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@ManishTewari says in his opening remarks - "The internet was one of the most audacious experiment in anarchy."
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The current pandemic that we are living under is a unique paradox, a virtual civilization that allows us to interact with each other and normal civilization that is restricted to our doorstop. - @ManishTewari
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Dr. Gulshan Rai in his opening remarks states - Digital Technology is not as simple as we used to study. Today what we are dealing with is a multi edged sword, this technology is virtual, border less and anonymous. It’s constantly becoming anonymous.
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Data, information and technology have become a geopolitical issue. Technologies are not in direct control even in hands of people who have developed it.- Dr. Gulshan Rai.

We are in a very complex scenario. Everyone talks about technology, they want to control it but no state is to check the misuse of technology.- Dr. Gulshan Rai

@manojkjhadu in his opening statement says that - "I am worried as a citizen. Since our childhood, we learnt that Kashmir is an integral part of India. Then why is there a differential treatment?"
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It doesn’t give us a pride when we are said to have maximum number of shutdown days. - @manojkjhadu
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Shutting down the internet is an onslaught on freedom of speech - Supreme Court- @manojkjhadu

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When I asked one of my students, did you watch the debate? It wasn’t for us, it was done to us- @manojkjhadu

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@AnuradhaBhasin_ - the very foundation of internet shutdown is the official explanation that it is because of national security. This is based on a flawed idea. Internet today is the basic needs of people.

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This was the first time in the last 30 years that I couldn’t hear anyone. The point is removing 370 was to bring equality, one year after, whether the equality has been achieved. Why are we still under lockdown,why has internet not been restored? @AnuradhaBhasin_
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Looking at internet itself, it has pushed info in a blackhole, it has frozen the media. It has impacted every aspect of life and it will continue to do so. The world is talking about online, these kind of things don’t really work anymore in this place very well- @AnuradhaBhasin_

The very notion of equality has been violated- @AnuradhaBhasin_

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We cannot go a more than half an hour without our phones. It’s unimaginable to think that an entire state is without internet. Internet is not a luxury anymore- @Sairee

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Internet is an enabling tool in our life. I work with women and internet has become an enabler of a marginalised communities.- @Sairee

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We are living a life online and we expect a number of people to not have a life online. It’s dark- @Sairee

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Internet shutdown has a lot of social consequences. Imagine that with the shutdown that was imposed for the pandemic, also meant an Internet shutdown
It would have meant a major setback- @FAISALmouthshut

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The state has to put a balancing act. When you shutdown the internet In any region, you are treating them as second class citizens- @FAISALmouthshut

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My worry for India is not internet, but with access of internet: Vincent Surf
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The Intelligence Services (Powers & Regulation) Bill will be reintroduced when the Parliament resumes functioning- @ManishTewari

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As a lawyer, every statutory institution should be underpinned by a proper legislation. Indian state is allergic to any kind of judicial oversight. Even in regard to Data Protection Bill, there is a very significant push back from the state.-@ManishTewari

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The art of golden triangle hasn’t been seriously enforced. Why should citizens be fighting for internet every time?- @ManishTewari

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Everyone a women undergoes to an unsafe experience, our attention goes to women.
Over protectionism, over policing is also a reaction. We need mechanisms to hold that any kind of abusive behaviour should be more accountable.-@Sairee

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Technology business have inherent trust from the people. I personally feel that we are custodians of data. All technology companies should feel that they are custodians of data-@FAISALmouthshut

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We must realise the new reality of internet. If Aga Shahid Ali were alive, he would write "A Country Without Internet"- @manojkjhadu

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Surveillance should be an exception and not a pattern. In a society, state should not be perceived as an oppressor - @manojkjhadu

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Laws are written in a good spirit, there are incentives to develop technology, but no incentives to stop the misuse of technology- Dr. Gulshan Rai

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4G Internet shutdowns is very unfortunate but there should be a broad consensus between political parties on technology- Dr. Gulshan Rai

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After the court verdict, we are moving in circles and we are losing hope. The January judgement looked positive but it looked ambiguous. The court took 5 months to decide on a basic fundamental right- @AnuradhaBhasin_

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Surveillance has been a part of Jammu and Kashmir has been part for the next 70 years.- @AnuradhaBhasin_

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.@ManishTewari - like we saw the rise of the internet in our lifetime, I fear the demise of the internet in our lifetime.

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.@ManishTewari : The hardware of the internet is still controlled by the state.

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All advocates of free speech who want to preserve World Wide Web, must put this conversation to high track and put it on priority- @ManishTewari

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The majority in Parliament is perceived to be a majoritarian Parliament- @manojkjhadu

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Government in a number of questions don’t even admit that agencies are involved in surveillance-@manojkjhadu

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We seem to have lost control over life’s. Something that kept me alive was going to court and fighting-@AnuradhaBhasin_

We are in a going to be in a very complex scenario. You can see the helplessness when they discussed with tech giants in the east coast. Companies are themselves ignoring. Tech will bring far more complexity than we have seen- Dr. Gulshan Rai

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Every stakeholder has their own responsibility and they have to draw their own Lakshman Rekha. National consensus is a must- Dr Gulshan Rai

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Internet was founded by people in universities. As technology company founder I believe it’s true. A certain sense of sanity will prevail. We should not dilute freedom of speech and expression on the internet - @FAISALmouthshut

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Internet is a precious resource, we shouldn’t let politicians taken it away from us. Internet is a free space and democratic. - @Sairee

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Internet wasn’t made to control people, and it should not do that- @AnuradhaBhasin_

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There should be a plan for not totalising- @MishiChoudhary

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365 days of no to slow is not how we can treat a part of our country- @MishiChoudhary

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If we all work together, our values are sacrosanct. Our privacy is sacrosanct - @MishiChoudhary

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We thank all the panelists @ManishTewari , @manojkjhadu @FAISALmouthshut, Dr.Gulshan Rai, @AnuradhaBhasin_ ,@Sairee and @MishiChoudhary for moderating the discussion.
We also thank our partner for this webinar- @LiveLawIndia

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