Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

It is a common practice for domain registrars to provide a facility called “Privacy Protect” where by the WhoIs information of a domain is hidden from the public view. Neither ICANN or some GDPR supervisory authorities have understood the proper … Continue reading →

(First Published on India Legal-Print magazine) There is a virtual war being unleashed over Twitter. On February 4, the government sent it a list of 1,178 accounts that it wants removed or blocked. The centre alleged that these accounts were … Continue reading →

In recent days we have been discussing the Social Media Platforms like Twitter and how the platform is supporting ideologically biased views. These platforms are normally referred to as “Social Media”. By the use of the term “Media” these platforms get … Continue reading →

Twitter has been in the forefront of the Information war against India in the recent days. It is now clear that this is not just a “freedom of speech issue” for Twitter. It wants to take its fight further to … Continue reading →

While reviewing the Arsenal Forensic Report and its acceptability in the Indian Court, we need to take a comprehensive view of the current digital media scenario and how they have been used to manipulate events in India. Following are the … Continue reading →

Twitter has set the Indian legislators thinking. It has defied the demand of the Indian Government for removal of some tweets and accounts. Out of the 1178 requests (Or should we call it as directions?) made by the Indian Government, … Continue reading →