India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI, Associated Press
July 14, 2021
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1of5FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2014 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the launch of a campaign aimed at opening millions of bank accounts for poor Indians in New Delhi, India. India s new social media regulations is at the heart of a standoff that puts digital platforms like Twitter and Facebook under direct government oversight. The new rules, in the works for years and announced in February 2021, apply to social media companies, streaming platforms and digital news publishers. The new rules make it easier for the government to order social media platforms with over 5 million users to take down content that is deemed unlawful. Critics say Modi’s Hindu nationalist government is imposing what they call a climate of “digital authoritarianism. Saurabh Das/APShow MoreShow Less
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A woman looks at the Twitter page of pop star Rihanna in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 15, 2021. It began in February with a tweet by Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, souring an already troubled relationship between the government and Twitter. Moving to contain the backlash, officials hit Twitter with multiple injunctions to block hundreds of tweets critical of the government. In the same month, the Indian government announced the new rules, in the works for years, that apply to social media companies, streaming platforms and digital news publishers. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
It began with a tweet by pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs handling of massive farmer protests near New Delhi
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press
July 15, 2021, 5:37 AM
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, India s Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, left, and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar address a press conference announcing new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites in New Delhi, India. It began in February with a tweet by pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, souring an already troubled relationship between the gove