Friday 9 December 2011

Internet Freedom In India

In a bad move for free speech and democracy in India, communications Minister Kapil Sibal has vowed to crack down on offensive Internet content ....

This Picture Upset The Indian Government
This Upset The Indian Government

..... they have decided that they will introduce guidelines to ensure that "blasphemous material" did not appear on Internet.
 
The reason for this sudden Chinese style censorship? Apparently 'doctored' photos of the Indian PM Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi are on the Internet, and have angered the Indian government. They should be glad that they don't have satirical magazines such as the UK's Private Eye, or Frances 'Charlie Hebdo' .... this would look like tame stuff indeed.

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