Intermediary Liability

The Intermediary Liability project of SFLC.in deals with laws, policies, current events and other issues relating to the responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations of big and small technology intermediaries such as facebook, instagram, whatsapp, google etc. and the way their policies in relation to content moderation (what content is to be kept, what content needs to be removed and what are the grounds which decide what content is to be removed etc.) affect common users. We advocate equality, non-discrimination, transparency, protection of freedom of speech of users and the protection of people (specially vulnerable groups) from harmful content among other elements, to ensure that the internet remains a free, open and transparent space for all users and the governments or private corporations do not unjustly interfere with the digital rights of internet users.

We regularly engage in discussions, events, advocacy and writing articles and detailed reports on issues which are of concern to the common public and we have tirelessly worked in this space to ensure the protection of digital rights of citizens for the past decade.

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 SFLC.in's Comments on the draft amendments on the Information Technology Rules, 2021

SFLC.in’s Comments on the draft amendments on the Information Technology Rules, 2021 The Ministry of…

SFLC.in assists in challenging Part II of the Intermediary Rules, 2021 in Kerala High Court

Praveen Arimbrathodiyil vs Union of India : SFLC.in assists in challenging Part II of the…

SFLC.in submissions on Internet Shutdowns to UN OHCHR

Sflc.in sent its submission to UN OHCHR to bring forth the issue of internet shutdowns…

Analysis of JPC report on Data Protection Bill 2019

Analysis of JPC report on Data Protection Bill 2019: Data Localisation Data Localisation can be…

OTA global

The growth of internet and e-commerce have transformed the way businesses operate. The wide availability…

pdp BILL

Summary of the JPC recommendations on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 The Joint Parliamentary…

OTA Event

We at SFLC.in are hosting a panel discussion titled “Safe Harbour Provisions for OTAs: The…

Right to Encrypt : Subset of Right to Privacy?

Right to Encrypt : Subset of Right to Privacy? (This blog post is third in…

Weakened encryption and its impact on federated FOSS and SaaS services vis-a-vis right to trade and profession

Weakened encryption and its impact on federated FOSS and SaaS services vis-a-vis right to trade…

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SFLC.in has sent its submissions to the Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation on the Information…

Traceability

Impact of the traceability provision on the privacy of Indian citizens This blog post is…

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The article analyzes the impact of the IT Rules, 2021 upon the case involving Twitter’s…