Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) is an Indian digital rights organization working on the full spectrum of fundamental rights at the intersection of our digital society. Our work is guided by the principles of progressive constitutionalism to advance the democratizing potential of technology and individual liberty. Our goal is to ensure that Indian citizens can use the Internet with liberties guaranteed by the Constitution of India. Born out of the volunteer-led SaveTheInternet.in movement for network neutrality, serving ordinary, everyday Indians and protecting their civil liberties is our mission.  

The Internet Freedom Foundation is committed to defending and expanding fundamental rights as India gets more digitally connected. As part of this mandate, we strategically engage with courts, regulators, and other legal institutions across India. Our model draws the public into processes that otherwise lack wider engagement. With over 825 million internet users and as more come online, we need to ensure that they advocate for their rights. Our community is a central element of our work and we operate on principles of radical transparency and inclusion. To make digital rights issues comprehensive yet understandable for our community, we have several projects and trackers to keep the citizens of India up-to-date on issues of facial recognition, censorship, internet shutdowns, etc. with  Project Panoptic,  Zombie Tracker, and Keep Us Online, among others. Our broader goal is to bridge the growing divide between public and policy in India.

Links: https://internetfreedom.in/

Executive director: Apar Gupta 
Policy director: Prateek Waghre 
Chief of staff: Shivani Singh  
Senior litigation counsel: Tanmay Singh  
Associate litigation counsel and case intake manager: Anandita Mishra  
Associate litigation counsel: Krishnesh Bapat 
Associate policy counsel (Regulation and Social Welfare): Rohin Garg 
Associate policy counsel (Surveillance & Transparency): Anushka Jain 
Fundraising and communications manager: Farkhanda Zahoor  
Office manager: DK Rai  
Digital literacy fellow: Ashlesh Biradar  
Capstone fellow: Shivangani Misra  
Capstone fellow: Tejasi Panjiar  
Policy trainee: Gyan Tripathi  

With support from 
The people of India fund IFF through individual and organizational donations and grants. As an early stage, bootstrapped, domestically funded organization that uses a retail fundraising model as its core funding strategy, we have been able to significantly impact the digital rights space in India, which has only been possible because of the support of our community. We have received monetary support from more than 3000 people in this growing community. These funds are used to promote and advocate a free and open internet that offers freedom, privacy, and innovation. We are transparent about how we use our contributors’ funds through public financial disclosures and quarterly members calls.  

Organizations like UNESCO, Zerodha, Obvious, Sharechat, OML, IndiaOS, FOSS United, Doosra, Nilenso, and Devfolio have also donated to Internet Freedom Foundation. Our complete list of organizational donations along with the dates and amount contributed can be found at https://internetfreedom.in/organisational-donors-and-supporter.

Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) is an Indian digital rights organization working on the full spectrum of fundamental rights at the intersection of our digital society. Born out of the volunteer-led SaveTheInternet.in movement for network neutrality, serving ordinary, everyday Indians and protecting their civil liberties is our mission. The Internet Freedom Foundation is committed to defending and expanding fundamental rights as India gets more digitally connected. Our broader goal is to bridge the growing divide between public and policy in India.