Social media 100% compliant on govt’s content block requests

https://ift.tt/dMuWgrh There has been a “100% compliance” with content blocking requests made under the IT Act, marking the first instance of top social media giants falling in line with government’s demands. While activists, opposition often accuse governments of using the clause to muzzle free speech and freedom of expression, the government always shot down these allegations, saying blocking orders were aimed at curtailing illegal conversations that may cause public disorder or threaten nation's sovereignty.

https://ift.tt/y5xDs0h from Times of India https://ift.tt/dMuWgrh