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Facebook and Google failure to win over India court sets the stage for a trial
Facebook, Google and other internet giants yesterday lost their efforts to avoid trial on charges of failing to screen material some Indians consider insulting to their leaders and major religious figures.http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/south-asia/facebook-and-google-failure-to-win-over-india-court-sets-the-stage-for-a-trial
The ruling by Justice Suresh Kait of the Delhi High Court sets the stage for a major legal clash pitting the interests of Indians keen to enjoy unfettered use of the internet against the interests of those who feel the medium disseminates words and images that violate their cultural, political and religious sensitivities... The case against the internet firms was brought by journalist Vinay Rai, who says internet sites in India display content that mocks Hinduism, Islam and Christianity and could incite communal violence. He has been trying to pressure the government for over a year to take his claims seriously...
The internet is under attack from all sides these days.
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Facebook and Google failure to win over India court sets the stage for a trial (Original Post)
JCMach1
Jan 2012
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Lionessa
(3,894 posts)1. Seems it's religion(s) that are the problem, not the internet.
JCMach1
(27,556 posts)2. Fundamentalist Hindus are just as bad (and sometimes worse) than their compatriots around the world
don't let the view of Orientalists fool you.
msongs
(67,394 posts)3. how to steal jobs from foreign countries is ok though I bet nt