Tag: ICT Act
Indian government is going after Big Tech for all the wrong reasons
This year we should have seen a strong, user-focused Data Protection Law enacted in India rather than a broad censorious set of internet control regulations.
This new social media law in Mauritius could land users in prison for “annoyance”
New Digital Security Act in Bangladesh deepens threats to free expression
Bangladesh’s Parliament passed the new Digital Security Act with the intention of ensuring national digital security and preventing and prosecuting digital offenses, but in practice it poses significant threats to free expression.
Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media
Students have taken to the streets in protest, and authorities have reportedly arrested a number of activists and journalists covering the protests online — a major breach of freedom of expression in the region.