Social networking websites asked to screen content by February 6 in India

From an entirely US perspective, this is good. If the court order followed through, there'd be fallout, and perhaps some of the 21 social networking sites will decide they don't want to play ball and they shut down in India instead. Then there exists a clear-cut example where overreaching regulation interferes with the Internet, another minor blow to SOPA discussions in the US.

Re: Social networking websites asked to screen content by February 6 in India

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Post by amalag » Sat, Dec 24, 2011, 2:54 PM UTC

tiles wrote: post #7

From an entirely US perspective, this is good. If the court order followed through, there'd be fallout, and perhaps some of the 21 social networking sites will decide they don't want to play ball and they shut down in India instead. Then there exists a clear-cut example where overreaching regulation interferes with the Internet, another minor blow to SOPA discussions in the US.

They won't shut down the sites for India, is cheaper to just hire a small team that will shut down some content based on objections. I don't think India has the concept of universal free speech which US does.

Re: Social networking websites asked to screen content by February 6 in India

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Post by Zirro » Sat, Dec 24, 2011, 3:26 PM UTC

"The contents are certainly disrespectful to the religious sentiments and faith and seem to be intended to outrage the feelings of religious people whether Hindu, Muslim or Christian."

I say: So what? As long as it does not promote hurting people, or people are forced to watch it, it shouldn't matter. There are tons of things said on the Internet, attacking which companies people like, for example. This can hurt a lot as well, I know that first-hand.

The important thing is, I still chose to consume the hater-content. Removing something just because it risks offending someone would harm free speech, no matter how much it hurts me personally.

Re: Social networking websites asked to screen content by February 6 in India

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Post by asto » Sat, Dec 24, 2011, 3:29 PM UTC

amalag wrote: post #8

tiles wrote: post #7

From an entirely US perspective, this is good. If the court order followed through, there'd be fallout, and perhaps some of the 21 social networking sites will decide they don't want to play ball and they shut down in India instead. Then there exists a clear-cut example where overreaching regulation interferes with the Internet, another minor blow to SOPA discussions in the US.

They won't shut down the sites for India, is cheaper to just hire a small team that will shut down some content based on objections. I don't think India has the concept of universal free speech which US does.

You are right. One can go to jail here for speech that offends certain sections of society (like religious groups)