Internet Governance Project Issues Commentary: India's Crude Internet Censorship Regime
April 09, 2026
April 09, 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 9 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by Karan Saini:
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India's crude Internet censorship regime
Sections 69A and 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, empower the indian government to issue blocking orders to ISPs and intermediaries. The licensing agreement for ISPs explicitly requires that they "block Interne . . .
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India's crude Internet censorship regime
Sections 69A and 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, empower the indian government to issue blocking orders to ISPs and intermediaries. The licensing agreement for ISPs explicitly requires that they "block Interne . . .