SOCIAL MEDIA AND SUBVERSION OF DEMOCRACY
Mon, 29/04/2019 - 09:19
SOCIAL MEDIA AND SUBVERSION OF DEMOCRACY
Y Kiran Chandra
General Secretary, FSMI
FSMI STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT VERDICT REGARDING AADHAR
Mon, 29/04/2019 - 08:37
FSMI STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT VERDICT REGARDING AADHAR
The Supreme Court of India on September 26 pronounced its judgement on the validity of the Aadhaar project, upholding it in a 4:1 verdict. While the Free Software Movement of India notes that certain blatant misuses of the project have been identified and struck down, at the same time, the larger infrastructure has been broadly left intact.
NETNEUTRALITY: DEFEATING FACEBOOK'S FREEBASICS WITH
Wed, 24/04/2019 - 13:37
NETNEUTRALITY: DEFEATING FACEBOOK'S FREEBASICS WITH
The incredible response to the TRAI consultations clearly indicates that the public of India is able and willing to engage in critical policy matters – and will not allow a vital resource (the Internet) to be turned into a private preserve of a few companies
Facebook’s massive campaign to promote Free Basics has come a cropper with TRAI’s order of February 8, 2016, directing that service providers should not charge different rates for accessing different types of content on the Internet.
FREE SOFTWARE MOVEMENT OF INDIA STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE ARREST OF WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE
Thu, 11/04/2019 - 20:56
FREE SOFTWARE MOVEMENT OF INDIA STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE ARREST OF WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE
Free Software Movement of India strongly condemns the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in London at the instigation of the US. Assange will be extradited to the United States, where he faces a grand jury indictment, possibly on charges of espionage. The arrest of Assange is an attack on the freedom of expression, and goes against an advisory by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which says those seeking asylum should not be sent to countries where they face the death penalty or other forms of persecution.