Facebook disables Taslima Nasreen’s account, writers question move

Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen’s Facebook account was disabled after her posts were reported by Islamic fundamentalists, the author said on Wednesday. Dubbing the move as “totally unacceptable”, eminent writers raised doubts over Facebook’s “open” nature and called for safeguards to be put in place. “Since Tuesday my Facebook account has been disabled. Despite several…

If net neutrality goes, so will your privacy, say experts

Net neutrality is not only about making certain information and services available for free and paying for others but also universal and equal access to information. Breaking net neutrality puts that at risk, say industry experts and netizens. If Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are allowed to discriminate between information they could potentially break the free…

Bridging the digital divide in India

Sponsored data or zero-rating offerings as a concept, where data charges resulting from certain types of usage are billed directly to the sponsoring company and not to the customers, is witnessing fanfare globally. As a result, the data used by the app or service is essentially free to customers. Conceptually, it is similar to 800…