Statists In Democratic India Choose To Squelch Freedom Of Speech: Plans Include Suing Social Media
January 14th, 2012
Statists In Democratic India Choose To Squelch Freedom Of Speech: Plans Include Suing Social Media
Published on January 14th, 2012 @ 08:47:40 pm , using 147 words
Cr edit note: Bad move guys, Might want to rethink that, before it's to late.
Censorship by Government tends only to support those currently in power. Which tends to help those in power "keep power," which eventually results in tyranny.
It's how democracies begin to end.
Fight this with all of your might.
UK Independent
Indian prosecutors are planning to take Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other websites to court for refusing to remove material considered insulting to Indian politicians and religious figures.
Government officials argue that such sites are "promoting enmity between classes and causing prejudice to national integration".
Facebook is already committed to removing material which "is hateful, threatening, incites violence or contains nudity".
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