News Media industry stalwarts discuss how misinformation can affect elections at SFLC.in According to the panelists misinformation takes a larger shape during elections and hence more concrete policies are needed to empower the fact-checkers who tackle... Sharveya ParasnisMarch 21, 2024
News Follow SC Guidelines on Internet Suspensions in the Future: Jharkhand HC Tells State Gov The September 11th verdict was delivered in SFLC.in's Public Interest Litigation challenging three Internet suspensions in the state in 2022 Aarathi GanesanSeptember 20, 2023
News SFLC.in questions mandatory Aadhaar requirement to access Grievance Appellate Committee The rights group says that requiring Aadhaar for complainants violates the 2017 Puttaswamy judgement on privacy Vallari SanzgiriMarch 14, 2023
News Report: A closer look at India’s website blocking practices, and everything that’s wrong with it Section 69A of IT Act,2000, court orders, and obscenity were the 3 major grounds for blocking of websites in India, SFLC report states Vallari SanzgiriJanuary 13, 2023
News J&K saw most internet shutdowns in 2022; “preventive shutdowns” on rise in India: SFLC The Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC), in its report, analyses the internet shutdown trends in India and the legality of such suspensions. Sarasvati NTDecember 26, 2022
News Obtain “Explicit Informed Consent” From People Signing Up for Digi Yatra: SFLC On NITI Aayog Paper SFLC's recommendations include a separate law governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI), distinct from a general data protection law Aarathi GanesanDecember 19, 2022
News Graded approach to children’s data, nine other expectations from the DPDP Bill 2022: SFLC Here are the top concerns and recommendations that the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 Sarvesh MathiNovember 22, 2022
News Ten recommendations on the draft Telecom Bill, 2022: SFLC Here are the concerns and recommendation highlighted by SFLC in its feedback submission on the Telecommunications Bill, 2022 Sarvesh MathiNovember 16, 2022
News Supreme Court Issues Notice to the Indian Government In Plea Challenging Internet Shutdowns for Exams The PIL filed by SFLC at the Supreme Court challenges Internet shutdowns in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and West Bengal. Vallari SanzgiriSeptember 10, 2022
News In comments on IT Rules amendments, SFLC looks at the legality of changes and way forward Software Freedom and Law Centre (SFLC) raised concerns on the GAC and "overzealous" censorship in comments on India's IT Rules during consultation Anushka JainAugust 8, 2022