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17 Jun, 8 tweets, 5 min read
#FreeSpeech
While we are witnessing a rise in the blocking and removal of content online, it becomes important to track these instances of free speech violations and ignite conversations around the status of free speech in India.
#Twitter #socialmediaban #censorship
If you have posted any content that has been removed or any warning has been issued by any social media platform. Please fill the form or email us at mail@sflc.in to tell us more.
forms.sflc.in/index.php/6875…
It is through comprehensive documentation that systematic change can be brought, we have aimed to do that with our Free Speech Tracker and Internet shutdowns tracker as well. Please help us collate more information on content removal by filling this form.
The #FreeSpeechTracker aims to provide information that the process of policy making & enlighteded self-government requires. It tracks the development of laws governing #FreeSpeech, instances of free speech violations, and its impact on the citizens.
sflc.in/free-speech-tr…
The #InternetShutdowns tracker tracks incidents of Internet shutdowns across India in at attempt to draw attention to the troubling trend of disconnecting access to Internet services.
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#LetTheNetWork #KeepitOn
You can have a look at the instances that point towards cencorship and free speech violations that have taken place in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic which was declared in March 2020.
sflc.in/free-speech-vi…
The tracker entails publicly available data collected by volunteers with @SFLCin via various sources including news sources, court orders etc. as well as by crowd-sourcing information from the public at large and verifying it.
We are a donor supported legal services organisation that brings together lawyers, policy analysts, technologists, and students to protect freedom in the digital world.
We need your support to keep going.
Help us do more #Donate today.
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