#SFLCinCelebratesFreedom This month, SFLC.in is celebrating Freedom Month. We commemorate Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India which recognises the right to freedom of speech and expression of all Indian citizens. 1/5 #Digitalfreedom

#HearingUpdate #BriarApp Delhi High Court directs the Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & IT to furnish the redacted/summary of the final blocking order for free and open-source app Briar within 2 weeks in the app blocking case - Sublime Software vs Union of India [LPA

#RegisterNow #HappeningToday Last call to register for the Learning Call! Join us today for the virtual Learning Call, “Words on Trial: State and the Fourth Estate,” scheduled for August 22, 2024, at 5:00 - 6:00 PM IST Register Now: form.sflc.in/sflc-in-learni… Press Club of India

#Wikipedia #Statement The recent defamation lawsuit against Wikimedia Foundation is a worrying step towards curtailment of freedom of expression and open access to knowledge. SFLC.in has been a proponent of free and open access to knowledge, and free speech. We stand

A perfect case of “digital exclusion” bad “digital rights” policy; and completely dystopian fascination with technology that it would solve all problems. DEFindia Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) APC IT for Change Follow @ODET_UN for the latest updates SFLC.in Global Digital Inclusion Partnership

.SFLC.in challenged the #internetshutdowns imposed in #Jharkhand on 6th February 2022 and 10th - 11th June 2022 on grounds of non-publication of orders and established principles of law laid down by the #supremecourt. shailesh poddar from SFLC.in's #DigitalDefenders Network

#InternetShutdown #Telangana We have been receiving reports of an #Internet shutdown in Jainoor, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district, Telangana, since September 4, 2024. #LetTheNetWork #KeepItOn #Jainoor #Asifabad

We request that Telecom Service Providers provide us with the following information: CC: Reliance Jio airtel India Bharti Airtel JioCare BSNL India BSNL_Telangana Vi Customer Care Vi_News #LetTheNetWork #KeepItOn #Jainoor #Asifabad

#Live #AIinFocus Prof. Vukosi Marivate 🇿🇦🚀📊 on "Building inclusive AI : lessons from Lelapa AI for India." Prof Vukosi- The more we wait to resolve issues, the more costly it becomes to address them. Data is about people. We need to see who it is that benefits and how we can capacitate

#Hearing #Update #Surveillance Today, SFLC.in's impleadment application challenging police excesses before the Telangana High Court has been admitted. The main matter filed by activist S.Q. Masood challenges the conduct of Operation Romeo, Mission Chabutra, and Cordon and Search

#HappeningNow #joinnow Join us now and our expert panel for the launch of our awaited "Guide: Search and Seizure of Electronic Devices." If you have registered for the event, check your mail for the joining link.

Cindy Cohn honors this year’s EFF Awardees: “These outstanding folks have fought for the rights of immigrant communities, stood against the ravaging of private data held by the U.S. government, and utilized their expert knowledge in service of millions of technology users.”

EFF’s @DavidGreene presents the EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms to SFLC.in: “They have provided a sane leadership voice to the global south while resisting governments and platform control for the past 15 years.”

.SFLC.in was founded in 2010 by online civil liberties activist and lawyer MishiChoudhary as the first Indian legal service organization that works exclusively on technology, law, and policy.

.SFLC.in litigated the case of Mouthshut.com v. Union of India, the first major judgment establishing the principles of intermediary liability in India. SFLC also campaigned for WhatsApp and Facebook to fix a feature in their platform that had been used to harass women

To learn more about SFLC.in, check out our EFF Awards Spotlight: eff.org/deeplinks/2025….

.MishiChoudhary of SFLC.in accepting the EFF Award: “Defending digital freedoms is a global movement. We are not isolated fighters. We are one global community. Our struggles are shared. So our are victories.”

Congratulations to SFLC.in for being given the 2025 EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms!

.MishiChoudhary accepted the 2025 EFF Award for Defending Digital Freedoms on behalf of @sflcin at the EFF Awards. You can hear her full speech TOMORROW at 12pm PT at EFF’s annual award ceremony livestream. Register now at eff.org/awards.

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