Karan Saini, Author at Internet Governance Project

India’s crude Internet censorship regime

Posted on April 7, 2026April 6, 2026 by Karan SainiFree Expression Online, Internet Identifiers

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 Internet sites […] as identified and directed by the Licensor from time to time.” ISPs are confidentially bound...

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