability in India. SFLC also campaigned for WhatsApp and Facebook to fix a feature in their platform that had been used to harass women in India.
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To learn more about @sflcin.bsky.social, check out our EFF Awards Spotlight: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2....
EFF Awards Spotlight ✨ Software Freedom Law Center, India
In 1992 EFF presented our very first awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing civil liberties and human rights online. Now in 2025 we're continuing to
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September 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
To learn more about @sflcin.bsky.social, check out our EFF Awards Spotlight: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2....
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@mishi.bsky.social of @sflcin.bsky.social accepting the EFF Award: “Defending digital freedoms is a global movement. We are not isolated fighters. We are one global community. Our struggles are shared. So our are victories.”
September 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
@mishi.bsky.social of @sflcin.bsky.social accepting the EFF Award: “Defending digital freedoms is a global movement. We are not isolated fighters. We are one global community. Our struggles are shared. So our are victories.”
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Congratulations to @sflcin.bsky.social for being given the 2025 EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms!
September 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Congratulations to @sflcin.bsky.social for being given the 2025 EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms!
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@sflcin.bsky.social congratulations for your @eff.org award tonight!
September 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
@sflcin.bsky.social congratulations for your @eff.org award tonight!
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@mishi.bsky.social accepted the 2025 EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms on behalf of @sflcin.bsky.social at the EFF Awards. You can hear her full speech TOMORROW at 12pm PT at EFF’s annual award ceremony livestream. Register now at eff.org/awards.
September 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
@mishi.bsky.social accepted the 2025 EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms on behalf of @sflcin.bsky.social at the EFF Awards. You can hear her full speech TOMORROW at 12pm PT at EFF’s annual award ceremony livestream. Register now at eff.org/awards.
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Can confirm. And it was an honor to do so. Congrats @sflcin.bsky.social and @mishi.bsky.social
EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social presents the EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms to @sflcin.bsky.social: “They have provided a sane leadership voice to the global south while resisting governments and platform control for the past 15 years.”
September 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Can confirm. And it was an honor to do so. Congrats @sflcin.bsky.social and @mishi.bsky.social
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"When we fight and when we win, we light a path for others to follow." Great stuff from @mishi.bsky.social accepting @sflcin.bsky.social's EFF Award
@mishi.bsky.social accepted the 2025 EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms on behalf of @sflcin.bsky.social at the EFF Awards. You can hear her full speech TOMORROW at 12pm PT at EFF’s annual award ceremony livestream. Register now at eff.org/awards.
September 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
"When we fight and when we win, we light a path for others to follow." Great stuff from @mishi.bsky.social accepting @sflcin.bsky.social's EFF Award
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#India 🇮🇳 As authorities censored some media websites and around 8,000 accounts on X, @sflcin.bsky.social said "transparency in the issuance of blocking orders is crucial to build public trust and combating disinformation." #PahalgamAttack
India: SFLC.in statement on blanket censorship of media outlets - IFEX
Authorities ordered the censorship of several critical media websites and the blocking of 8,000 accounts on X.
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May 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#India 🇮🇳 As authorities censored some media websites and around 8,000 accounts on X, @sflcin.bsky.social said "transparency in the issuance of blocking orders is crucial to build public trust and combating disinformation." #PahalgamAttack
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#India 🇮🇳 Between April and June 2024, @sflcin.bsky.social ’s real-time bot monitoring and policy advocacy helped drive new measures against manipulated media during the elections. buff.ly/h0xslQg
May 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#India 🇮🇳 Between April and June 2024, @sflcin.bsky.social ’s real-time bot monitoring and policy advocacy helped drive new measures against manipulated media during the elections. buff.ly/h0xslQg
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#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social noted that Meta AI chatbot has built-in protection mechanism for child safety. But it added that "Meta does not have any specific policy that provides information on how child safety protocols are implemented in its AI chatbot."
SFLC.in tests Meta’s AI chatbot for child safety
In pursuance of the Wall Street Journal article, SFLC.in examines Meta's existing policies and tests it AI chatbot for child safety.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social noted that Meta AI chatbot has built-in protection mechanism for child safety. But it added that "Meta does not have any specific policy that provides information on how child safety protocols are implemented in its AI chatbot."
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#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social reviews the Telecommunication (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024. "Without systemic transparency, oversight, and legal redress, the new rules risk becoming a performative upgrade, replacing one opaque regime with another."
Revisiting India's internet shutdown regime through the lens of legal reform and ground realities - IFEX
SFLC.in notes that the Telecommunication (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024 fall short on accountability.
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June 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social reviews the Telecommunication (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024. "Without systemic transparency, oversight, and legal redress, the new rules risk becoming a performative upgrade, replacing one opaque regime with another."
📢 SFLC.in is thrilled to unveil our next event: "DPI in Conversation."📢
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A week-long event dedicated to understanding Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the advancement of India’s digital governance agenda.
