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Russians protest against government's increasing control to tighten rules on internet usage
•In July, Russia's parliament voted to outlaw web tools that let internet users sidestep official bans of certain websites.
US shows support for Digital India programme; willing to share its best practices for the same
Fp Archives •The US strongly supports the Digital India programme and Indian efforts to bring connectivity to large population and is willing to share its expertise, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Facebook asks US-based users to support Free Basics in India; says it was an 'accident'
Tech2 News Staff •Some can be really tenacious and Facebook sure makes it to the list! Facebook continues to push its ‘Free Basics’ to India.
Internet freedom has improved in India by 2 points in 2015: Report
Fp Archives •Internet freedom has "improved" in India in the last one year due to the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on the IT Act, a US-based independent watchdog has said, placing the world's largest democratic country under "partly free" category.
Guess what? Internet freedom in India actually slightly improved under Modi rule, says report
Fp Archives •The report underlines that in the meantime Indian law remains inadequate for the effective protection of privacy.
And the ban trend goes on: Twitter blocks access to website that saves politicians' deleted tweets
Fp Archives •Politwoops, that saves tweets deleted by politicians, said its operations have been closed down after Twitter blocked its access to the social media site.
Instagram put on blacklist in North Korea, users denied access
Fp Archives •Warnings are appearing on Instagram accounts in North Korea that claim access to the popular photo-sharing app is being denied and the site blacklisted for harmful content.
US Sikh rights group sues Facebook for blocking its page on India's behest
Fp Archives •A US-based Sikh rights group has filed a lawsuit against Facebook for blocking its page in India allegedly at the behest of the Indian government.
SC strikes down section 66A: A victory for the aam aadmi over the mighty neta
Fp Staff •In a landmark judgement and in a victory for advocates of freedom of expression on the Internet, the SC struck down the controversial article 66A of the IT act.
Flipkart's sexual-wellness section too hot for Telangana govt, to be banned in state?
Fp Staff •Flipkart, which launched a sexual-health and wellness in July of 2014 could be facing a possible ban in the state of Telangana.