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Update: We're now at www.rtlp.in

Update: We’re now at www.rtlp.in

We are pleased to announce that the robos of Tech Law and Policy (r-TLP) has shifted to our website, https://rtlp.in/.  Do visit the site and subscribe for a regular stream of our research and posts. We will no longer be posting on this WordPress Account; it will, however, continue to exist. In case anyone wishes to write for us, please check our submission guidelines here. Get in touch with…

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We come bearing news!

We're delighted to announce that our blog — r-TLP — will be moving to our own website at www.rtlp.in.

We've successfully completed more than six months, and we hope the future is even better.

We'd like to thank Karan Saini for helping us design and build this website — we're grateful for all the time and effort he put into making this.

We hope you continue to support us as we make this shift.

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How Social Media Is Changing The Face Of Human Rights Activism

How Social Media Is Changing The Face Of Human Rights Activism

Digital activism has become increasingly prevalent over the last five years, but its impact over the past few months has been unprecedented. In the wake of viral video footage of police officers unlawfully killing African-American George Floyd this summer, even as real life stood still, the virtual world rallied to create mass socio-political upheaval. The internet-born Black Lives Matter (BLM)…

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The article discusses the potential of Deepfakes to spread misinformation in a digital age and calls for legislative action to combat it.

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The article attempts to shed a positive light on the work done by hacktivists such as groups like #Anonymous and advocates for their legitimacy to promote a culture of transparency and accountability.

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This article analyses the controversy around the National Emergency Library and the Open Library initiatives of the Internet Archive, arguing for the case of improved access to knowledge through liberal interpretation of Copyright laws for digital lending.

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This article attempts to analyse the effect of the executive order on section 230 on content moderation and the possible result of a similar stricter intermediary liability in India.

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This article seeks to explore the challenges faced by TikTok primarily in the domain of content moderation and analyses the attempts made by the platform in this regard. The need for a comprehensive regulatory framework greatly reflects the growing need to address the complexities posed by such challenges.

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This article gives an overview of Digital Taxation regime in India and speculates possible agendas in relation to its geopolitical concerns with regard to the necessary global consensus on a digital tax.

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The Bharat Bill Payment System - Another Aadhaar?

The Bharat Bill Payment System – Another Aadhaar?

The Bharat Bill Payment System ( BBPS) is a centralized interoperable multi-channel bill collection payment system. In simpler words, it is an integrated platform and is a one-stop-shop for all payments. The BBPS was introduced as a part of the ‘Digital India’ dream. Much like other attempts to digitize India, this too falls short on the data privacy and data governance front. An analysis of the…

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The Sprinklr controversy has unearthed certain fundamental issues with the existing data protection mechanism and the effect of certain complexities imposed by the current pandemic. This article seeks to briefly examine a few of these issues and talks about the need to ensure compliance with established principles of data collection.

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This article highlights the data secuirty effects of surveillance drones deployed during COVID-19 and the issues around it.

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Privacy advocates are shouting Mission creep over Uk’s Contact Tracing App. From America’s NSA surveillance concerns in 2010s to Aarogya Setu in 2020, read why mission creep is a concern for our privacy.

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The Article discusses the Internet speed situation in Kashmir and argues why it needs to be resolved, citing the rights related to intersection of information, health and internet during a global pandemic and otherwise. It further talks about how access to internet helps in tackling misinformation, especially during a global pandemic.

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The use of technological interventions to control the pandemic is not undesirable, but should be regulated. The Indian Government, in the absence of a data protection law, must take lessons from previous attempts at legislating health data to immediately bring a sound framework.

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This article discusses the ecological impacts of data centres set up across the world and whose numbers are constantly rising. The article further attempts to find certain plausible solutions in dealing with the same.

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The Avia Law was recently adopted with the goal of establishing a regime that can successfully counter hate online. The article explores some of the provisions of the law and seeks to understand its broader impact on content moderation standards and its relationship with the EU E-Commerce Directives.