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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicInternet Freedom

Topic: Internet Freedom

Why being proactive about ‘cyber hygiene’ is better than self-assessments

Self-assessments by companies to measure their response capabilities to cyberattacks are fine. But they need to make cyber resilience imperative.

Tamil Nadu’s ‘Right to Sit’ Bill is a welcome reform. It should become a national ‘right’

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Why diluting internet safe harbour laws threatens both child safety & user privacy

Calls for diluting safe harbour protections for internet intermediaries, though well-intended, lead to deleterious implications on the fundamental right to free speech and user privacy. 

Modi govt amends telecom suspension rules, restricts internet shutdowns to 15 days

Amendment puts 15-day time limit on validity of orders issued under the telecom suspension rules, which earlier only specified who had the power to order a suspension of services.

5 cases in 25 years of Internet that changed how India logs online

In 1995, telecom minister Sukh Ram made the first mobile call to Jyoti Basu. And VSNL’s internet service was terrible. But its dial-up link over poor fixed telephone lines opened up a new world for us.

Pakistan prepares for Aurat Azadi March but Lal Masjid clerics call it obscene

A group of goons and clerics vandalised a mural painted by a few women on the walls of a house in Islamabad, claiming it was 'obscene'.

China mouthpiece cites India’s example to justify internet shutdown ‘in state of emergency’

People's Daily, Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper, says necessary regulation of the internet is a reasonable choice for sovereign countries.

In India, it’s save-the-internet time once again

Internet freedom is threatened once again as the Modi government is high on power and the opposition dead. We must speak up before it's too late.

Telecom regulator chief says US net neutrality rules won’t impact India, but activists wary

Activists say that India has strong norms on net neutrality, but some worry the change in US norms could have an effect. 

On Camera

India’s gallantry awards system needs reform in standoff era. Operation Sindoor shows why

The casualty list of the personnel killed or wounded during Op Sindoor has not been formally published. The public has been denied the opportunity to stand by and honour the families of the fallen.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.