Apar Gupta - Internet Freedom Foundation

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Twitter/X Corp 's legal challenge before the Karnataka High Court spotlights illegal take down orders being used as parallel process and a censorship portal

X Corp. (formerly Twitter) is challenging the government’s misuse of Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act to issue takedown orders, bypassing Section 69A safeguards. It also exposed ‘Sahyog,’ an illegal censorship portal.

21 March, 2025

8 min read

IFF writes to the Select Committee to review the digital search and seizure powers under the Income Tax Bill, 2025

IFF calls for a review of the Income Tax Bill, 2025, highlighting concerns over digital search powers, privacy, and the need for stronger constitutional safeguards.

10 March, 2025

6 min read

Apar Gupta &

Medha Garg

WebsiteBlocking

Vikatan unblocked : Madras HC gives interim relief

Vikatan’s website was blocked without prior notice, raising serious concerns about digital censorship and due process. With IFF’s legal support, this case highlights the urgent need for transparency in online content regulation.

06 March, 2025

4 min read

Apar Gupta &

Gayatri Malhotra

DPDP Rules, 2025

IFF’s Response to MEITY on the Draft Data Protection Rules

The Draft Data Protection Rules, 2025 weaken privacy rights, expand government surveillance, undermine RTI, and lack accountability, failing to meet constitutional standards for data protection in India.

05 March, 2025

6 min read

IFF Joins RTI Campaign: Ensuring Privacy Protections don’t weaken Transparency

The amendment to Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act under the DPDP Act, 2023 undermines transparency by allowing broad denial of information under the guise of privacy. IFF has joined a civil society campaign demanding its rollback to protect the Right to Information.

Thank you Prateek!

We extend our gratitude to Prateek Waghre for his outstanding contributions as Policy Director and Executive Director at IFF.

Wrapped 2022, Unwrapped 2023

As the year comes to a close, we here at IFF wanted to take a moment to thank you for your amazing support. Thanks to you, in 2022 we were able to accomplish some impressive feats, including: * PolicyGPT for drafting public consultation responses (Every sentence starts with, “We appreciate the chance to submit our views, but…”) * A crypto exchange called "Doglapan" for funding digital rights (It's still in stealth and we are trying to secure IPL advertising rights) * A social media network f

24 December, 2022

3 min read

Apar Gupta

Board Governance

For the public, by the public

The Internet Freedom Foundation is a small, young, advocacy organization in India that works on digital rights. Due to its outsized impact, there are high expectations for IFF to deliver on its mission of being a public-centred organization. Since the start of 2022, we have been working to formulate consistent practices that bring high levels of governance, transparency and accountability while retaining our efficiency and ability for rapid response. There is a balance we have sought to achieve

16 September, 2022

1 min read

India @ 75 | Digital Rights Ka Amrit Mahotsav?

Where do the rights of Indian internet users stand as the country celebrates 75 years of independence? Read our short analysis and statement on status of digital rights in India.

15 August, 2022

9 min read

An Indian Code of Conduct is not a solution for “de-platforming”

On June 06, 2022, the MEITY proposed amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 and invited comments on the proposal. We sent our comments on the “Proposed draft amendment to the IT Rules, 2021” and reiterated our demand to recall the IT Rules, 2021.

05 July, 2022

8 min read

Tejasi Panjiar,

Krishnesh Bapat &

Apar Gupta

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