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Re: Multiple service providers are blocking DuckDuckGo in India

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Post by thewhitetulip »

unmole wrote: post #11
throwfghyy585 wrote: post #3

Looks like a glitch (as the reddit thread indicates). DDG works fine on BSNL. Note that r/India is very intolerant of views which are pro-India, and has consequently become an echo chamber for endia folk. I'd take anything coming out of this subred with a bucket of salt.

The fact that it works on BSNL means absolutely nothing. The implementation of blocking across ISPs is extremely inconsistent: https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.08590 > Note that r/India is very intolerant of views which are pro-India /r/india heavily skews liberal and anti-Modi. That is not the same thing as being intolerant of pro-India views.

> /r/india heavily skews liberal and anti-Modi. That is not the same thing as being intolerant of pro-India views.

Oh it is now anti Modi. I remember back in 2014 when every other comment and post was 'wow Modi will transform this country, Mumbai and Delhi will become New York'

I used to get banned just for asking 'how will he get the money to do so?' or for asking proof on past experiences as the PM's CM term of the state of Gujarat wasn't exactly as promising but /r/india had lost their mind worshipping Modi and hating Congress.

They now hate both Congress and BJP :D

Re: Multiple service providers are blocking DuckDuckGo in India

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Post by thewhitetulip »

throwfghyy585 wrote: post #3

Looks like a glitch (as the reddit thread indicates). DDG works fine on BSNL. Note that r/India is very intolerant of views which are pro-India, and has consequently become an echo chamber for endia folk. I'd take anything coming out of this subred with a bucket of salt.

> DDG works fine on BSNL

This is the equivalent of 'works on my computer'

> Note that r/India is very intolerant of views which are pro-India

Pray tell me who gave you the authority of deciding who is pro-India and who is anti-India? Were your ancestors among Nehru/Gandhi/Bipin chandra/ other freedom fighters who gave their life for democracy?

Were your ancestors among the brilliant minds who drafted the ideology of this state to become a secular republic and not fall in the dictatorship trap like all ex British colonies except India have fallen into?

Who exactly do you think you are to distribute certificates of nationalism?

Re: Multiple service providers are blocking DuckDuckGo in India

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Post by thewhitetulip »

suchitpuri wrote: post #20

Gmail, Google Play Store, Google Cloud, Google Drive, and Google Meet also suffered because of the Airtel Issue. DuckDuckGo's blockage could also be because of the same issue. https://www.91mobiles.com/hub/gmail-play-store-and-other-goo...

This is a vicious cycle actually.

Because there is precedent that the current govt bans everything that critizes them, people get hyper when some glitch happens.

then all the right wingers descend to blame the cynics 'oh they are anti national'

and cynics become worse cynics, 'see they ban everything and then abuse everyone who questions'

Re: Multiple service providers are blocking DuckDuckGo in India

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Post by thewhitetulip »

Marc_Bryan wrote: post #29
sbmthakur wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

TRAI does come under RTI. Any instance of them denying a RTI request?

I believe RTI has become dysfunctional in India. That's what the recent news is. Most of the RTI requests are being denied citing national security (!!) or things alike. I'm not sure about it though.

It is rendered dysfunctional. Authorities of RTI have been diluted and funding has been witheld by the current govt which came to power pretending to care for transparency!

Their followers who used to love transparency when opposition was in power are suddenly silent and hate transparency!

and their IT cell is actively sowing disinformation on online forums. You can see the comment history of some folks on this very discussion who are trying to divert attention by saying seemingly stupid things, but they are not stupid, they are brilliantly trying to sabotage questions.

Re: Multiple service providers are blocking DuckDuckGo in India

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Post by psankar »

throwawaysea wrote: post #2

Is there any precedent for this in India (blocking a search engine or other 'utility' website, as opposed to specific content)?

Plenty. They even blocked github once because (do not laugh) some people used it to share pirated movie links.

Re: Multiple service providers are blocking DuckDuckGo in India

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Post by numToStr »

Indian here. Just want to say that Indian Govt. is a piece of sh*t.

They don't understand a literal about technology. They want to protect citizen's privacy but they don't want to promote the thing that provides privacy.

Also, their official websites looks like they will die at any moment.

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