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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2003|2003]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia | ====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:Racial/Ethnic|Racial/Ethnic]] [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]], [[:Category:Racial/Ethnic|Racial/Ethnic]], [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Public Art|Public Art]] [[:Category:Electronic Media|Electronic Media]] [[:Category:Personal Opinion|Personal Opinion]]==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Public Art|Public Art]], [[:Category:Electronic Media|Electronic Media]], [[:Category:Personal Opinion|Personal Opinion]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Web designers. | '''Artist:''' Web designers. | ||
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'''Location:''' Mumbai, India. | '''Location:''' Mumbai, India. | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Websites deemed by the Indian government to promot hate, slander, defamation, | '''Description of Artwork:''' Websites deemed by the Indian government to promot hate, slander, defamation, gambling, racism, violence, terrorism, pornography, child pornography, and violent sex. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' The Indian government passed a law enabling it sweeping authorization to police the internet. The order- No. GSR629(E)- equates the monitoring of the internet with balancing the flow of information and specifically denies any allegation of censorship. However, the law grants many agencies such as | '''The Incident:''' The Indian government passed a law enabling it sweeping authorization to police the internet. The order- No. GSR629(E)- equates the monitoring of the internet with balancing the flow of information and specifically denies any allegation of censorship. However, the law grants many agencies such as the state home departments, the courts, police etc. to submit complaints regarding any website to an Information Technology department of the government, which then makes a spot decision to block out the site. There is no hearing process for the web designer, and the Information Technology department's decision is final. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' The law is currently in place and the screening process is ongoing. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' The law is currently in place and the screening process is ongoing. <P> | ||
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'''Source:''' The Times of India Online (www.timesofindia.com) | '''Source:''' The Times of India Online (www.timesofindia.com) | ||
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Revision as of 15:24, 5 August 2011
Date: 2003
Region: Asia
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Racial/Ethnic, Nudity
Medium: Public Art, Electronic Media, Personal Opinion
Artist: Web designers.
Confronting Bodies: Information Technology division of the Government of India.
Dates of Action: August 1, 2003.
Location: Mumbai, India.
Description of Artwork: Websites deemed by the Indian government to promot hate, slander, defamation, gambling, racism, violence, terrorism, pornography, child pornography, and violent sex.
The Incident: The Indian government passed a law enabling it sweeping authorization to police the internet. The order- No. GSR629(E)- equates the monitoring of the internet with balancing the flow of information and specifically denies any allegation of censorship. However, the law grants many agencies such as the state home departments, the courts, police etc. to submit complaints regarding any website to an Information Technology department of the government, which then makes a spot decision to block out the site. There is no hearing process for the web designer, and the Information Technology department's decision is final.
Results of Incident: The law is currently in place and the screening process is ongoing.
Source: The Times of India Online (www.timesofindia.com)
