Cornered Indian Ruling Party Proposes Internet and Social Media Censorship à-la China

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everyone that is bitching about this article needs to read and reread this comment and the article then figure out how that you are in the same big picture... this is quite potentially your news in the future...

we need the uncut version of news and you guys do a damn good job

Unfortunately, bta has edited his original excellent hard-hitting version, for this sanitized one.

 

[hellrazor]

Seriously, why is this a poll?

 

[DannibusX]

Bad news. Freedom of speech is an absolute right, not just from an American perspective (where it's written down and "guaranteed"). The internet revolutionized the way people communicate and interact throughout the world. Maybe the Indian government is scared of what they're seeing happen in the Middle East with the Spring movements, I don't know.

Limiting the freedom of thought and speech is wrong, no matter what nation is attempting to do it. Hell, even the Westboro Church has every right to protest military funerals in the US, and what they say is complete and utter bullshit.

I haven't heard anything about this in the American media. Thanks for enlightening me, bta.

 

[Yukikaze]

There is no such thing as an "absolute right". There are only the rights the governments (and government collectives) grant humans. If humans do not stand up for their "natural human rights", they will quickly cease being so natural.

 

[DannibusX]

There is no such thing as an "absolute right". There are only the rights the governments (and government collectives) grant humans. If humans do not stand up for their "natural human rights", they will quickly cease being so natural.

You obviously don't live in America.

Thanks for visiting!

 

[Yukikaze]

You obviously don't live in America.

Thanks for visiting!

No, I do not. However, your point is?

 

[btarunr]

There is no such thing as an "absolute right".

Everyone knows there's no such thing as "absolute rights". This censorship code proposes to specifically censor content that's against members of the ruling party. It's not an "absolute rights" issue, it's a "basic rights" one. In democracy, flaming a screwed up politician is your basic right.

 

[btarunr]

And to preempt a possible "but even that flaming isn't an absolute right" argument; everyone knows the kind of criticism that they can deliver at failing politicians, the quality of criticism, and the nature of the criticism.

Obviously the objection isn't about censorship of "Mr. Politician you're an arsewhole, I hate your face" content, it's about "Mr. Politician, you squandered away my tax money, I have proof, quit now" content. If Sibal gets his way, he will come up with a law that allows censorship of even genuine and valid democratic dissent.

 

[Yukikaze]

Everyone knows there's no such thing as "absolute rights". This censorship code proposes to specifically censor content that's against members of the ruling party. It's not an "absolute rights" issue, it's a "basic rights" one. In democracy, flaming a screwed up politician is your basic right.

I'm on your side bta

 

[WarraWarra]

BT we support you and your freedom.
Just confirmed with several investors that was going to create roughly 22000 jobs and invest US$5B in India to boycott the Indian Gov. by not creating these jobs and not invest there until the Gov. stop their Arizona USA / Apartheid's South Africa behavior. These folks would inform their linked company's and friends to do the same.

Maybe the Indian people could beat some common sense into their Ruling party leaders.

Sorry for the jobless to suffer as a result of this. There is so many good people that now has to suffer because of this Apartheid's behavior by the Indian Gov. .
We will support India once they have a competent level headed government again, same goes for the USA as well.
Will see who else we can get to boycott Indian Gov. as well.

Wonder what Tata, Mahindra and Mital would do about this ?

God damn it this is 2012 almost and we still have to have this primitive Apartheid's behavior in governments on planet earth WTF ?

 

[ArchStupid]

Thanks for editing the article.

I would like to apologize to btarunr for overreacting on my first post.
Didn't think at the time that my post was so drama-queen-esque.

I certainly will not read his posts with a grain of salt.

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Yeah, why am I know surprised that corruption and censorship is spreading far and wide?

eh? it's always been this way, just so happens we live in the digital age where nothing goes by without us knowing.

 

[de.das.dude]

wait what?


will they censor the p0rn??

 

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India OKs censoring Facebook, Google, Microsoft, YouTube

The Indian government has given the green light for the prosecution of “21 social networking sites.” The list features 10 foreign-based companies, and could affect websites provided by Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and YouTube. The recent development is part of an ongoing argument between the companies and India over whether content should be regulated (read: censored) in the country. The approval was actually made on December 23, 2011, but was only revealed today.

Earlier this week, Delhi’s High Court warned various companies they will be blocked in India if they fail to check and censor content. When counsel for Facebook and Google pointed to their global policy of non-interference even if contents posted on their webpages are found to be obscene or objectionable, the court told the Internet firms that this policy won’t work in India. “Like China, we too can block such websites,” said Justice Suresh Kait.

Full article here.

 

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The censorship cancer spreads

India OKs censoring Facebook, Google, Microsoft, YouTube



Full article here.

First China, now everyone else.

Thanks for posting this.

 

[de.das.dude]

if they block sites, there'll be a fuckin revolt that sends our ass-brained politicians home