There was a great post from a VPN provider about how they've honed circumvention tactics in China for years, and that whatever Russia was doing post-Ukraine was just primitive in comparison. If India really tries to go down the internet censorship rabbit hole, its probably not gonna go well, as they are decades behind more seasoned despotic regimes.
They're not competing with anyone here, so why does it matter that China's censorship mechanism are superior?
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder what's holding the release in the US?
BBC doesn't release most of their documentaries in the US. I wouldn't assume there are any plans being held up, it's just too niche for any US distributors to bother. Maybe the interest due to India trying to ban it will change that...
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
> BBC seems to have taken up a role as the anti-Modi network Could you point to prominent sources making this claim? > if it was also aimed at China The BBC created diplomatic chaos between Downing Street and Beijing with their Xinjiang coverage [1][2]. I'm not sure why you think their coverage of Russia or Pakistan has been any less scathing. > pointing to something Modi-positive they've ever run See the BBC's cover…
[3] and [4[ are the same. Even have the same URL. And you didn't mention any of those other countries I named. Apparently it's too hard to them to write about them, or else "brutal oppression" isn't news to their viewers.
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> you didn't mention any of those other countries I named
BBC's exposé on the Uyghurs was a big deal. That you missed it, along with apparently their take on the Ukraine war, should be a nudge to look yourself.
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder what's holding the release in the US?
BBC doesn't release most of their documentaries in the US. I wouldn't assume there are any plans being held up, it's just too niche for any US distributors to bother. Maybe the interest due to India trying to ban it will change that...
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#37There was a great post from a VPN provider about how they've honed circumvention tactics in China for years, and that whatever Russia was doing post-Ukraine was just primitive in comparison. If India really tries to go down the internet censorship rabbit hole, its probably not gonna go well, as they are decades behind more seasoned despotic regimes.
They're not competing with anyone here, so why does it matter that China's censorship mechanism are superior?
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is that significant, though? These nations aren't trying to keep things secret. They just have to keep them out of the day to day thoughts of 95% of their population. Even trivial measures like a DNS-redirect will be effective in that regard.
I think they would fail to meet that 90-95% threshold, as India just can't be as physically restrictive as China or Russia. Circumvention measures would proliferate like crazy.
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> Why should a British funded propaganda machine be even allowed in a foreign country? Same reason why any other foreign website is allowed in India or why other countries watch Bollywood movies. Globalization is a win-win for everyone. No country in the world is self-sustaining.
There are several foreign channels that are banned in India including Al Jazeera and for very good reasons.
Plus, I’m sure the West doesn’t get Russia Today or CCTV right now. nor India’s DD
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#40The complete balkanization of India is about to happen and I don't think the rest of the world will be able to cope with the number of refugees.