The Indian government has actively worked to suppress opposing voices such a those from the Communist Party of India (Maoist)
This comes from the website of the International Campaign Against War on the People in India. Click here for some background material about the revolution in India.
NY Times: India Puts Tight Leash on Internet Free Speech
MUMBAI, India — Free speech advocates and Internet users are protesting new Indian regulations restricting Web content that, among other things, can be considered “disparaging,” “harassing,” “blasphemous” or “hateful.”
The new rules, quietly issued by the country’s Department of Information Technology earlier this month and only now attracting attention, allow officials and private citizens to demand that Internet sites and service providers remove content they consider objectionable on the basis of a long list of criteria.
Critics of the new rules say the restrictions could severely curtail debate and discussion on the Internet, whose use has been growing fast in India. Read the rest of this entry »
