Comments on: Attempting to Censor the Press http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/05/23/attempting-to-censor-the-press/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: baransam http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/05/23/attempting-to-censor-the-press/comment-page-1/#comment-142930 baransam Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:31:32 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/?p=2364#comment-142930 This upcoming law is really disturbing. I wrote my thoughts at http://oshantomon.blogspot.com/2009/06/law-to-censor-expression.html This upcoming law is really disturbing. I wrote my thoughts at http://oshantomon.blogspot.com/2009/06/law-to-censor-expression.html

]]> By: sudipta http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/05/23/attempting-to-censor-the-press/comment-page-1/#comment-142172 sudipta Sun, 24 May 2009 03:22:45 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/?p=2364#comment-142172 Atanu, you might remember this controversy when NDTV sent a legal notice to a blogger when he blamed NDTV and Barkha Dutt for their coverage of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. We had a full blown coverage here: http://www.blogbharti.com/category/media/ndtv/ Atanu, you might remember this controversy when NDTV sent a legal notice to a blogger when he blamed NDTV and Barkha Dutt for their coverage of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. We had a full blown coverage here: http://www.blogbharti.com/category/media/ndtv/

]]> By: dhruv311 http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/05/23/attempting-to-censor-the-press/comment-page-1/#comment-142169 dhruv311 Sat, 23 May 2009 18:37:06 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/?p=2364#comment-142169 btw, for some strange reasons i have not been able to access your website for the last few months. I am only able to read the entries via google reader or i visit the site using a proxy surfing service. Even rss aggregators are not able to fetch your feed? has anybody else been experiencing the same problem? btw, for some strange reasons i have not been able to access your website for the last few months. I am only able to read the entries via google reader or i visit the site using a proxy surfing service. Even rss aggregators are not able to fetch your feed? has anybody else been experiencing the same problem?

]]> By: rishi http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/05/23/attempting-to-censor-the-press/comment-page-1/#comment-142168 rishi Sat, 23 May 2009 18:29:41 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/?p=2364#comment-142168 The fact that banned items get more popular is called the "Striesand Effect". However, the Striessand Effect has not been seen in India, even though we have a relatively free press and are a democracy. There are many examples where the voice of the internet has been stifled for religious, or legal reasons. The person making the comments gets threatened with legal action. Some mention is made of the legal action. However there is no dessimination of the actual censored material. There are no alternate links put up. Nobody steps up to put the text up on their blog. A few cases come to mind, e.g. Rashmi Bansal of JAM magazine and many many other cases on Orkut where the "ofender" is carted off by the police without so much as a peep by the rest of the internet. The fact that banned items get more popular is called the “Striesand Effect”.

However, the Striessand Effect has not been seen in India, even though we have a relatively free press and are a democracy. There are many examples where the voice of the internet has been stifled for religious, or legal reasons. The person making the comments gets threatened with legal action. Some mention is made of the legal action. However there is no dessimination of the actual censored material. There are no alternate links put up. Nobody steps up to put the text up on their blog.

A few cases come to mind, e.g. Rashmi Bansal of JAM magazine and many many other cases on Orkut where the “ofender” is carted off by the police without so much as a peep by the rest of the internet.

]]> By: Rex http://www.deeshaa.org/2009/05/23/attempting-to-censor-the-press/comment-page-1/#comment-142167 Rex Sat, 23 May 2009 18:13:04 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/?p=2364#comment-142167 I'm not surprised. As you'd said in earlier posts, the people elect the govt. they deserve. I've noticed a large number of people speak out in support of draconian laws like POTA to fight terror, and applaud the BJP's campaign promises of tightening such laws. 'Oh, freedom of speech is an American concept' or 'There ought to be some control over these things'. Unlike the US constitution where the First Amendment is pretty much inviolable- in India our weak kneed equivalent is just buried somewhere( I don't know the exact article) and is subject to various conditions. Freedom defined is freedom denied. It's that simple. I’m not surprised. As you’d said in earlier posts, the people elect the govt. they deserve. I’ve noticed a large number of people speak out in support of draconian laws like POTA to fight terror, and applaud the BJP’s campaign promises of tightening such laws.
‘Oh, freedom of speech is an American concept’ or ‘There ought to be some control over these things’.

Unlike the US constitution where the First Amendment is pretty much inviolable- in India our weak kneed equivalent is just buried somewhere( I don’t know the exact article) and is subject to various conditions.
Freedom defined is freedom denied. It’s that simple.

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