[Reader-list] Video: why the IT Rules are a threat to your Internet as you know it

[Anja Kovacs]

Dear all,

Recently, Shri P Rajeeve, CPI(M) MP in the Rajya Sabha from Thrissur,
Kerala, filed a motion in Parliament that calls for the *annulment of the
Intermediary Guidelines Rules 2011* (or for short, the IT Rules). The
annulment of the rules would not mean that the Internet would remain
unregulated. However, it would mean that the government would need to go
back to the drawing board and make a new set of regulations that ensure
that your right to freedom of expression as an Indian citizen is protected
online, while also making sure that that right is not abused to harm the
rights of others.

*What exactly is the problem with the current set of rules? And how could
they affect you?* To raise greater awareness about the IT Rules and why
they are a threat to your Internet, the Internet Democracy Project has made
a short video. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtA194jig3s.

*Please help us spread the word* about this draconian set of rules by
sharing the video on email, Facebook, Twitter.

Though the exact date has not yet been decided on, the motion will come up
for a debate and vote before the end of the current budget session, which
is on 22 May. That means that we have at the most until 22 May to ensure
that this motion gets passed, and these rules are repealed.* If you would
like to take action to support the annulment of the rules, here are a few
more things you could do: *
- directly write to or call your MP and ask them to vote in support of the
annulment of the rules:
http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/campaigns/vote-against-internet-censorship-law
- join the Save Your Voice campaign, online and offline:
https://www.facebook.com/saveyourvoice.

We hope that you will add your voice to these efforts to keep the Internet
in India free and open.

Thanks and best,
Anja


-- 
 Dr. Anja Kovacs
The Internet Democracy Project

+91 9899028053 | @anjakovacs
www.internetdemocracy.in