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Technology

What is Wayback Machine and why we need its access back

Wayback Machine is an online archive which allows access to archived digital content even if they are not available on the source website anymore

2 min read10 Aug 2017
News

China blocks online broadcast of computer go match

China's censors blocked access to online broadcast by Google, which organized the go game in a town west of Shanghai during a forum on artificial intelligence

1 min read24 May 2017
Industry

Freedom on the Internet

With online access becoming ever more important, there are concerns over how access can be restricted by censorship and surveillance

1 min read17 Aug 2016
Opinion

Internet is like oxygen, let it flow

Restricting Internet access impacts more than a physical curfew in a geographical area

4 min read17 Aug 2016
News

China shuts down online news operations: report

China's Communist Party brooks no opposition to its rule and the country's newspapers and websites are strictly controlled by the government

1 min read25 Jul 2016
Industry

China tightens rules for mobile app developers

Mobile app providers would need to fulfil six requirements to help crack down on 'unscrupulous' use of their platforms to carry out fraud and distribute pornography

1 min read28 Jun 2016
Mint-lounge

Error 451: New code tells you when websites are censored

Next time your government blocks your access to a particular web page, you will know it is censorship and not the website's fault

2 min read22 Dec 2015
Politics

China to punish Tencent, Youku Tudou, other video sites for pornography

The offending material is primarily Japanese animation on the video streaming websites of Tencent, Youku Tudou, iQiyi, Sohu and Leshi

1 min read31 Mar 2015
Politics

Internet governance is an oxymoron, says Kapil Sibal

Speaking at Google’s Big Tent summit in New Delhi, Sibal says govt is committed to freedom of expression

3 min read22 Mar 2013
Politics

Govt likely to issue guidelines to clarify IT rules soon

Norms relate to the role of intermediaries such as telcos, Web service providers, others on hosting content online

3 min read16 Dec 2012
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