> On 5 September, ANI asked the court to hold WMF in contempt when the identifying details [of the contributors] were not released. Chawla complied and warned W

> On 5 September, ANI asked the court to hold WMF in contempt when the identifying details [of the contributors] were not released. Chawla complied and warned WMF that the court could order the government of India to block Wikipedia in the country, saying "We will not take it any more. If you don't like India, please don't work in India... We will close your business transactions here." I hate this accelerationist tendency in me because the harm to real people is so high, but do it you cowards. Nations keep trying to assert themselves, declare themselves bigger in some kind of refutation of the Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace, but it's broadly unenforceable & self injuring in extreme to cut yourself off from the world. Whether to shield contributors is a complex question, one I do not envy agencies for. It'll be interesting to see if this litigation & strong willed court helps or hurts the perception that ANI is in the pockets of the ruling party. This feels a little too eccentric to go big-time world wide, but I wonder if people in India had strong opinions about this before and how that will change now. What's the Streisand effect here?