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June 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
📢 SFLC.in is thrilled to unveil our next event: "DPI in Conversation."📢
A week-long event dedicated to understanding Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the advancement of India’s digital governance agenda.
Join us on:
🗓️ July 7-11, 2025
🕕 6-7 pm IST
📍 Online
Stay Tuned!
A week-long event dedicated to understanding Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the advancement of India’s digital governance agenda.
Join us on:
🗓️ July 7-11, 2025
🕕 6-7 pm IST
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We’re kicking off a week-long event with a powerful Keynote Address on: “Detecting and Preventing Bias in AI-Generated Information”
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Join us for Day 1 of AI in Conversation!
We’re kicking off a week-long event with a powerful Keynote Address on: “Detecting and Preventing Bias in AI-Generated Information”
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Join us for Day 1 of AI in Conversation!
We’re kicking off a week-long event with a powerful Keynote Address on: “Detecting and Preventing Bias in AI-Generated Information”
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The SFLC.in urges the government to publish its blocking orders and ensure that it follows the due process, including notices to account holders and a fair chance for hearing for affected parties, when issuing such orders, Medianama reported.
Read full report here: www.medianama.com/2025/05/223-...
Read full report here: www.medianama.com/2025/05/223-...
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Defending Digital Freedoms Since 2010 Promoting Open Knowledge, Free Speech, Online Privacy, Innovation & Equality, Collaboration. Running Digital Defenders Network (“DDN”), community of lawyers and t...
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May 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The SFLC.in urges the government to publish its blocking orders and ensure that it follows the due process, including notices to account holders and a fair chance for hearing for affected parties, when issuing such orders, Medianama reported.
Read full report here: www.medianama.com/2025/05/223-...
Read full report here: www.medianama.com/2025/05/223-...
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SFLC.in has criticised the recent suspension of thousands of X accounts, saying that “censorship actions hinder access to credible information” rather than addressing misinformation, reported Newslaundry.
Read the full report here: www.newslaundry.com/2025/05/16/c...
SFLC.in has criticised the recent suspension of thousands of X accounts, saying that “censorship actions hinder access to credible information” rather than addressing misinformation, reported Newslaundry.
Read the full report here: www.newslaundry.com/2025/05/16/c...
Censorship on X a hurdle to information, doesn’t address misinformation: Digital rights advocacy group
SFLC.in urged the government to release all blocking orders in the public domain and ensure adherence to due process.
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May 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
#PressCoverage #Blocking
SFLC.in has criticised the recent suspension of thousands of X accounts, saying that “censorship actions hinder access to credible information” rather than addressing misinformation, reported Newslaundry.
Read the full report here: www.newslaundry.com/2025/05/16/c...
SFLC.in has criticised the recent suspension of thousands of X accounts, saying that “censorship actions hinder access to credible information” rather than addressing misinformation, reported Newslaundry.
Read the full report here: www.newslaundry.com/2025/05/16/c...
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May 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
SFLC.in invites you to join us for a long week's ‘AI in Conversation’ with experts, journalists, and technologists as they dissect AI’s transformative—and often contentious—role in shaping the tech world around us.
Join us on:
📅 May 26- 30, 2025
🕕 6-7 pm IST
📍 Online
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Join us on:
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#India 🇮🇳 Learn how @sflcin.bsky.social tracked thousands of AI-generated deepfakes on WhatsApp and X, hosted expert panels on AI risks, and lobbied platforms for stronger safeguards. buff.ly/6XulPOK
May 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#India 🇮🇳 Learn how @sflcin.bsky.social tracked thousands of AI-generated deepfakes on WhatsApp and X, hosted expert panels on AI risks, and lobbied platforms for stronger safeguards. buff.ly/6XulPOK
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याद रखें, आपका आधार, आपकी पहचान है।
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याद रखें, आपका आधार, आपकी पहचान है।
इसकी सुरक्षा आपकी जिम्मेदारी है।
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ठग विभिन्न युक्तियों का उपयोग कर आधार की जानकारी चुरा वित्तीय धोखाधड़ी, पहचान की चोरी, नकली खाते खोलने या सरकारी लाभ प्राप्त करने के लिए इसका दुरुपयोग करते हैं।
याद रखें, आपका आधार, आपकी पहचान है।
इसकी सुरक्षा आपकी जिम्मेदारी है।
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SFLC.in is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel with 4 years of experience to join our office in Delhi.
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Deadline: May 10, 2025
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If you are passionate about digital rights, this job is for you!
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May 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
SFLC.in is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel with 4 years of experience to join our office in Delhi.
If you are passionate about digital rights, this job is for you!
Apply now: sflc.in/job-opening/...
Deadline: May 10, 2025
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If you are passionate about digital rights, this job is for you!
Apply now: sflc.in/job-opening/...
Deadline: May 10, 2025
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