We have over 165 people confirmed for our #NAMApolicy discussion in Delhi on Online Content Regulation, the 3rd of May 2018, at “Gulmohar” at the India Habitat Centre. Registrations are still open for Mumbai, at Hilton Mumbai International Airport, on the 10th of May 2018, here. These events are being organised with support from STAR India, Amazon and Google. A reading list for our event Regulation of online content is an exhaustive and complex topic, fraught with the risk of controlling free speech, and the democratic perils of controlling both a free press and artistic expression, in a manner that can change the future of countries, and create national-level filter-bubbles, apart from balkanising the Internet. But these are troubled times, and states are learning to deal with the weaponisation of the Internet in a manner that threatens democratic process like never before. An initial list to consider, is below. In case you’d like to recommend links for this list, please feel free to email me links at nikhil@medianama.com. The content regulation environment As India looks to regulate Internet content, some issues to consider. READ Regulation of media in India – A brief overview - READ Rebalancing Regulation of Speech: Hyper-Local Content on Global Web-Based Platforms - READ The ‘Magna Carta’ of Cyberspace Turns 20: An Interview With the ACLU Lawyer Who Helped Save the Internet - READ Can the Internet be regulated? - The Australian Parliament - READ Regulating Internet Content: Challenges and Opportunities - READ The secret rules of…
