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Indian govt move to filter social media on Net, triggers wide-spread concern

December 10 2011: The Indian government’s concerns about content on social media sites and IT Minister Kapil Sibal’s suggestions to police them have triggered a storm of comment on the Net and in the print media.
We bring you links that will hopefully provide a specteum of opinions about this key
Issue… starting with the New York Times blog that first brought the issue out into the open:
New York Times: December 5, 2011 India Asks Google, Facebook to Screen User Content By HEATHER TIMMONS http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/india-asks-google-facebook-others-to-screen-user-content/  

The Hindu interview: Hate speech must be blocked, says Sibal http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2693232.ece  
Is the government trying to gag Google?
IBN: Video http://ibnlive.in.com/news/is-the-government-trying-to-gag-google/208457-3.html  
Legally India: Kapil Sibal to sterilise Net but undercover sting shows 6 of 7 websites already trigger-happy to censor under ‘chilling’ IT Act http://www.legallyindia.com/201112072434/Regulatory/kapil-sibal-to-sterilise-net-but-cis-sting-shows-6-out-of-7-websites-already-trigger-happy-to-censor-content-under-chilling-it-act  
The Hindu ( editorial): What to do about Internet Content? http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article2698888.ece  
Hindu Businessline ( editorial) Gagging Online http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/article2698564.ece  
Asian Age & Deccan Chronicle ( editorial: Enforce laws, bid to police Net silly  http://www.asianage.com/editorial/enforce-laws-bid-police-net-silly-634  

The Economis Blog: Web censorship in India: Mind your netiquette, or we'll mind it for you http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/12/web-censorship-india  
First Post: Censorship is easy — just get Kapil Sibal to say something “stupid” http://www.firstpost.com/politics/censorship-is-easy-just-get-kapil-sibal-to-say-something-stupid-149409.html 

Cartoons: Sudhir Tailang cartoon Dec 7 http://twitpic.com/7pl6ev  
HT dabs and jabs:  Navare Shreyas Navare cartoon ( used as main image for this story): http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/dabs-and-jabs/tag/kapil-sibal/  




    


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Indian govt move to filter social media on Net, triggers wide-spread concern
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Indian govt move to filter social media on Net, triggers wide-spread concern
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Indian govt move to filter social media on Net, triggers wide-spread concern
by Zeza on May  12,  2012
  "The timing of this move leevas motives open to interpretation. Internet penetration in India is below 10%. In the last several years of social media activism, there have been stray incidents of hate content or offensive content, but all of them have been addressed by the self correcting sensibilities that is built into all social media platforms. Perhaps it is the growing criticism of governmental apathy towards issues that affect the welfare of ordinary citizens among bloggers and social commentary on the web that has provoked this attempt to suppress the right to expression."
     
Indian govt move to filter social media on Net, triggers wide-spread concern
by Zeza on May  12,  2012
  "The timing of this move leevas motives open to interpretation. Internet penetration in India is below 10%. In the last several years of social media activism, there have been stray incidents of hate content or offensive content, but all of them have been addressed by the self correcting sensibilities that is built into all social media platforms. Perhaps it is the growing criticism of governmental apathy towards issues that affect the welfare of ordinary citizens among bloggers and social commentary on the web that has provoked this attempt to suppress the right to expression."