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December 12, 2011 11:46 am GMT
Another year, another attack on the Internet. Lately, though, its not a loose collective of individual hackers sitting in dark rooms trying to wreak havoc. This time, stronger forces and vested interests are stepping into the game.In a matter of a few weeks, the worlds most powerful democracy and the worlds largest democracy engaged in their own specific battles over the future of how information can be monitored and circulated online. Whereas in the U.S. the fight centers around freedom of expression (through sharing) and copyright, the suggestion made by India's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sabil tugged at the core of self-expression itself, monitoring potentially disruptive comments generated by social media in the name of preserving the peace within an extremely diverse democratic society.
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Social Censorship in India: Much Ado About Nothing
Another year, another attack on the Internet. Lately, though, its not a loose collective of individual hackers sitting in dark rooms trying to wreak havoc. This time, stronger forces and vested interests are stepping into the game.In a matter of a few weeks, the worlds most powerful democracy and the worlds largest democracy engaged in their own specific battles over the future of how information can be monitored and circulated online. Whereas in the U.S. the fight centers around freedom of expression (through sharing) and copyright, the suggestion made by India's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sabil tugged at the core of self-expression itself, monitoring potentially disruptive comments generated by social media in the name of preserving the peace within an extremely diverse democratic society.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/-QPSjaDkmAo/
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