Topic: BJP
The BJP’s governance in India has led to significant censorship and surveillance practices, impacting free speech and privacy. Reports indicate that the government pressures platforms like Twitter and Facebook to restrict content, while also promoting local alternatives that align with its interests. This environment raises concerns about the erosion of individual liberties and the role of technology companies in facilitating state control over expression.
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US State Department entity flagged thousands of accounts to Twitter for censorship
Another example of Big Tech-government censorship collusion.
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BBC is raided in India, leading to allegations of retaliation over documentary critical of Modi
Following online censorship orders.
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Twitter sues India over censorship demands
India’s government has been hitting it with censorship orders.
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Twitter locks account of Indian opposition party
Twitter’s censorship in India has increased in recent months.
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India’s government pushes Koo app after Twitter dispute
A national alternative.
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India demands Twitter stop labeling lawmakers’ tweets as “manipulated media”
The government wants Twitter to be “neutral and unbiased.”
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Facebook’s Oversight Board overturns Facebook’s censorship in India
But Facebook refused to say if the government had asked Facebook to censor.
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Facebook inserts itself into India’s elections
Facebook is playing speech police.
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Amazon censors scenes new Indian show Tandav
Amazon caved to backlash.
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Amazon show “Tandav” faces demands to be censored in India
Politicians are even calling the police on Amazon.
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Facebook India Executive Ankhi Das resigns after pushing back against Facebook censorship
A report accused Das of not applying Facebook’s political censorship policies.
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In India, the push for censorship on Facebook comes from the left, just as it does in the US and Europe
The phenomenon is global.