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title: "Centre for Internet and Society: AI company profile, people and coverage"
description: "The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is an Indian non-profit multidisciplinary research organization, based in Bengaluru. CIS works on digital pluralism, public accountability and pedagogic practices, in the field of the Internet and Society."
canonical: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-centre-for-internet-and-society
type: Organization
wikidata: Q2801619
wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Internet_and_Society_(India)
website: http://cis-india.org/
source: AI News Monitor
publisher: Paciva
license: CC BY 4.0 for this page's own layer; facts from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
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# Centre for Internet and Society

> The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is an Indian non-profit multidisciplinary research organization, based in Bengaluru. CIS works on digital pluralism, public accountability and pedagogic practices, in the field of the Internet and Society.

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## Facts

- Category: Research lab
- Country: India
- Founded: 2008-01-01
- Headquarters: Bengaluru
- Status: private
- Website: http://cis-india.org/
- Also known as: CIS, Centre for Internet & Society, CIS, India

## Accounts

- x: https://x.com/cis_india
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0SLNXQo9XQGUE7Enujr9Ng
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cis.india

## Key people

- Achal Prabhala, founder (Indian writer)
- Lawrence Liang, founder (Indian lawyer)
- Sunil Abraham, founder (technology policy analyst and free software advocate)
- Sunil Abraham, chief executive (technology policy analyst and free software advocate)
- Achal Prabhala, board member (Indian writer)
- Lawrence Liang, board member (Indian lawyer)
- Sunil Abraham, board member (technology policy analyst and free software advocate)
- Subbiah Arunachalam (India-based information consultant)

## Coverage on the Monitor

Every article, podcast, video and market the Monitor holds on Centre for Internet and Society, dated and linked to its publisher: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-centre-for-internet-and-society#connections

## Sources

- Facts: Wikidata (CC0 1.0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2801619, read 2026-11-11
- Summary: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Internet_and_Society_(India)

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