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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Future of Intermediary Liability in India

Report Launch: The Future of Intermediary Liability in India SFLC.IN is releasing a report on…

Round-Table Discussion on Intermediary Liability 2019

We are at the climax of a regime change on intermediary liability with the Intermediaries…

social media, intermediaries,

Statement: At SFLC.in we believe that ordering intermediary platforms to take down content globally, negatively…

a suited man spying with spy goggles

What exactly is surveillance? The Merrian – Webster dictionary defines surveillance as “keeping a close…

ramdev, delhi hc, facebook, privcacy, free speech, global takedown

Delhi High Court Approves Take Down of Content Globally Asks Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter…

RTBF, CJEU, Google

CJEU rules that search engines cannot be asked to de-list information globally under EU right…

E-commerce

On 23 Feb. 2018, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”) released…

Supreme Court

In 2009, Visakha Industries, a construction company involved in the manufacturing of asbestos cement sheets,…

Report launch - Intermediary Liability 2.0

We organised a Conference on ‘Future of Tech Policy in India’ on 15 March 2019 in…

e-commerce policy, tech policy, DIPP, DPIIT, SFLC.in

On 23rd February, 2019, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“the DPIIT”)…

ecommerce

On 23rd February, 2019, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“the DPIIT”)…

Intermediary Liability 2.0 - A Shifting Paradigm

This report looks at the current state of intermediary liability laws, notable litigations, present legal…