In Sept, we found out that the Goa Govt has launched a Social Media Influencer Policy to empanel influencers to promote govt schemes & policies. However, the policy was not made public. We filed an RTI requesting the policy doc & other info on this policy. The recent response provided by the Goa govt offers a promising step towards greater transparency & accountability in govt policies. 1/7
Like, Share, Prescribe 🤨? On Aug 28, 2024, the UP govt introduced the Digital Media Policy, 2024 with financial incentives for digital creators. We compared 5 state-level digital media policies & their impact on our right to free speech. ⅛
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Like, Share, Prescribe? A comparative analysis of five state-level digital media/influencer policies
Through research and using the RTI, we have accessed state-level digital media and influencer-centric policies of various Indian states. In this po...
With APAAR ID enrollments happening at breakneck speed across Indian schools, we asked Education Ministry Of India & MeitY for the law/policy document grounding the process 5 months ago. Their response? 😶‍🌫️This simple RTI request has been transferred 30+ times since. Read👇1/8
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DPIs in the shadows: MeitY and Education Ministry simply refuse to open up about the APAAR student ID
APAAR, an Aadhaar-based unique ID project for students across India, was initiated in July 2023 and declared a ‘digital public infrastructure’ ...
In less than 6 hours, we will be at the Global Encryption Day Summit, 2024 for the panel on 'Courts at the Crossroads’. Join us as we talk about about the state of #E2EE in South Asia in light of efforts by governments to undermine it, with a panel of digital rights experts from across South Asia. Register Here:
Encrypt Today to Safeguard Tomorrow: The Encryption Summit
Encrypt Today to Safeguard Tomorrow: The Encryption Summit
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Delhi, any plans for Thursday? Join us for: Seeing like a digital state, advocating like a citizen. A conversation by Alternative Futures to examine the relationship between citizens & the ‘digital’ state in collaboration with QuickSand, [@info_activism](
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 ) & Goethe-Institut New Delhi 1/2 📅Thursday, 17 October | 6:30 PM IST 🔗https://survey.goethe.de/index.php/234489 image
💸 Financial Disclosure September 2024💸 One of the many accountability measures we prioritise is financial transparency. This month, we received Rs. 24,39,170.61, with Rs.11,74,990.20 from one-time donors & Rs. 5,12,354.38 from members like YOU! 👯1/5
We launched our 2nd Annual Membership Drive to add 300 new IFF members, who can donate to us every month & join us in the fight for our digital rights. We have reached the end of the membership drive & we are so grateful for 183 people who signed up! ⅕ https://internetfreedom.in/annual-membership-drive-2024/
hello hello Kochi! 📢📢 IFF, Tinker Space & [@info_activism](
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 ) are glad to announce that "The Glass Room: Misinformation Edition" is coming to Kochi! Opening this Saturday, October 5th! See you there? 1/5 image