Things like this one happened several times in Bangladesh. The government imprisoned several people over time for posting statuses against the prime minister on Facebook.
Why was an Indian man held for sending a tweet?
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#12because India is a corrupt mafia run state?
Corrupt, yes. Mafia-run, no. There are limits to the insults we will take.
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#13Maybe the headline should be "Why were 2 men arrested and convicted for tweeting in the UK?"
Actually, it was for creating a Facebook event. Arguably even more private. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/16/facebook-riot-calls...
Eh, the story there isn't really anything to do with social media. It's about riot-related crimes being treated more harshly.
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#14because India is a corrupt mafia run state?
Corrupt, yes. Mafia-run, no. There are limits to the insults we will take.
Come to think of it, implying that some of our politicians were smart enough to be mafia would be highly insulting to the mafia.
Some are wannabe mafia, though. They're the ones we try to avoid. The others are corrupt, but often their motives are fairly aligned with public interest. For instance, they take cuts on all infrastructure projects, so our infrastructure tends to improve at a fairly good pace - though obviously not as fast as it theoretically could.
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#15because India is a corrupt mafia run state?
The UK arrests people for tweeting too. Were the tweets distasteful? definitely. illegal? often not.
You're also not allowed to demonstrate anywhere near parliament or shout at the prime minister.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Actually, it was for creating a Facebook event. Arguably even more private. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/16/facebook-riot-calls...
Eh, the story there isn't really anything to do with social media. It's about riot-related crimes being treated more harshly.
But, the rioting there never happened. It only ever got as far as a Facebook event, seen only by their own friends. (And a friend of a friend, who obviously panicked a little)
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#18because India is a corrupt mafia run state?
Mafia!! Not anymore. They left that profession and are politicians now.
And I just don't mean it as a joke.
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#19because India is a corrupt mafia run state?
If you were from India, you could also face jail. Why you insult the mafia by comparing these politicians (Indian). Mafia also have limit for earning money but if you just read the amount of fraud / corruption in last 5-6 yrs of ruling Congress party, no one can even imaging, India is a poor & developing county.