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This is great, but I do have some concerns: - The support for Modi's "Digital India" by Facebook looks like a rebranded Internet.org, which will have serious i

by yati 11y ago

This is great, but I do have some concerns: - The support for Modi's "Digital India" by Facebook looks like a rebranded Internet.org, which will have serious implications on net neutrality in India, affecting not only the users but also Indian Internet startups. - Packaging FB/Google/Twitter services for free consumption is unlikely to encourage more content creation from the masses. - Our IT Act, often in conjunction with our blasphemy and defamation laws, has repeatedly been used to silence citizens who dared to voice their opinions on the Internet. Let us please not be blind consumers of "curated" news tweets. Let us also fight for a right to create content, without being censored, on the Free Web.

CoderMan 11y ago
But the Supreme Court of India had squashed the section 66(A) of IT act which was misused to a great extent. http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-was-section-66a-749154 http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-was-section-66a-749154
vjoshi 11y ago
"Our IT Act, often in conjunction with our blasphemy and defamation laws, has repeatedly been used to silence citizens who dared to voice their opinions on the Internet. Let us please not be blind consumers of "curated" news tweets. Let us also fight for a right to create content, without being censored, on the Free Web." - Indeed. The media, SV, India and the states are backing Modi's campaign as you've said. I was surprised reading the article below (although not super surprised given the Indian-SV relationship being so strong at the moment) that these more concerning points you touch on haven't been highlighted. Whilst from a technology perspective, this is no doubt a triumph for modi and his team, the true benefit for Indians in India will only be seen when laws are reformed to mirror the freedom the campaign stresses comes out of technology. This is a start, more needs to be done. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34376984 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34376984
slake 11y ago
I'm still not convinced that the internet.org version of net neutrality violation is a bad thing. If it gives access to several million people even a limited set of services, I think it's still a net positive. Sure Facebook makes money on it but why do I care!

by yati 11y ago

CoderMan 11y ago

But the Supreme Court of India had squashed the section 66(A) of IT act which was misused to a great extent. http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-was-section-66a-749154 http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-was-section-66a-749154

vjoshi 11y ago

"Our IT Act, often in conjunction with our blasphemy and defamation laws, has repeatedly been used to silence citizens who dared to voice their opinions on the Internet. Let us please not be blind consumers of "curated" news tweets. Let us also fight for a right to create content, without being censored, on the Free Web." - Indeed. The media, SV, India and the states are backing Modi's campaign as you've said. I was surprised reading the article below (although not super surprised given the Indian-SV relationship being so strong at the moment) that these more concerning points you touch on haven't been highlighted. Whilst from a technology perspective, this is no doubt a triumph for modi and his team, the true benefit for Indians in India will only be seen when laws are reformed to mirror the freedom the campaign stresses comes out of technology. This is a start, more needs to be done. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34376984 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34376984

slake 11y ago

I'm still not convinced that the internet.org version of net neutrality violation is a bad thing. If it gives access to several million people even a limited set of services, I think it's still a net positive. Sure Facebook makes money on it but why do I care!