Comments on: Twitter’s challenge for 2013: Resisting state demands for censorship http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/04/twitters-challenge-for-2013-resisting-state-demands-for-censorship/ The economics of digital content Tue, 21 May 2013 22:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Joneve McCormick http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/04/twitters-challenge-for-2013-resisting-state-demands-for-censorship/#comment-196818 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:50:13 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222952#comment-196818 “…the minister is really just asking Twitter to do the same thing the German government did: that is, to censor speech that contravenes the laws of the country.”

The Jewish students are asking that names be given them for purposes of prosecution. Suppressing freedom of speech and punishing those who say what they’re thinking will only exacerbate the problem. A better solution would be for Israel et al to listen to a world which does not support it putting itself above the law and the rest of humanity. That would go a long way toward reducing anti-semitic sentiment. Suppression won’t.

]]> By: steve sampson http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/04/twitters-challenge-for-2013-resisting-state-demands-for-censorship/#comment-196551 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:59:37 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222952#comment-196551 Thank you for that brilliantly erudite contribution. Doesn’t leave room for much else – save that Twitter will claim that it is a mere software provider when confronted. Or will it present itself as a media company by the time it floats? So what is it? A defender of free speech when its all big and brave. Or prepared to hide any handy alibi, strangely quiet over racism and death threats. As a short form messaging service it is brilliant. Fabulous business tool. But it ain’t no media company. That requires taking responsibility for your content – at which stage Twitter is sunk.

]]> By: Ian A Schneider http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/04/twitters-challenge-for-2013-resisting-state-demands-for-censorship/#comment-196244 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:44:16 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222952#comment-196244 FUCK YOU CENSORS!

]]> By: managementyogi http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/04/twitters-challenge-for-2013-resisting-state-demands-for-censorship/#comment-196138 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 07:28:37 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=222952#comment-196138 In India, the case is much more severe. One person was arrested in dead of night by the call of a son of a India’s finance minister – P.Chidambaram. This happened in tamilnadu/pondycherry, the southern part of India.

IT act in India has been passed and believe it or not, there are sections which will put you in jail if it “insulting” and even “causes inconvenience”. Believe it or not !! This is with the section 66A of IT Act.

In eastern part of India, Calcutta another chief minister have one arrested on professor of a reputed university on the charge of 66A. In Mumbai, arrests are happening over facebook remarks and even liking a facebook comment!!! These incidents have sent a chill down the spine of many netizens, even though many are still trying to come out of that shock.

The supreme court has severely criticized it, but it is increasingly looking hapless and helpless and ineffective in curbing this menace….increasing by a group of people who many times get offended even if someone likes a post in facebook or someone retweeted yours.

I think democracy has to evolve. Just 50% and you go on passing the laws if anyone from the other 49% oppose has to change. It has to be now 2/3 majority with democracies. Or some other system has to be put in place…

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