The CCG Tech Podcast is designed to engage with and connect academics, policy professionals, decision-makers, and others interested in issues of information technology law and policy. We talk to subject matter experts, technologists, and decision-makers to discuss the implications of emerging technologies on law and policy, and our daily lives.
With the rapid pace at which global technologies are evolving, we hope this podcast will create more spaces for conversations, diverse perspectives, thoughts and approaches to how we can bring considerations for societal benefit, democratic values, and constitutional principles closer to the core of technology development.
The CCG Tech Podcast is designed to engage with and connect academics, policy professionals, decision-makers, and others interested in issues of information technology law and policy. We talk to subject matter experts, technologists, and decision-makers to discuss the implications of emerging technologies on law and policy, and our daily lives.
With the rapid pace at which global technologies are evolving, we hope this podcast will create more spaces for conversations, diverse perspectives, thoughts and approaches to how we can bring considerations for societal benefit, democratic values, and constitutional principles closer to the core of technology development.
Net neutrality keeps coming up in public discourse in India ever since the #SaveTheInternet campaign in 2015. Recently TRAI put out a consultation on OTT regulation and selective banning of apps which has brought back the discussion on net neutrality. In this episode, Jhalak and Shashank speak to Apar about the importance of net neutrality, his experience with the #SaveTheInternet campaign, the recent TRAI consultation on the regulation of OTT (over-the-top) communication services, internet shutdowns and the selective banning of applications.
Apar Gupta is a lawyer dedicated to advancing and protecting digital rights. He has over 13 years of experience as a lawyer and a social entrepreneur, specializing in the intersection of technology and democratic rights. He previously served as the Executive Director and later Founder Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation where he led and supported various initiatives to promote digital freedom and safeguard fundamental rights, most notably running the SaveTheInternet.in movement for net neutrality.
Resources
Apar on internet shutdowns in Manipur
For more on the recent TRAI consultation: https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/publications/response-telecom-regulatory-authority-indias-consultation-regulatory-mechanism-over
Hosts: Jhalak M. Kakkar, Shashank Mohan
Editor: Gopika P
Fact Checker: Srija Naskar
Supported by: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
This podcast is created by the Centre for Communication Governance at NLU-D. Reach out for any queries / suggestions at ccgoutreach@nludelhi.ac.in